In the first Test match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, England defeated India by 28 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series. In the first Test match, young spinner Tom Hartley bowled brilliantly for England and took seven wickets for 62 runs in India’s second innings.

Indian players had no luck in front of Tom Hartley. Tom Hartley took a total of 9 wickets in the first test match. He took two wickets in the first innings of the first test. Tom Hartley plays for Lancashire in English domestic cricket.

Hartley has played a total of 20 first class matches in which he has taken 40 wickets. In domestic cricket, he has 68 wickets in 82 T20 matches. Tom Hartley played for Manchester Originals in the first season of The Hundred. After this, Tom Hartley was made a part of the England ODI team for the Ireland tour. However, Tom Hartley’s performance in ODIs has not been so good. But despite this, he has been included in the England team in the Test series being played against India.

Tom Hartley’s batting average in the County Championship is 29 and his highest score is 73* runs. Many people have praised this young spinner a lot.

England won the first test match

While talking to Wisden Cricket Monthly before the five-match Test series against India, Tom Hartley had said, ‘The conditions in India can prove to be very useful for me. The way they bowl, I bowl the same way, so I don’t need to worry at all. I can bowl pretty well at pretty good pace and because of my length. I have full hope that I will perform well for my team in this test series.

At present, England has won the first test match. The performance of the Indian team was quite disappointing in the first test. The hosts needed 231 runs to win the match but the team was all out for 202 runs.