England’s opening batsmen surge ahead after restricting India to 445.
Following their impressive performance in restricting India to 445 runs, England’s opening pair wasted no time in making a brisk start in the brief period before the Tea interval.
England’s bowlers maintained control, consistently picking up wickets and forcing India into a rebuilding phase throughout the innings.
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James Anderson struck early with the new ball, inducing an edge from Kuldeep Yadav, the nightwatchman, in the very first over.
In the subsequent over, Ravindra Jadeja, the centurion, attempted to hit Joe Root down the ground but only managed to offer a simple return catch to the bowler.
With India faltering at 5/2 during the morning session and slipping to 331/7, they faced the prospect of posting a subpar total on a benign pitch.
However, a resilient partnership between debutant Dhruv Jurel and R Ashwin provided India with hope.
They demonstrated patience and sensible batting, capitalizing on occasional boundary opportunities.
Despite the absence of significant demons in the pitch, they managed to steadily push India’s innings forward.
Jurel displayed some aggression against an attacking Mark Wood, including an audacious uppercut over the slip cordon.
However, he mostly played according to the merit of the deliveries.
Ashwin, on the other hand, remained solid and cautious.
Their partnership of 77 runs took India beyond the 400-run mark.
Just as they seemed poised to extend the total further, Ashwin fell unexpectedly, mistiming a shot to mid-on off Rehan Ahmed.
Jurel followed suit, edging a cut shot as India stuttered once more.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj added a valuable 30-run partnership to inch India closer to the 450-run mark.
However, Wood’s four-wicket haul wrapped up the innings as India concluded at 445.
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