That’s all we have for you from Day 1 of the fifth Test between England and India. What an entertaining day of Test cricket we have witnessed, and if the opening day is to go by, there will be even more twists and turns in the upcoming four days of the Test. We’ll be back tomorrow with Day 2, with action starting at 3 pm IST. Make sure you join us for that. Until then, it’s goodbye and good night!
After 73 overs,India 338/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 83 , Mohammad Shami 0)
Matty Potts into the attack as the commentators on air announce it could very well be the last over of the day. Jadeja begins with a four, flicked through wide long-on for the boundary. Overthrows in the third ball means Jadeja earns five runs for it. India finish Day of the fifth Test, with their score reading 338/7. What a fightback this has been from Team India, with Pant taking India from 98/5 to a position like 338, along with Ravindra Jadeja to support him. An entertaining day despite rain playing bit of a spoilsport before lunch.
After 72 overs,India 329/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 74 , Mohammad Shami 0)
Ben Stokes into the attack. Just the single off Jadeja, that is whipped toward long-on.
After 71 overs,India 328/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 73 , Mohammad Shami 0)
Matty Potts into the attack. Jadeja begins the over with a couple of runs. Just three runs from the over.
OUT! Oh, how the pendulum has swung again! Stokes with a sharp bouncer to Shardul, who looks to avoid it, but the ball still follows, taking the gloves and into the hands of the keeper. Thakur c Billings b Stokes 1
OUT! Caught by Crawley at slip as Pant gets an outside edge, off Joe Root’s ball. England finally get their man, and the much-needed breakthrough. Pant c Crawley b Root 146
After 64 overs,India 304/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 138 , Ravindra Jadeja 61)
Jadeja and Pant bring their 200-run stand as the two continue their onslaught against India. Stokes delivers the latest over. Six runs from it with Jadeja collecting a boundary.
After 61 overs,India 286/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 128 , Ravindra Jadeja 54)
Jack Leach continues. Two sixes and as many fours, 22 runs and a nightmare of sorts for Leach, who has leaked rns this over.
After 58 overs,India 251/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 102 , Ravindra Jadeja 51)
Century for Rishabh Pant, fifty for Jadeja. India on the right track in Birmingham. England search for answers. Will they find the answers though? Broad resumes, and 10 runs come off it. Time for a drinks break.
FIFTY for Jadeja! India churning out runs in Birmingham, just moments earlier it was looking all cloudy, but the sun is out once again. Not only the sun is shining, but Pant and Jadeja as well.