India vs England Live Score Updates
India vs England Live Score Updates
Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have stitched together an over 100 run partnership while both batters have also gone past the 50 run mark individually. The Indian skipper is now looking likely to get to a well earned century. In the first session of the day, Rohit and Jadeja helped India recover from a difficult situation after losing three quick wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar on a score of 33.
Earlier in the day, Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, England’s Ben Stokes said he would have liked to bat first as well. There were a number of changes for India with Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan making their Test debut today while Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja making a comeback in the side.
The Test series is currently evenly matched with England winning the first match and India clinching the second one in Vishakhapatnam.
India vs England Live Score Updates
Contrary to the conventional wisdom that India will steamroll their opponents on home soil, where they haven’t lost a series in the last 12 years, England have made their presence felt in the series with their Bazball approach that has often caused the Indians to play catch-up with the visitors.
India, however, will be looking for a repeat of their performance in the second Test, where the might of Jasprit Bumrah was on full display as the pacer took 9 wickets in the Test match, exploiting the reverse-friendly conditions in Vishakhapatnam, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill also shone with a double century and a century respectively.
Meanwhile, England, who are heavily reliant on their batting, will look to do what they have done best in this series and put the Indian attack under pressure by taking the aggressive route. Given the inexperience in the Indian batting line-up, England’s spinners will also feel they have a fair chance in Rajkot.
India vs England Live Score Updates
In team news, there will be some changes to the Indian line-up as Ravindra Jadeja has passed his fitness test and will be included in the squad for the second Test, while KL Rahul joins Virat Kohli among the high-profile players who will miss this encounter. With Shreyas Iyer out of the side for the last three matches, India are likely to opt for Sarfaraz Khan or Dhruv Jurel in his place.
England, on the other hand, have already announced their squad for the 3rd Test, opting for 2 pacers in the form of Mark Wood and James Anderson, while they will go with the combination of 3 spinners in Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley and Joe Root.
England Playing XI:
England’s XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson.
India Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), R 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 (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Mark Wood.
India vs England Live Score: 100 run partnership between Jadeja and Rohit!
India vs England Live Score:The 100-run partnership between Rohit and Jadeja has helped India recover from 33/3 to a more comfortable total of 139. The two batsmen have added 106 runs in just 189 deliveries so far, putting the pressure back on England’s bowlers.
