First Test Match: IND vs. ENG Ben Stokes, England’s captain, took all of India’s first-innings reviews in 13.2 overs. Not one of these was successful. Jason Holder had previously lost all of his wickets in 16.1 overs against England in Manchester in 2020, which was a record at the time.
The first day of the first Test match between India and England was not good for the visiting team. England captain Ben Stokes lost all three reviews in the last session of the day itself. Ben Stokes and his team took all three reviews within the first 14 overs of India’s innings and none was successful. With this, this unwanted record was registered in the name of the England team.
Ben Stokes, England’s captain, took all of India’s first-innings reviews in 13.2 overs. Not one of these was successful. Jason Holder had previously lost all of his wickets in 16.1 overs against England in Manchester in 2020, which was a record at the time. The England team has since moved on. However, Rohit Sharma had already lost all three reviews during England’s innings.
This was how the game on the first day was
England won the toss and batted first, scoring 246 runs in the first innings. England’s batsmen could not last long in front of the Indian spin and failed to score big. However, captain Ben Stokes scored a half-century while playing the captaincy innings. Ben Stokes became the victim of Jasprit Bumrah after scoring 70.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s stormy innings
At the same time, India got off to a quick start in their first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma added 80 runs to the first wicket. After reaching 24 runs, Rohit Sharma fell victim to Jack Leach. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was stationed at the other end, had a turbulent innings. Jaiswal finished unbeaten with 76 runs off 70 balls. Jaiswal smashed 9 fours and three sixes in this inning. Shubhman Gill was undefeated after scoring 13 runs. After the day’s play, India had scored 119 runs while losing one wicket.
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