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India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 LIVE Updates© BCCI
India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 Live Updates: Sarfaraz Khan has joined Ravindra Jadeja at the middle as India lost the wicket of Rohit Sharma in the ongoing third Test against England in Rajkot. Rohit departed at the score of 131 after becoming a victim of Mark Wood. Jadeja is nearing his century as well. The England pacer, with his twin strikes, and Tom Hartley, with one scalp, dented India’s start before a solid 204-run partnership between Rohit and Jadeja brought the hosts back in the game. Earlier, India skipper Rohit won the toss and opted to bat first. The hosts handed Test caps to Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Here are the Live Updates of Day 1 of third Test between India and England:
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16:14 (IST)
India vs England Live: Sarfaraz moves into the 40s!
Sarafaraz on fire! His seventh boundary of the innings and he moves into the 40s. Nails the slog-sweep over midwicket!
IND: 289/4 (75.1)
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16:10 (IST)
India vs England Live: Crashed down the ground!
Too much flight on that from Hartley and Sarfaraz obliges. Half-volley on leg stump and lofted elegantly over Hartley’s head
IND: 280/4 (74.1)
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16:07 (IST)
India vs England Live: Sarfaraz with the sweep!
There’s the sweep, and he picks up four! Sarfaraz is well and truly on the charge. He beats the man in tight at square leg.
IND: 274/4 (73.2)
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16:02 (IST)
India vs England Live: Swept away with authority!
Sarfaraz picks up another four! He is oozing with confidence. This sweep was not the cleanest but gets enough connection
IND: 265/4 (72)
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15:55 (IST)
India vs England Live: Sarfaraz on the charge!
Sarfaraz comes down the track and crashed this over the leg side. Root tosses one up and he absolutely hammared this. Could’ve gone all the way
IND: 257/4
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15:48 (IST)
India vs England Live: Sarfaraz finds the gap!
First bounary in international cricket for Sarfaraz! He walks with it and steers behind square for four.
IND: 252/4
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15:26 (IST)
India vs England Live: Rohit is OUT!
Rohit Sharma loses his wicket to Mark Wood at his individual score of 131. He failed to execute a pull shot properly and handed a catch to Ben Stokes at mid-wicket. England finally break the 204-run stand for the fourth wicket. It’s a big-big relief for the guest team. India 237/4 in 63.3 overs vs England in third Test.
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15:19 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
A short ball from Rehan Ahmed with some width on it and Rohit Sharma cut it away for a four. There was first slip but the ball was well away from him. Meanwhile, the backward point fielder did give a run but all in vain.
IND 234/3 (62.2)
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15:12 (IST)
India vs England Live: SIX!
Reham Ahmed bowled a half-tracker to Rohit Sharma on the third delivery of the over and the batter pulled it away for a six to wide of long-on. Another short of length delivery on the last ball of the over and that also went in same direction but this time for a four. India are bossing this game now.
IND 224/3 (61)
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15:06 (IST)
India vs England Live: SIX!
Ravindra Jadeja gets a top edge on the Mark Wood delivery. That goes over right between the backward square leg and fine leg fielders for a six. Wood can’t believe it on how the ball travelled over the fence. Nothing going England’s way at the moment.
IND 213/3 (59.2)
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15:01 (IST)
India vs England Live: India’s ship sailing at the moment!
It seems England missed a trick by not playing an extra spinner. India too have gone for 2 pacers. Rohit and Jadeja have looked too comfortable after settling. Anderson seems to be the only bowler troubling them
IND: 208/3 (58.4)
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14:51 (IST)
India vs England Live: Rohit takes on Anderson!
Rohit is not backing down as flicks this over deep backward square leg! India’s 200 is up with that boundary
IND: 200/3
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14:47 (IST)
India vs England Live: No joy for England!
The partnership is now 162 runs old! Rohit slamming his 11th century and Jadeja looking solid as ever after his fifty in the second session. Some recovery this from these two. No joy for England after the three early wickets.
