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India vs England 1st Test Live updates: Finally, play has started. Anderson to complete his over. Rahul nicely gets behind of the ball and defends the third delivery. He then flicks the next delivery towards mid wicket. Rain playing spoilsport once again as the covers come on and players walk off the field.Day 1 report: India’s Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets as England suffered their latest batting collapse in slumping to 183 all out on the opening day of the first Test at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Bumrah, who struck with the fifth ball of the match to remove Rory Burns for one of four ducks in the innings, took 4-46 in 20.4 overs, with fellow paceman Mohammed Shami also impressing with 3-28 in 17 overs. England captain Joe Root, who won the toss, top-scored with 64 and was the only batsman to pass 30, with Jonny Bairstow making 29 on his Test return. Bairstow’s exit on the stroke of tea sparked a slump that saw England, who had been 138-3, lose six wickets for 22 runs against an attack without Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, both dropped after India’s loss to New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton in June. India then denied England a breakthrough to be 21-0 at stumps, with both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul – only drafted in after Mayank Agarwal suffered a suspected concussion while batting in the nets on Monday— nine not out. Shardul Thakur, who took the prize wicket of Root, in a return of 2-41, told Sky Sports: “(Bairstow) was going well. He was poised to score a fifty, so getting him and Joe Root out was crucial.” He added: “(Root) is one of the top players in the world. Whether you get him out in the 60s or you get him out early in the innings, it is always a good wicket to have.” Remarkably, this was a first red-ball innings this season for both Bairstow and Jos Buttler, out for nought, with both batsmen not helped by the fixture schedule. “There’s a lot of white-ball cricket in the middle of summer, that’s always a challenge,” said England batting coach Marcus Trescothick. “We’d like a bit more red-ball cricket.” In June, England suffered a humiliating eight-wicket loss to New Zealand at Edgbaston that condemned them to a first home series loss in seven years, prompting former captain Alastair Cook to say the current top order “can’t handle” the pressure of Test cricket. Many of the same batsmen struggled again on Wednesday. Ben Stokes, who missed the New Zealand series with a finger injury, delivered a blow to England’s hopes ahead of this five-match series when it was announced Friday the star all-rounder was taking an indefinite break from cricket to “prioritise his mental health”. But his absence was not the reason for England’s top-order woes. Root’s decision to bat first after winning the toss on a green-tinged pitch that promised to aid India’s four-man pace attack was a bold decision given England’s well-known batting frailties. Kohli review relief It took India just five balls to reduce England to none for one, with left-hander Burns lbw on review to a Bumrah delivery that cut back. New batsman Zak Crawley came to the crease having made just 123 runs in 12 Test innings since a brilliant 267 against Pakistan at Southampton last year. Crawley had made 27 when he was caught behind after what seemed a speculative review by the tourists revealed a thin nick off Mohammed Siraj– much to the relief of India captain Virat Kohli. Opening batsman Dom Sibley, whose 18 took 70 balls fell tamely when he chipped Shami straight to Rahul at short midwicket. Root and Bairstow, however, kept India at bay. But a fourth-wicket stand of 72 ended off what became the last ball before tea when Bairstow was lbw to Shami. England’s 138-4 at the interval soon became 138-5 when Dan Lawrence was caught behind down the legside off Shami for nought before Buttler, who looked desperately out of touch, nicked Bumrah to Pant for a 17-ball duck. By reaching 23, Root surpassed Cook’s England record of 15,737 runs in all formats. His fifty took 89 balls but on 64 he was lbw, aiming across the line, to Thakur with Root not bothering to review. England’s tail, Sam Curran’s 27 not out apart, unsurprisingly struggled. With inputs from AFP
Highlights, India vs England, 1st Test, Full Cricket Score: Rain forces early call off, India 125/4 at stumps on Day 2
India vs England 1st Test Live updates: Anderson will complete his over. Bowls a sharp inswinger off the second which leaves Rahul in two minds. The batter ultimately lets it go. Oh, the umbrellas are out and the covers are on once again. It is pouring once again.
