India vs England, 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: India rode on a magnificent century from Rishabh Pant to end day one of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at 338 for 8 here on Friday. Pant (146 off 111 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (83 batting off 163 balls) added 222 runs for the sixth wicket as the duo frustrated the England bowlers. Pant, in his innings, hit 20 fours and four sixes. Mohammed Shami (batting 0) was giving company to Jadeja at stumps. Virat Kohli endured yet another failure as he was out for 11 in the second session. Hanuma Vihari made 20 as India were 174 for five at tea.
India 338 for 7 in 73 overs (Rishabh Pant 146, Ravindra Jadeja 83 batting, James Anderson 3/52).
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Matty Potts starts the 73rd over and is hit for a four by Jadeja. Overthrow as it goes for four more. Scrappy end to a rather scrappy day. That's it. Day ends. India are 338/7 at Stumps.
It's Stumps on the opening Day of the #ENGvIND Test at Edgbaston! @RishabhPant17 put on an absolute show to score a cracking 146. 💪 💪 @imjadeja remains unbeaten on 83. 👍 👍#TeamIndia post 338/7 on the board at the close of play. Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/xOyMtKrYxM pic.twitter.com/4wSDG6EMa3
The 72nd over starts and there might not be much time remaining in the day's play. Stokes starts with 3 dots as Jadejka gets off the mark off the 4th ball.Just that 1 from the over. IND 329/7 after 72 overs.
Stokes takes the wicket of Shardul Thakur and an easy catch by Billings does the rest. England take two quick wickets now and trying to make a comeback. IND 323/7 after 68 overs.
Rishabh Pant starts the over with a six and then he departs. Root takes his wicket. He goes back to the pavilion after scoring 146 runs. Great innings!! IND 321/6 after 67 overs.
Runs - 146 Balls - 111 Fours - 20 Sixes - 4 Rishabh Pant departs after playing another game-changing knock 🔥#RishabhPant #India #ENGvsIND #Cricket #Test pic.twitter.com/iWoJUNY8nE
This is a great comeback by the Indian batters. Kudos to the great partnership between Pant and Jadeja. Indian team are in a good position now. IND 304/5 after 64 overs.
"Last year I was talking to Pant and I told him I am getting bored seeing you throwing it away in the same fashion everytime, aren't you bored as well? So why don't you try something different, something more outrageous....like a reverse sweep maybe? And I saw his eyes light up. It's very important to back a player's ability"
Pant hits two sixes against Leach. He is dominating the English bowlers, hitting them all along the park. Great batting from Pant!! IND 286/5 after 61 overs.
There's no stopping Rishabh Pant 😎 A 2️⃣2️⃣-run 61st over and it's carnage time 🔥 Tune in to Sony Six (ENG), Sony Ten 3 (HIN) & Sony Ten 4 (TAM/TEL) - (https://t.co/tsfQJW6cGi)#ENGvINDLIVEonSonySportsNetwork #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/S5IYkq1Pzk
It's Sir Jadeja's turn to raise the bat ✨ A crucial Fifty for #Jadeja in what's been a tremendous partnership together with #RishabhPant 🔥 Tune in to Sony Six (ENG), Sony Ten 3 (HIN) & Sony Ten 4 (TAM/TEL) - (https://t.co/tsfQJW6cGi)#ENGvINDLIVEonSonySportsNetwork #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/SSXpy6uCzT
Rishabh Pant, you beauty! 🤩💯 Is there a more exciting Test cricketer in the modern game?! 🔥 Tune in to Sony Six (ENG), Sony Ten 3 (HIN) & Sony Ten 4 (TAM/TEL) - (https://t.co/tsfQJW6cGi)#ENGvINDLIVEonSonySportsNetwork #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Qvn3eDYw9Z
What an innings it has been from Pant. He smashes a century here. This is incredible batting from Pant. 5th century for him in Test cricket. Jadeja also gets to his half-century. This is great batting by both the Indian batters. IND 251/5 after 58 overs.