IND: 195/4 (55)
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14:40 (IST)
India vs England Live: DRS Wasted!
Anderson was interested in the lbw. Stokes goes for the DRS. The replay shows that the ball made contact with the bat first but the impact was outside of off. Rohit survives
IND: 190/3 (53.2)
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14:34 (IST)
India vs England Live: Century for Rohit Sharma!
Rohit Sharma races to his 11th Test century in 157 balls. What a knock this has been from Rohit under pressure! Big runs didn’t come from Rohit’s bat in the series so far but here he is with a well-knit century.
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14:33 (IST)
India vs England Live: Final session starts!
The final session of play has begun. Rohit stole a couple off the first ball, he is on 99.
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14:18 (IST)
India vs England Live: Tea on Day 1!
What a session this has been for India! The hosts lost no wickets while playing 27 overs and scored 92 runs. Ravindra Jadeja was tested against the England pace in the attack at the start of the second session but eventually managed to race to his fifty. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma was rock-solid and kept scoring runs consistently and comfortably.
IND 185/3 (52)
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13:55 (IST)
India vs England Live: Rohit into 90s!
A wristy flick from Rohit Sharma for a four and with it he moves to 91. Coming to the shot, it was a fuller ball from Rehan Ahmed and Rohit flicked it through the gap between the mid-on and mid-wicket fielders.
IND 165/3 (47)
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13:48 (IST)
India vs England Live: SIX!
Joe Root bowls it fuller and Rohit Sharma smashed it out of the boundary rope for a six. This the second one from the bat of Rohit in this innings. He is looking really great today and should score a century from here. Rohit is currently batting on 86.
IND 158/3 (45.1)
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13:38 (IST)
India vs England Live: Fifty for Jadeja!
A single and there is the half-century for Ravindra Jadeja! What a knock this has been from the southpaw. India were struggling at 33 for 3 when he came to the crease. Now, he alongwith Rohit Sharma has put India right in control.
IND 148/3 (43.2)
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13:20 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
A short ball from Mark Wood. There was good width on offer and Ravindra Jadeja played a good shot off the back foot for four. Rehan Ahmed from deep point did put in a good dive but failed to stop the ball from touching the fence.
IND 137/3 (39.2)
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13:16 (IST)
India vs England Live: 100-run stand!
A couple from the bat of Rohit Sharma on the bowling of Tom Hartley. With it, the partnership between Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja now goes to 100. What a solid stand this has been from the duo. Both had their shares of nervy moments and some luck but once they got settled, they made sure the England bowlers toiled hard.
IND 133/3 (39)
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13:08 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
It was a length ball bowled around the leg stump from James Anderson and Rohit Sharma took full toll of it. The right-handed batter glanced it away for a four towards the fine leg fence. India are looking in great control at the moment.
IND 130/3 (37.3)
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13:03 (IST)
India vs England Live: Good running!
Rohit Sharma got an outside edge on the fuller delivery from Tom Hartley that was moving away from him. The ball ran through the slip region and the Rohit-Ravindra Jadeja duo did well to steal three runs. The partnership bteween them is now of 93 runs.
IND 126/3 (36.3)
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12:49 (IST)
India vs England Live: SIX!
First six of the innings and that comes off Rohit Sharma’s bat. It was a flighted delivery and Rohit danced down the track to launch it over the bowler’s head for a biggie. The Indian captain is looking extremely dangerous now, he is batting on 61 off 96 ballls.
IND 119/3 (32.5)
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12:45 (IST)
India vs England Live: Good test for Jadeja!
The duo of Mark Wood and James Anderson have made life tough for Ravindra Jadeja in the post-Lunch session so far. The reverse swing with a good length delivery is something that the pacers have found to trouble Jadeja. He has got hit on his pad with some sharp inswinging deliveries but the southpaw has managed to win teh battle of survival so far.
IND 111/3 (32)
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12:26 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
Ravindra Jadeja gets an outside edge and the ball flies away for a four. It was a fuller ball from Mark Wood that stayed a bit low. Jadeja got the edge past the second slip for the boundary.