 "Highlights, India vs England, 1st Test, Full Cricket Score: Rain forces early call off, India 125/4 at stumps on Day 2")
We couldn’t have the designated quota of overs on a rain-interrupted Day 2. The first two sessions belonged to India, who looked in a really strong position at one point, but there was a mini-collapse which left the Indians disappointed. They now find themselves at 125/4, still trailing by 58 runs. The biggest positive has been KL Rahul, who is well set and unbeaten at 57. A lot will depend on him tomorrow.
That’s it from us today, but do join us tomorrow as we’ll bring you the live coverage from Day 3. Goodnight.
Meanwhile, you can watch this brilliant passage of play after lunch….
A sensational hour of cricket after lunch 💥
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IND 125/4 after 46.4 overs (Rahul 57, Pant 7)
Finally, play has started. Anderson to complete his over. Rahul nicely gets behind of the ball and defends the third delivery. He then flicks the next delivery towards mid wicket. Rain playing spoilsport once again as the covers come on and players walk off the field.
Play to resume at 4:15PM local time (8:45PM IST) if it stays clear
Source: BCCI
IND 125/4 after 46.1 overs (Rahul 57, Pant 7)
Anderson continues. Play has been stopped due to bad light. The conditions were overcast and England were high on momentum, so they’d hope the light’s better in some time.
After 46 overs,India 125/4 ( KL Rahul 57 , Rishabh Pant (W) 7)
Broad continues. He bowls well against the left handers. Let’s see how Pant deals with him. The southpaw creams the first delivery through the covers for a boundary. And there’s another boundary in the over, from Rahul, who opens the face of the blade and runs it down to third man. 10 runs off the over.
After 45 overs,India 115/4 ( KL Rahul 52 , Rishabh Pant (W) 3)
Time for another interesting battle – Pant vs Anderson. The southpaw had reverse swept Anderson during India’s home series against England. That will still be fresh in the memory of Indian fans. After getting beaten outside off on the third delivery, Pant charges down the track off the next and lofts it over the infield on the off side for a triple. Doesn’t time it as well as he would have liked. What’s fear for Pant? Rahul outside edges the final delivery and Sibley drops it at second slip. How costly will that be? Three off the over.
After 44 overs,India 112/4 ( KL Rahul 52 , Rishabh Pant (W) 0)
Robinson continues. Another wicket falls. India will be highly disappointed with Rahane’s dismissal, he ran a long way from the non striker’s end even as Rahul said no for a run after defending the ball. A direct hit from Bairstow does the trick. Meanwhile, clouds over Trent Bridge. Momentum with England as Rishabh Pant joins Rahul at the crease. Just one run and a wicket in the over, good bowling.
After 43 overs,England 110/3 ( Joe Root (C) 42 , Jonny Bairstow 13)
Anderson returns and sticks to the same corridor of uncertainty outside off that led to Kohli’s dismissal. Rahul though is happy to leave and defend the deliveries. Fine over there, a maiden.
After 42 overs,India 111/3 ( KL Rahul 52 , Ajinkya Rahane 4)
KL Rahul collects a double off the first, bringing up his 12th Test fifty. But he’ll know the work’s only half done now. Change of momentum for England as two Indian wickets have fallen in quick succession. All the more essential for Rahul to hang in there. Four runs off the last delivery, courtesy an overthrow. Rahane was gone if there was a direct hit as he sneaked a quick single, but the ball missed the stumps and Rahane ran the rest. Seven runs off the over.
After 41 overs,India 104/3 ( KL Rahul 49 , Ajinkya Rahane 0)
Anderson steams in. Change of momentum as the veteran English seamer picks up two wickets off consecutive deliveries, first getting rid of Pujara and then picking up the prized scalp of Kohli, who departs for a duck. 1-0, Anderson on top today in the battle against Kohli. Outside edges in both the dismissals, although the away movement and bounce was more on Kohli’s dismissal. One run and a wicket in the over.
