Ind vs eng 1st test

India's Rohit Sharma, right, and Cheteshwar Pujara leave the field at the end of fourth day of first test cricket match between England and India, at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) India vs England (IND vs ENG) 1st Test, Day 4 Highlights: England scored 303 in their second innings, setting India a target of 209 on day four of the opening Test on Saturday. Skipper Joe Root (109) led from the front to score his 21st Test hundred. For India, Jasprit Bumrah picked up a five-wicket haul. India got off to a good start in the run chase despite losing the wicket of KL Rahul for 26. India need 157 more runs on Day 5 with nine wickets in hand. India vs England 1st Test: Day 5 Live Cricket Score Updates Playing XIs: Cheteshwar Pujara gets three boundaries in the last over of the day and has a strike rate over 90. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has played two pull shots so far and kept both of them down. India have crossed the 50-run mark and look set to chase down the target of 209 on Day 5 until and unless English seamers pull off a heist. India will need 157 runs to win the first Test with 9 wickets in hand when they walk out to bat on Day 5. However, rain may play spoilsport tomorrow. IND 52/1 after 14 overs This is turning out to be an ideal start to India's run chase. After 10 overs, India have not lost a wicket and the scoring rate is over 3 runs per over. KL Rahul is doing the bulk of scoring. He has hit six boundaries so far. On the other hand, Rohit Sharm...

IND vs ENG, 1st Test, Day 5 Highlights: India, England Forced To Settle For Draw With Day 5 Washed Out India vs England, 1st Test, Day 5 Highlights: The first Test between England and India was drawn after rain washed out the whole of fifth day at Trent Bridge. • Harsh Rajput • Updated:August 08, 2021 08:43 PM IST The first Test between England and India at Trent Bridge was drawn after no play was possible on the final day due to rain. Moments after Tea was taken at Trent Bridge, after rain washed out the first two sessions, the officials decided to call off play altogether. Both India and England would think about what would have been the result had weather been kinder to them as both teams had a chance to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After a long delay due to rain on Day 5, it had stopped raining at Trent Bridge for a short while and an inspection was scheduled for 7 pm IST. But all hopes of any cricket anytime soon vanished into thin air as the drizzle got heavier. India finished 52-1 in their second innings, needing a further 157 runs to reach a victory target of 209 in what had promised to be tough batting conditions. Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara were both 12 not out. But persistent early morning rain prevented play resuming as scheduled at 11:00 am local time (3:30 pm IST), with the pitch and square both remaining fully covered. Following an inspection, the umpires decided to bring forward the lunch interval by 30 minutes to 12:30 pm (5 pm IST) in ...

India chipped in with regular wickets on a flat wicket and paved its way to a historic win at the venue - taking a 2-1 lead in the series ahead of the last game at Old Trafford. India chipped in with regular wickets on a flat wicket and paved its way to a historic win at the venue - taking a 2-1 lead in the series ahead of the last game at Old Trafford. After a dramatic fifth day finish at the Oval, India ended its 50-year wait for a win at the venue with a 157-run victory against England on Monday. India last won at the iconic ground way back in 1971 when it stunned the host by four wickets to clinch its first series triumph in England under the leadership of Ajit Wadekar. India first played at the Oval - the oldest international stadium in England - in 1936 and lost the Test by nine wickets. India has drawn a Test at the venue on seven occasions (1946, 1952, 1979, 1982, 1990, 2002 and 2007). It had also lost on its three previous Tours in 2018, 2014 and 2011. Virat Kohli's men came into the fourth Test on the back of an innings defeat at Headingley. Put into bat by England, India was all out for 190. England took a 99-run lead on Day Two before Rohit Sharma's magnificent century put India back in the contest. READ: ALSO READ | Rohit's 127 was aided by Cheteshwar Pujara (61) and Virat Kohli (44) before a lower-order surge from Rishabh Pant (50) and Shardul Thakur (60) helped the visitor set a 368-run target. England began the final day needing 291 to win with openers Hase...