India vs England, Live Cricket Score, 1st Test Live Updates: England take the honours on the opening day of the Test series. Fantastic batting from Dom Sibley and skipper Joe Root who remained unbeaten on 128. Two wickets fell in the opening session and then Indians had to wait till the final ball of the day for another wicket. Sibley deserved a ton but Bumrah with a crucial blow for his team. Bumrah took two and one wicket for Ashwin. Preview: Virat Kohli returns to captain a buoyant India against England as they aim to build on their crushing win over Australia by sealing a place in the World Test Championship final. Kohli, who welcomed a baby daughter last month, missed most of the Australia series on paternity leave as Ajinkya Rahane led an injury-ravaged side from 0-1 down to a sensational 2-1 away win. Next up is the much-anticipated four-game series against Joe Root’s England, who are also on a winning streak after beating Sri Lanka 2-0 on their first Test tour since the pandemic. However, India start as strong favourites on their spin-friendly home pitches, where England haven’t won a Test since 2012. The hosts will also expect to clinch their place in the inaugural World Test Championship final in June at Lord’s, where New Zealand await. India top the table followed by New Zealand, Australia and England. The Black Caps reached the final when Australia called off their tour of South Africa over coronavirus concerns. [caption id=“attachment_9271351” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] File image of India skipper Virat Kohli (left) and his England counterpart Joe Root. AFP[/caption] Paceman Mohammed Shami and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja will miss the first two Tests due to injuries. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack that also includes Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma and Shardul Thakur. Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel will also be key on the Indian pitches. England have come equipped with their spin options in Jack Leach, Dom Bess and Moeen Ali, who has recovered from the COVID-19 infection that kept him out of the Sri Lanka series. Root, who hit match-winning scores of 228 and 186 in the first and second Sri Lanka Tests, will complete a century of Tests in the first game. The visitors have been boosted by the return of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory Burns as they rotate players to reduce their time in biosecure “bubbles”. Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler will go home after the first Test, while Jonny Bairstow has been rested for the opening two matches. The first Test in Chennai is behind closed doors, but 50 percent capacity — 16,500 — will be allowed at the second Test in the same venue. Here’s all you need to know about the first Test at Chennai: When is the first Test between India and England? The first Test between India and England will begin on 5th February, Friday. Where will the first India-England Test be played? The first India-England Test will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. What time will the first India-Australia Test begin? The first India-England Test will begin at 9.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 9 am IST. Which TV channels will broadcast the India vs England 1st Test? The first Test between India and England will be telecast on the Star Sports network. The match will also be live-streamed on Hotstar. You can also catch the live updates on
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India vs England, Highlights, 1st Test at Chennai, Day 1, Full Cricket Score: Sibley departs in last over; Visitors 263/3 at Stumps
India vs England 2021, Live Cricket Score, 1st Test at Chennai, England tour of India with ball by ball commentary and live updates
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LBW!
A yorker from Bumrah does the trick. Sibley misses out on his century. Just lost his concentration a bit. England take the review but that’s plumb. A wicket in the final over of the day and that’s stumps. Sibley lbw b Bumrah 87(286)
After 89 overs,England 263/2 ( Dom Sibley 87 , Joe Root (C) 128)
Ashwin ends his day. Just two runs in this one. 89 done and just one over left in today’s play.
After 88 overs,England 261/2 ( Dom Sibley 86 , Joe Root (C) 127)
Bumrah continues and he bowls a maiden. The Indians players are just waiting to get done with the play. They want to start afresh again tomorrow, with a better plan to ensure England don’t post a big score. But the stage is set for the visitors to score a big one. We’ll have to see how the pitch behaves on Day 2.
After 87 overs,England 261/2 ( Dom Sibley 86 , Joe Root (C) 127)
Ashwin is back into the attack. Joe Root takes a single and gives the strike to Sibley who also takes a single to give the strike back to his skipper. Root goes for the cover-drive and it’s in the gap. Two runs for the captain. Root ends the over with a six and goes down with a cramp.
After 86 overs,England 251/2 ( Dom Sibley 85 , Joe Root (C) 118)
Any chance of Dom Sibley trying to reach the three-figure mark today? Nope. Not happening. He has made up his mind to play the remaining overs out, go back to the hotel, put his feet up, maybe enjoy a beer or two and call it a day with a smile. Just one run from Ishant’s over.
After 85 overs,England 250/2 ( Dom Sibley 85 , Joe Root (C) 117)
The commentators on TV are talking about Joe Root’s re-entry into the Fab Four category. He has started the new year on a brilliant note and now his career average is around 50. Fab Four became Fab Three and for a while, it was just Fab Two with only Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson in the bracket after Steve Smith’s suspension. Anyway, Root would be just happy that he’s having fun all over again.
After 84 overs,England 249/2 ( Dom Sibley 85 , Joe Root (C) 116)
Ishant Sharma to Sibley. Fifth-sixth stump line and there’s bounce for him but Sibley is not interested in playing the deliveries. A solid block to end the over. It’s a maiden.
After 83 overs,England 249/2 ( Dom Sibley 85 , Joe Root (C) 116)
Bumrah shares the new ball with Ishant. Root pushes the first ball through mid-wicket for two runs. After a long time, Root is beaten. In fact, twice. He shakes his head but also appreciates Bumrah. The two balls are good enough to dismiss him but not in this over.
After 82 overs,England 247/2 ( Dom Sibley 85 , Joe Root (C) 114)
Ok, India take the new ball. Swing for Ishant but the ball to Root is too wide. Both line and the length is not right from Ishant. He needs to make this new ball count. A four and a single from this over.
Whoa
After 81 overs,England 242/2 ( Dom Sibley 85 , Joe Root (C) 109)
Ashwin continues. India decided against taking the new ball in this over. Probably they’ll take it in the next one. After a long time, we are seeing a ball turn and bounce but it not good enough to hurt England. The run-rate in the last four overs reads six. Another seven-run over.
After 80 overs,England 235/2 ( Dom Sibley 83 , Joe Root (C) 108)
Washington Sundar has bowled 12 overs today and he has conceded 55 runs. Both Sibley and Root faced no trouble when he was bowling and scored runs easily. Seven off it and we are done with 80 overs.
After 79 overs,England 228/2 ( Dom Sibley 83 , Joe Root (C) 101)
Ravichandran Ashwin is finally into the attack. Just one more over remaining before India can opt for the new ball so looks like Kohli will keep Ashwin in the spell with the new ball as well. Pant is trying his best to uplift his teammates’ spirits. The body language of the Indian players is off and we can imagine why.
Here are some mad Joe Root numbers
England players to score a century in their 100th Test:
Colin Cowdrey
Alec Stewart
Joe Root*
Most centuries for England against India across formats:
8 : Alastair Cook
8 : Joe Root*
7 : Kevin Pietersen
Most centuries among England batsmen in Asia in Tests/
9 : Alastair Cook
5 : Joe Root*
4 : Ken Barrington, Kevin Pietersen