In the first innings of the ongoing first Test match between India and England in Hyderabad, India batted brilliantly and took a lead of 190 runs over England. The Indian innings ended at the score of 436 in the first session of the third day, but by then the team had gained a lead of 190 runs over the visitors.
Three batsmen from India crossed the 80-run mark. However, none of the three could convert their innings into a century. Opener Yashasvi Jaiwal gave a great start to the team and played an important inning of 80 runs.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were out cheaply, but then middle-order batsman KL Rahul held one end and played an important inning of 86 runs for the team. Shreyas Iyer supported him at the other end and played an inning of 35 runs.
After that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added 87 runs for the team. When Jadeja’s wicket fell on the third day, Akshar Patel was playing on 44 runs. But Akshar could not complete his half-century. Jasprit Bumrah was out on zero. Siraj remained unbeaten without opening the account.
England’s second innings has already started in the first session. Jack Crowley and Ben Duckett are present at the crease as opening batsmen. Both will try to give a good start to their team, while the Indian bowlers will be searching for wickets.
Playing ahead of the night’s score of 421 runs for seven wickets, India took a huge lead of 190 runs in the first innings over the visiting team by making a partnership of 78 runs for the eighth wicket between Ravindra Jadeja (87 runs) and Axar Patel (44 runs). Gave it.
Joe Root was the best bowler for England, taking four wickets for 79 runs. While Tom Hartley (2/131) and Rehan Ahmed (2/105) took two wickets each. India lost three wickets in the first session itself. Jadeja missed the century.
India had scored 421 runs for seven wickets at stumps on the second day and took a lead of 175 runs against England. With his ability to take risks at the right time and score runs, Jadeja made a partnership of 65 runs in just 75 balls with Rahul for the fifth wicket and 68 runs with KS Bharat (41 runs) for the sixth wicket.
On the second morning, the Indian team, which came out to play at 119 runs for one wicket, lost two wickets each in all three sessions. When the England team comes to bat on the third day, it will not be easy for them to overcome this lead.
England’s bowlers also bowled with enthusiasm and kept appealing throughout the day but the makeshift bowlers could not bowl in the right line and length except the route. Although Jadeja had some trouble playing Root and once on his appeal, umpire Paul Reiffel even accepted the appeal of LBW but the decision of DRS was in favor of this Indian player.