A special 💯 from @RishabhPant17 👌👏💯 This is his 5th in Test cricket and has come at a crucial moment for #TeamIndia Live - https://t.co/LL20D1K7si #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Ajd0PgFrPZ
FIFTY for @imjadeja 💥💥 He joins the party with his 18th Test half-century. Live - https://t.co/xOyMtKJzWm #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/9QwPkvfcTB
Rishabh Pant is playing a brilliant knock here. He hits a boundary against Leach. He fell over while hitting the second boundary. He is playing attacking cricket here. IND 241/5 after 57 overs
Rishabh Pant completes 2000 runs in Test cricket. What an achievement!!
Rishabh Pant doing Rishabh Pant Things 🤩🔥 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Test runs and #TeamIndia's in-form batsman has now shifted gears ⚙️ Tune in to Sony Six (ENG), Sony Ten 3 (HIN) & Sony Ten 4 (TAM/TEL) - (https://t.co/tsfQJW6cGi)#ENGvINDLIVEonSonySportsNetwork #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/8HwHx7PKC3
Te 49th over by Potts was going well until the 5th ball was pulled for a four by Rishabh Pant. The last ball is also sent to the boundary and that's 200 up for India and 100 partnership up for these two. IND 202/5 after 49 overs
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ partnership comes up! 🔥 Pant has rapidly moved into the 7️⃣0️⃣s, and Jadeja is keeping him good company 👏 🇮🇳: 202/5 #ENGvIND | 📸: AP pic.twitter.com/bKpRKE4bhd
Anderson in to bowl the 46th over and Jadeja takes a page off Pant's book, hits a glorious cover drive for a four!! Three dots to follow. IND 186/5 after 46 overs
We are back live after tea for the final session of the day and Potts will bowl to Pant. Dot to start before the cover drive sends his second delivery to the boundary. The 4th ball is also cut for another four!! IND 182/5 after 45 overs
India are 174/5 after 44 overs. The last 20-30 minutes have panned out in a sleek manner for the Indian team. Fifty for Pant and solid support by Jadeja put India in a decent position now.
That's tea ☕ A great start to the session from England, but a superb fightback from Pant and Jadeja 🤝 pic.twitter.com/4a0WKBSwvm
Pant gets to his fifty. He hits a boundary against Leach and reaches his half-century. What an innings it has been!! Pant seems to be in great touch. IND 172/5 after 43 overs.
An #RP17 ™️ Test 5️⃣0️⃣, just when #TeamIndia needed it the most 🤩🔥 Great going, Rishabh Pant 🫶🏼 Tune in to Sony Six (ENG), Sony Ten 3 (HIN) & Sony Ten 4 (TAM/TEL) - (https://t.co/tsfQJW6cGi)#ENGvINDLIVEonSonySportsNetwork #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/gbHxC22ahe
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Pant is on fire as he takes on the left-arm spinner Leach. He gets two fours and a six in this over. This is fearless cricket! Pant is looking in great touch now. IND 150/5 after 37.1 overs.
Rishabh Pant hits 4️⃣, 4️⃣, 6️⃣ against Jack Leach 🔥#RishabhPant #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/x2XgF0LJZX
India Squad: Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Srikar Bharat, Prasidh Krishna
England (Playing XI): Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Sam Billings(w), Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
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Between the Oval Test in September last year and the Edgbaston Test that begins on Friday, the world, both real and sporting, has changed. The Covid-19 virus doesn’t strike as much fear as it used to back then — support staff testing positive sufficed to stop the series then, but now the Indian captain is out of the game with a positive test and a stand-in has been named; eastern Europe has become a battlefield; Australia finally became the T20 World Cup champions; two new teams were formed in the IPL and one of them lifted the trophy; both England and India have a different coach and captain; there is a full crowd in the stands.
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So vast the changes have been that the Edgbaston Test seems not so much a decider as a standalone fixture. A one-off Test in both schedule as well as spirit, an inequitable climax to what was a glorious Test series. It’s akin to the unfolding climax of a whodunit ripped off and sewn up into a short movie released 10 months later with a different set of directors and lead men, in a different mood and background, and a few changes in the cast. It’s almost a different entity in itself, but of neither standalone nor part-of-the-whole value. Like a satellite perhaps.