India vs england 5th test day 1 live: A five-match Test series is being played between India and England under the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The last match of this Test series is at the Oval Cricket Ground in London. The game of the first day (31 July) in this match has ended. On the first day, the Indian team scored 204 runs for 6 wickets till the stump. Karun Nair 52 and Washington Sundar are unbeaten on 19 runs. Due to rain, only 64 overs games took place on the first day.
Karun Nair has faced 98 balls and hit seven fours. At the same time, Washington Sundar has hit 2 fours in the innings of 45 balls. This match is very important for the Indian team led by Shubman Gill. The Indian team will be able to make the series equal only when they win this match. If this match was a draw or England won, the Indian team will lose the series.
The Indian team had a poor start and lost the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the fourth over of the match. Yashasvi scored 2 runs and was out LBW off Gas Atkinson. Then India got the second blow on the score of 38 runs when KL Rahul was bowled by Chris Woakes. Rahul was able to score only 14 runs. After Rahul was dismissed, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan handled the innings. Both did not allow India to suffer any more damage till lunch.
The game after lunch started with a lot of delay due to rain and wet outfield. When the game started, the Indian team soon got the third blow. Captain Shubman Gill was runout on a personal score of 21 runs. At the time of Gill’s dismissal, the score was 83 runs for three wickets. A few minutes after Shubman’s dismissal, the rain came again and the game had to be stopped. In the second session, there was only 6 overs game.
In the third session, India lost the wicket of Sai Sudarshan first, who became a victim of Josh Tung on a personal score of 38 runs. Then Josh Tung dismissed Ravindra Jadeja (9 runs) cheaply. Wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurlel also became a victim of Gas Atkinson by scoring 19 runs. From here, Karun Nair and Washington Sundar did not allow India to suffer any more damage in the first day’s game by making an unbeaten 51 -run partnership.
Team India scorecard in first innings
| Batsman | Wicket | Run |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Lbw gass etcinson | 2 |
| KL Rahul | Bold chris woakes | 14 |
| Sai Sudarshan | Catch Jamie Smith, Bold Josh Tung | 38 |
| Shubman Gill | Run out (Gus Atkinson) | 21 |
| Karun Nair | Unbeaten | 52 |
| Ravindra jadeja | Catch Jamie Smith, Bold Josh Tung | 9 |
| Dhruv jurael | Catch Harry Brook, Bold Gas Atkinson | 19 |
| Washington beautiful | Unbeaten | 19 |
Wicket Fall: 10-1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3.1 overs), 38-2 (KL Rahul, 15.1 overs), 83-3, (Shubman Gill, 27.2 over), 101-4 (Sai Sudarshan, 35.4 over), 123-5 (Ravindra Jadeja, 39.3 overs), 153-6 (Dhruv Jur, 49.3 over)
There were four changes in the Indian team for this match. Famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Akash Deep and Dhruv Jurael are playing this match. While Jaspreet Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur are not part of this match. At the same time, there have been four major changes in the host England’s playing-11. Captain Ben Stokes is not playing the match due to injury. In such a situation, Oli Pope has got the responsibility of captaincy. Pope has already captained England in four Tests. Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson and Bridan Cars are also not part of the playing-11. Changes in the Indian team are also going to happen.
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The record of the Indian team on the Oval Cricket Ground has not been special. The Indian team has played 15 Test matches so far on this ground, out of which it has won only 2. The Indian team lost 6 matches, while 7 matches were also drawn. The Indian team won the Test in 1971 and 2021 on this ground. Let us know that the Indian team lost the final of the second cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia in June 2023 at this ground.
Indian team playing-11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Washington Sundar, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, famous Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep.
England’s playing XI: Jack Craulie, Ben Docket, Oli Pope (Captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethel, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gas Etkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tung.
The first match of the Test series between India and England was played in the Leeds, in which England won by 5 wickets. Then the Indian team won the match played in Edgbaston by 336 runs. However, England also made a comeback and won the Lord’s Test match by 22 runs. After this, the Manchester Test match was left on the draw. That is, England is currently ahead 1-2 in the series.
India’s record (Oval Cricket Ground)
Total Test Match: 15
India won: 2
India lost: 6
Draw: 7
India-England H2H (Oval Cricket Ground)
Total Test Match: 14
India won: 2
England won: 5
Draw: 7
England’s record (Oval Cricket Ground)
Total Test Match: 106
England won: 45
England lost: 24
Draw: 37
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