After 40 overs,India 103/1 ( KL Rahul 48 , Cheteshwar Pujara 4)
Robinson continues. Appeals for LBW off the first against Pujara. It was a nip backer, Pujara got his leg to it first. But DRS shows that it would have gone on to miss the stumps due to the height. Successful review for India and Pujara is pumped up. A no ball off the fifth delivery as the pacer oversteps. The batsman collects a double off the last after clipping it off the pads. Three runs off the over.
After 39 overs,India 100/1 ( KL Rahul 48 , Cheteshwar Pujara 2)
Two slips and a gully in place as Anderson returns to the attack. After four dots, Pujara sneaks a quick single off the penultimate delivery, bringing up the 100 for India. Another dot to the end the over.
After 38 overs,India 98/1 ( KL Rahul 48 , Cheteshwar Pujara 1)
Time for live action after Lunch. Pujara, the new man in, cops a blow on his body off his very first ball. A no ball off the final delivery off the over and Pujara gets off the mark with a cover drive. And it’s followed by a bouncer, Rahul does well to duck under it.
Lunch
India still in a good position, despite losing Rohit. That’s been the issue with Rohit overseas. He has squandered his start. Always impulsive with that pull shot, and the fielder was perfectly positioned for that. Pujara’s expected to take his time. But Rahul has got his eye in and should continue in a similar vein. Stay tuned for further updates.
IND 97/1 after 37.3 overs ( KL Rahul 48)
Robinson continues. Rahul nudges the ball off the first and collects a streaky single as Rohit was a little late to respond. A direct hit there and Rohit was gone. Rohit squanders a good start, departs for 36, after pulling the third delivery straight to the fine leg fielder. And that’ll be lunch on Day 2
After 37 overs,India 96/0 ( Rohit Sharma 36 , KL Rahul 47)
Curran continues. Inswinger from the left-arm seamer off the fourth, Rahul walks down the wicket, meets the ball on the full and presents the full face of the blade. Confident shot for a boundary there. Six runs off the over.
After 36 overs,India 89/0 ( Rohit Sharma 35 , KL Rahul 42)
You can see that both the batters are growing in confidence here. It becomes pretty evident from Rahul’s approach, while Rohit still appears a bit defensive and is only going after the looseners. Just one run off Robinson’s 11th over, courtesy a leg bye.
After 35 overs,England 83/3 ( Joe Root (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow 7)
Curran steams it from around the wicket. Gets smacked for two fours from that very angle. The first boundary came after Rohit played a cut through point, while the second was a bye and evaded Buttler behind the stumps. An absolute jaffa by Curran off the fifth as he once again bowls over the wicket. Good length delivery and it was swinging back in through the air. 10 runs off the over.
After 34 overs,India 78/0 ( Rohit Sharma 30 , KL Rahul 42)
Broad continues. Beats Rahul’s outside edge off the second after bowling a lovely inswinger. The fourth delivery is a wide one outside off, Rahul pokes at it and it races away towards third man region for a boundary. Five runs off the over.
After 33 overs,India 73/0 ( Rohit Sharma 29 , KL Rahul 38)
Curran in action. An inswinger to start the over, followed by two outswingers. Rahul and Rohit rotate strike off the fourth and fifth deliveries, sneaking a single each. Rahul nicely gets behind the line of the ball and defends the final delivery. Just two runs off the over.
After 32 overs,England 78/3 ( Joe Root (C) 19 , Jonny Bairstow 6)
Two slips, fine leg and a deep square leg in place as Broad steams in. This is now the best opening stand for India, the previous best was 63 in 2011. Barring a few edges, both the batsmen have seemed so technically sound. Rahul’s outside edge is beaten off the second delivery but the ball still finds the fence. Five runs off the over.
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