England's Craig Overton reacts after bowling a delivery. (AP)India vs England 3rd Test, Day 1 Highlights: England completely dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the third cricket Test against India by reaching 120 for no loss after bundling out the visitors for a paltry 78 in their first innings on Wednesday. At the close of play, openers Haseeb Hameed (60 not out) Rory Burns (52 not out) remained unconquered at the crease and took England’s lead to 42 runs.
Earlier, India were dismissed for a paltry 78 on the opening day of the third Test against England on Wednesday. James Anderson (3/6) and Craig Overton (3/14) decimated India’s batting line-up while Ollie Robinson (2/16) and Sam Curran (2/21) took two each as the visitors struggled to put up a rearguard action after lunch.
India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first but the batting unit cut a sorry figure with opener Rohit Sharma (19) and Ajinkya Rahane (18) being the only batsmen to reach double-digit scores. At lunch, India were struggling at 56/4.
India had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after winning the second Test by 151 runs at Lord’s.
India (Playing XI): Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI): Joe Root (c), Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton, James Anderson
England
432 (132.2)India
78 (40.4) & 278 (99.3)England beat India by an innings and 76 runs
What a beautiful day of cricket this has been. England take control with openers' the fifties and the end of day one, ENG- 120/0, and lead by 42 runs.
First the fifty for Hameed as a ctach goes down in the slips. Rory Burns joins the party as he hits half-century. England 114/0, lead India (78) by 36 runs at Headingley.
India's 1st innings total has been overhauled by England's openers! This is the fourth such instance!
173 MCG 1967/68 (191 by Lawry-Simpson)
76 Ahmedabad 2007/08 (78 by Smith-McKenzie)
161 Perth 2011/12 (214 by Warner-Cowan)
78 Leeds 2021 (82* by Burns-Hameed)
Back-to-back boundaries by Hameed takes England into the lead without the loss of any wickets. ENG: 86/0 (32 overs)
England up the ante in the last few overs as Burns (38*) pulls to hit the first six of the Test! A single off Siraj levels the scores. Hameed (32*) stands his ground and sees off the last three balls of the over. ENG: 78/0 (28 overs)
Time for some spin attack now! Jadeja comes in place of Siraj and Burns immediately welcomes him with a cracking four on his very first delivery. While Burns is on 23*, Hameed is on 32*. Five runs off the over. ENG: 58/0 (23 overs)
Bumrah and Shami continue in their search for the opening wicket but they fail to break the guard of either Burns (14*) or Hameed (28*). Ishant comes into attack, replacing Bumrah, and gets punished with two fours. ENG: 45/0 (18 overs)
Burns (7*) and Hameed (15*) continue in same fashion as Bumrah restarts proceedings in the third session with the ball. India are now relying on Bumrah and Shami for that breakthrough, but no luck. ENG: 25/0 (10 overs)
England- 21/0, trailing by 57 runs. This is definitely England's test already. Let's see India can create something impossible here. But doesn't look like though.
Indian batting lineup has struggled recently but the bowlers have more often than not pulled them out of impossible situations. Can they do it one more time? Or have the English Bowlers done irreparable damage in those 40 odd overs of the day? Watch how the Indian batting line-up was decimated at Leeds
Not an ideal start for India. Especially Ishant's run-up. He is not looking in a rhythm at all and bowls two no-balls in the first over itself and also pitches one short which is smacked for a boundary by England opener Haseeb Hameed. Rory Burns is at the other end.
This is a sorry sight for Indian fans!
Siraj edges to Root at slip, and India have been bowled out for 78. Not the day they would have had in mind after winning the toss and batting first. India 78 all out, 40.4 overs.
Gone! Jadeja falls to Curran after the bowler trapped him between the wickets! He's struck on the toes by an off-stump yorker, umpire raises his finger and not even a review can save Jadeja, who departs on 4. Bumrah comes on next for India and he shares the same fate as Jadeja! LBW! Curran sends him back on a golden duck. IND: 67/9 (37.3 overs)
Overton deals a heavy blow to India's innings! He dismisses Rohit (19) after the batsman mistimed his pull, sending it straight to Robinson. On the very next ball, Shami walks off on a golden duck after getting caught out. Ishant comes on and safely keeps the hattrick ball out. England are looking to wrap things up quickly. IND: 67/7 (37 overs)
India are being super careful right now in Leeds... only relying on safe singles. Jadeja (3*) does well to settle in quick amidst the pressure while Rohit (18*) has already braved 100 deliveries in this innings. IND: 64/5 (35 overs)
The dismissals follow the script of the day! Another wicket, another caught behind! Robinson pitches a ball short of length outside off and Pant gets an outside-edge to Buttler. He departs on 2. Up next, Jadeja. IND: 58/5 (29.1 overs)
STAT ALERT: Jos Buttler is the second wicketkeeper to be involved in each of the first five dismissals in an innings after Brad Haddin against India at the Gabba in 2014/15.
Rohit (15*) and Pant (1*) start the second session with Robinson resuming the play with the ball. IND: 57/4 (26 overs)
Right after Rahane (18) brought up the half-century mark for his team with a well-timed boundary, his time comes to an end! He falls just like his teammates did -- Robinson with the delivery and Buttler with the catch yet again. The 35-run partnership with Rohit (15*) ends just before the end of the first session. England dominant. IND: 56/4 (25.5 overs)
A check-drive to the long-off boundary for a four and four leg-byes later, it has been all quiet from Rohit (9*) and Rahane (0*). Anderson and Curran continue with their barrage but the pair are holding on well. IND: 30/3 (15 overs)
Gone! Just when things were taking shape for India, Kohli falls to Anderson! The same old trick but Anderson's just too good with the ball as he gets his third wicket of the innings in the opening hour of the third Test. Kohli (7) gets a thick outside-edge on the outswinger and the ball finds itself in the hands of Buttler. Up next, Rahane. IND: 21/3 (10.5 overs)
After the fall of Rahul and Pujara, Kohli (7*) steps in to anchor his team's innings. He takes on Robinson and smacks him for a rather unconvincing four! The first of the innings! Rohit, meanwhile, is on 4* off 37 balls. IND: 19/2 (10 overs)
Another one bites the dust! Pujara's horror run continues as he walks back on 1! Anderson sets Pujara up with an uncharacteristic outswinger and the batsman pokes it behind! Buttler does the formalities easily. IND: 4/2 (4.1 overs)
What a start to the day! After that masterclass at Lord's Rahul falls in the very first over of the third Test! Anderson throws the bait a little wide and Rahul gets a healthy edge through to Buttler who gobbles it up. IND: 1/1 (0.5 overs)
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul walk out to the crease. James Anderson starts the proceedings with the ball. Here we go!
This is only the fourth instance in 64 Tests that Virat Kohli has played unchanged XIs in successive Tests.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
India win the toss and opt to bat first! "We're batting first. Looks firm and without grass and runs on the board will set this up. We're going in with the same XI. We thought about getting Ashwin in, and the pressure of the extra seamer in these conditions is crucial. Jadeja will bowl a lot more overs because the conditions are suited to him," said Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli: "Even when the key players in the opposition are playing, we feel we can beat anyone in the world. We don't wait for the opposition to be weak... That's not how we approach each series."
Joe Root: "We've got to make sure that we play the game how we want to play and we look after that as best as we can, and not get too distracted or drawn into anything that's not honest."
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the third Test between India and England! After a Nottingham stalemate and a Lord's victory, can Virat Kohli and his men conquer the hosts in Leeds too? The toss is in 15 minutes. Stay tuned!