IND vs ENG: Highlights of the first day of the fifth test: Know about the turning points and statistics of the match here


By the end of the first day of play of the fifth Test, India had scored 135 runs in its first innings after losing one wicket.

India vs England, 5th Test (Image Credit- Twitter X)

The fifth Test between India and England has started in Dharamshala. The first day of the fifth Test was entirely in the name of the Indian team. England’s batsmen failed to bat well on the first day of the final Test and were all out for 218 runs.

By the end of the first day of play of the fifth Test, India had scored 135 runs in its first innings after losing one wicket. He is still behind by 83 runs in his first innings. The spinners performed very well for the Indian team and left their mark in this match. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets in the first innings while Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket.

Not only this, the Indian batsmen also batted tremendously. Young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, batting aggressively, scored 57 runs in 58 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes. He did not spare any of the England bowlers and hit hard against all of them. By the end of the first day’s play, captain Rohit Sharma has scored 52* runs while Shubman Gill is batting on 26* runs. Watch the highlights of the first day of the fifth Test here.

1- Sarfaraz Khan proved Rohit Sharma wrong

Zak Crawley was out off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav in the 27th over of England’s batting but captain Rohit Sharma did not take the review which proved to be very wrong for him. Not only this, Sarfaraz Khan had appealed to the Indian captain that he should take a review because the ball had hit the bat.

However, Rohit Sharma did not take the review after talking to Dhruv Jurel. But when seen in the replays, Rohit Sharma was unhappy with his decision and Sarfaraz Khan was also seen laughing. Kuldeep Yadav was also quite surprised to see this thing.

2- Zak Crawley had no answer to Kuldeep Yadav’s excellent ball.

In the first innings of the fifth Test, Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Zak Crawley with a brilliant ball. Zak Crawley batted very well in this match and scored 79 runs in 108 balls. Kuldeep Yadav gave important success to India by bowling Zak Crawley.

3- Jonny Bairstow broke many records in the fifth test

Veteran England batsman Jonny Bairstow completed his 6000 Test runs during the final Test. Let us tell you, this is Jonny Bairstow’s 100th Test match. Jonny Bairstow was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.

In this match, Jonny Bairstow scored 29 runs in 18 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes. Jonny Bairstow may not have been able to score a big score in this match but he broke many records in it.



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