ENG 47/0 in 13 overs
Bumrah with his seventh over. Four!! Streaky boundary for Duckett! Opened up by Bumrah’s movement as he looked to defend, flies in the gap between the cordon. Drinks
ENG 43/0 in 12 overs
Siraj bowls full and Crawley crunches the drive on the front foot towards cover. That sound of the bat. A loud appeal for LBW by India against Crawley but umpire isn’t interested. Came back in sharply. India reviews. Wickets umpire’s call! Decision stays not out.
ENG 37/0 in 11 overs
Looks like Siraj is in some sort of discomfort. He’s holding his knees after he slipped while fielding. Bumrah closes the over with a beautiful away swinger from Duckett, beats him.
ENG 35/0 in 10 overs
It feels Indian seamers have been a touch shorter than usual - a bit defensive in terms of length. However, they continue challenge the outside edge. Crawley drives, beautifully, through the covers and gets a boundary.
ENG 30/0 in 9 overs
Now Crawley hits the ball on the up and gets a boundary towards cover point. Too much width on that ball. Now Crawley chips, just past Bumrah’s right hand, not in control but ends up taking a double. Another leading edge! Just past mid-off and another double.
ENG 22/0 in 8 overs
Duckett cuts Siraj from the middle stump and takes a double. Terrific shot. Duckett looking to free his arms but isn’t able to put bat on the ball. He’s taking the bait.
ENG 20/0 in 7 overs
Bumrah continues to bowl on the fifth stump to Crawley, challenging the outside edge. Crawley has been patient enough to let go and not fool around with these deliveries. WOW! That moved away, completely squaring up Crawley and JUST over middle stump. No one knows how he survived that, including Crawley. Follows it up with a thickish outside edge and that goes for four. This has been a brilliant spell by Bumrah.
ENG 16/0 in 6 overs
Now Siraj gives too much width and Duckett smacks a cover drive for four! Just a boundary in that over.
ENG 12/0 in 5 overs
Another Jaffa! Bumrah to Duckett, beats the outside edge. Bumrah brings the ball into Duckett, a touch fuller, finishing on the pads and the left hander pushes it in the gap and runs three towards midwicket. Crawley is happy to leave the last ball alone.
ENG 9/0 in 4 overs
Ducket ALMOST chips to the catching mid on! Siraj brings the ball into the left hander and Duckett isn’t able to control his defence. A single on the fifth ball. Brilliant bowling here by India with good amount of movement on offer.
ENG 8/0 in 3 overs
Duckett faces his first ball of the match and it’s a JAFFA! Bumrah comes around the wicket to left hander and moves the ball away, just past the outside edge. A play and a miss. Duckett is once again squared up!! Spectacular bowling. Bumrah continues to challenge the outside edge.
ENG 7/0 in 2 overs
Mohammed Siraj from the other end. Two outswingers and Crawley patiently leaves them. And NOW he goes for the drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. On the fourth ball Crawley finally middles it quite well, drives on the up and gets a boundary. Siraj challenges the outside in the first over.
ENG 3/0 in 1 over
Jasprit Bumrah is back and he will begin the proceedings. Begins with three balls on length, wide of off stump and Crawley doesn’t feeling putting bat to ball. And here comes the one that comes back in! Beats Crawley and hits on the thigh pad. Three runs on the last ball towards square leg.
All set!
Ashwin enters the field with a guard of honour by his teammates. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett as usual for England.
Padikkal becomes India’s 314th Test cap
Devdutt Padikkal became the 314th Indian to don the Test whites after being named in the playing XI of the 5th Test between India and England at Dharamsala on Thursday.
Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Official update from BCCI on Patidar
Rajat Patidar got hit on his left ankle during Team India’s practice session on 6th March, 2024. He pulled up sore on the morning of the game and was not available for selection for the 5th Test: BCCI
Toss
England wins the toss and opts to bat.
Rohit Sharma says Rajat Patidar got injured last evening during training so Padikkal will make his debut.
Debut for Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal to make his debut today. He becomes 314th player from India to make Test debut.
Bairstow receives 100th Test cap!
Jonny Bairstow has just received his 100th Test cap from Joe Root.
“I honestly don’t know what Bazball means”
Here’s Rohit Sharma’s comments on Bazball and the series that has been.
Despite the absence of Virat Kohli and quite a few injury issues in the team, a bunch of youngsters not only dared to rip apart Bazball, but notched up a convincing series win for India.
Ashwin aims for the stars under the Himalayan skies...
Ashwin becomes the 14th Indian to get to the coveted milestone, a statistical nugget that was first scaled by Sunil Gavaskar back in the 1980s.
Here’s K.C. Vijay Kumar on Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the 14th Indian to get to the coveted milestone, a statistical nugget that was first scaled by Sunil Gavaskar back in the 1980s.
What’s in store for the next five days?
- Yashasvi Jaiswal 119 runs away from breaking Sunil Gavaskar’s record of scoring 774 runs in a Test series.
- James Anderson two wickets away from 700 Test wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah four wickets away from taking most wickets by a pacer in a Test series in India in 21st century.
- Jaiswal 29 runs shy of scoring 1000 Test runs. He could be the fastest Indian to achieve this feat in nine matches.
Catch a glimpse of the Indian 100-Test club
Match Preview
Nestled amidst a serene blanket of snow, the Dhauladhar range looms over the city of Dharamsala, casting a spell of awe and majesty.
But for the past few days, the quietude of this picturesque town has been replaced by the boisterous banter of cricket fans from England and India, as they eagerly await the return of Test cricket to the state after a hiatus of seven long years.
Despite the clash being a dead rubber, with India already pocketing the five-match series 3-1, the stage is set for the 100th Test appearance of two seasoned campaigners - Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow.
And, with the towering sentinels looking on, India hopes to continue its winning streak against a side looking for a favourable closure to its long tour.
- Shayan Acharya
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With the towering sentinels looking on, India hopes to continue its winning streak against the Three Lions, who would be looking for a favourable closure to their long tour.
Predicted Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
England: (announced) Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson, Mark Wood.
Perfect setting for the 5th Test!
Milestone Day!
100th Test for Jonny Bairstow and Ravi Ashwin in Dharamsala today. They become the 17th and 14th player respectively from their countries to reach the milestone!
LIVE STREAMING INFO
What time does the fifth Test between India and England begin?
The fifth Test between India and England in Dharamsala will begin at 9:30 AM IST.
Where can we watch the fifth Test between India and England?
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