IND 105/3 (27.3)
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12:18 (IST)
India vs England Live: 100 up for India!
Ravindra Jadeja played cautiously yet managed to steal three couples in the over of Mark Wood. The last double saw India racing to the 100-run mark. The hosts are truly back in the game due to this partnership now.
IND 100/3 (26)
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12:13 (IST)
India vs England Live: Action resumes!
Mark Wood set to bowl the first over post Lunch, Ravindra Jadeja will face the first delivery. Rohit Sharma is at the other end. Here we go!
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11:40 (IST)
India vs England Live: Lunch on Day 1!
It was a shared session between India and England, however, the guests will still be happy for the fact that they managed to scalp three wickets. India started the session well with both Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal dealing in boundaries but Mark Wood stopped the juggernaut with wickets in consecutive overs. Tom Hartley then stuck to put India in deep trouble. What followed was a rescue act from Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja as the duo added 60 runs by the lunch break.
IND 93/3 (25)
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11:27 (IST)
India vs England Live: Fifty for Rohit Sharma!
Rohit Sharma races to his half-century in 71 balls. This is a superb knock so far from the India captain. He survived some tough moments at the starts and then paced his innings really well to race to his fifty.
IND 81/3 (22.5)
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11:12 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
Another four from Rohit Sharma’s bat on the bowling of Tom Hartley. This was slightly short and Rohit hit it over the mid-wicket fielder for the boundary. Brilliant batting this is from the India captain. He is slowly and gradually bringing his side back in the game.
IND 71/3 (18.5)
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11:04 (IST)
India vs England Live: Rohit on fire!
Rohit Sharma dances down the track on the flighted delivery of Tom Hartley and slams the ball over the spinner’s head for a four. This is a super counter-attack from Rohit. He has not only held one end tight but he is now only also putting the pressure back on England bowlers.
IND 67/3 (16.5)
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10:59 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
Wow! That is a beautiful punch from Rohit Sharma through the cover region for a four. This is a good battle underway between Rohit and James Anderson. So far, the India captain has fought well despite the veteran England pacer giving him some close scares.
IND 62/3 (15.4)
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10:55 (IST)
India vs England Live: FOUR!
That is the first boundary for Ravindra Jadeja in this innings. Tom Hartley tossed it up and Jadeja drove it down the ground for a four. The silver lining in this Indian innings has been their good scoring rate despite losing three early wickets.
IND 56/3 (15)
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10:46 (IST)
India vs England Live: Rohit survives!
Rohit Sharma was given out by ground umpire on an LBW appeal on the bowling of James Anderson. The Indian skipper went upstairs and replays revealed that the ball first edged the bat and then hit his front pad.
IND 50/3 (13.3)
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10:41 (IST)
India vs England Live: Rohit on the charge!
A short ball first from Tom Hartley and Rohit Sharma hit it away for a four on the off side. The next ball was fuller and Rohit lofted it through the deep mid-wicket region for another four.
IND 47/3 (12.4)
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10:36 (IST)
India vs England Live: What a start from England!
England have managed to clinch three wickets in the first hour of play of the third Test match in Rajkot. India were off to a flying start with a flurry of boundaries from Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal before Mark Wood marred the joy. The pacer removed Jaiswal and Shubman Gill in his consecutive overs and then Tom Hartley got Rajat Patidar to put more pressure on India.
IND 39/3 (12)
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10:16 (IST)
India vs England Live: WICKET!
Another India batter bites the dust and England are bossing this game now. Rajat Patidar is gone! Tom Hartley gets him. It is a soft dismissal as Patidar handed an easy catch to Ben Duckett at cover. India 33/3 in 8.5 overs vs England.
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10:07 (IST)
India vs England Live: Wood puts England on top!
Mark Wood’s twin strikes have put England right in control of this game. With a good length delivery, the right-arm pacer got better of Shubman Gill, who lacked proper footwork and edged the ball to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes on the fourth ball of 6th over.
IND 25/2 (7)
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