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India vs England, 1st Test Day 1: The new era of Team India under the leadership of Shubman Gill begins today with the 1st Test match against England. Stay tuned to this space for all the live updates from the Headingley Test.
Shubman Gill-led Team India is all set to lock horns with England in the 1st Test match of the 5-match series on Friday, at Headingley in Leeds. Traditionally called the Pataudi Trophy, this series will be played under a new name, the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The series also marks the beginning of a new cycle for the World Test Championship (WTC). This series will be the first time in many years that the Indian side will be entering the field without maestros Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin. On the other hand, the English side will also be playing without legends like James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Talking about the statistics, the previous Test series between the two sides ended in a draw. The last time Team India clinched a Test series in England was back in 2007. So, can India make a strong start in the new era of Shubman Gill's leadership? Or will England continue their home dominance? Stay tuned to this space for all the latest and live updates from the 1st Test Match between India and England from Headingley.
The final over of the day's play is approaching. Woakes bowls to Pant, and Pant hits a length ball over the boundary for six runs. He also clips a full delivery on the pads to deep square for two runs. Pant chooses not to play the last three balls, completing an impressive day for India.
Bashir delivers a short ball and Pant hits it for a couple of runs. Pant then pushes the ball to long on for a single. Bashir bowls a longer delivery, and Gill hits it for a single. Another short ball from Bashir sees Pant pull it for another single.
Stokes bowls a length ball outside off, and Gill hits it to third man for a single. Stokes then delivers an inward-moving ball to Pant, who lets it go as it passes over the stumps. Pant then plays a shot and gets a single to third man. Stokes bowls a straighter ball, and Gill successfully hits it to the leg side.
Stokes is bowling, and Jaiswal gets out after scoring 101 runs, caught out by Stokes. Rishabh Pant is now batting at number five. He defends the first ball and then hits a four, showing his classic style. Pant also defends the next ball and takes a single.
Stokes returns with five minutes remaining before Tea. He bowls a full delivery outside off to Gill, who defends it to short midwicket. Gill pushes another ball to mid off and quickly runs for a single. Stokes then bowls full and wide, which Jaiswal chooses not to drive. Jaiswal edges a ball to the fielders but it falls short. Brook deflects it away, and it hits the helmets, earning the visitors five bonus runs. Jaiswal edges again, but it also falls short of the second slip.
Jaiswal hits a boundary after a short and wide ball from Carse, but then misses a drive outside off stump. He starts to cramp again. After a break, Carse returns, and Jaiswal defends a back-of-a-length delivery. He then hits two more boundaries, cutting and driving the ball. Reaching 99, Jaiswal finally scores his hundred by defending another ball to point.
Bashir bowls the first over of the session. Brydon Carse is back in the game. Gill plays a shot to long on and runs three runs. Carse delivers an inswinger to Gill, which hits the top of the pad and goes to the wicketkeeper. It's a close call!
Tongue bowls to Gill, who gets a single by pulling a shorter ball. England places fielders on the leg side to catch Jaiswal, but he handles the pressure. Tongue throws a wide ball, and Jaiswal hits it for six over the cover fence, marking the first six of the series.
Tongue bowled his fifth over, and there was an appeal for a catch when the ball hit the pads and went to slip. There was no bat contact. Jaiswal hit a length ball to deep fine for a single, and Rahul pulled a short ball to forward square for another single.
The skipper bowls. He throws a length ball outside off that moves slightly. Rahul avoids it. He tries to hit a short-arm pull down the leg side but misses. The next ball is full and wide, which Rahul leaves alone. Another wide is bowled, and Rahul misses his attempted drive. It's a maiden over.
India - Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK/VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.
England - Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, and Shoaib Bashir.