England vs India LIVE: Cricket 5th Test score and updates as India end day one on 338-7
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Rishabh Pant gave England a taste of their own medicine as his counter-attacking century flipped India’s fortunes on day one of their rearranged series decider at Edgbaston.
England were making all the running when they reduced their opponents to 98-5, but were taken apart by Pant’s rampant 146 off just 111 balls.
The wicketkeeper hit 19 fours and four sixes as he dominated a stand of 222 with Ravindra Jadeja (83no), smashing his way out of a sticky spot in the way England did on several occasions during their 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand.
England’s buccaneering methods have been dubbed ‘Bazball’ in honour of head coach Brendon McCullum, but Pant has always played the game at his own tempo and this was a timely reminder of his own maverick qualities.
India closed on 338-7 after Joe Root’s part-time spin finally ended Pant’s assault, James Anderson having taken three wickets and Matthew Potts the prize scalp of Virat Kohli.
Follow the latest score and Test updates below:
India 81-4 (Pant 2*, Shreyas 10*) - 25 overs
Shreyas Iyer the next man in - entering the game at No 6 after Pant leapfrogged him in the order.
Doesn’t look like he wants to hang about... Two to the vacant mid-off area from the first ball before he crunches an overpitched ball for FOUR with a square drive. Later in the over, he throws his bat at a wide half-volley and it flashes away for another FOUR through the off side.
OUT! Kohli b Potts 11. India 71-4
What a start to his Test career Matty Potts has had! An outswinging ball pitched outside off that Kohli tries to leave but the decision is too late, it clips his raised bat and cannons into the stumps. OUT! Clean bowled! Take a bow, Matthew Potts!
India 71-3 (Kohli 11*, Pant 2*) - 24 overs
Pant, as is his wont, skips down the track but Anderson sees him coming, so leaves it short and he inside edges for a single.
Kohli takes another single later in the over before Anderson beats Pant with an inswinger that moves away from the left-handed batter.
India 69-3 (Kohli 10*, Pant 1*) - 23 overs
Rishabh Pant gets bumped up the order to No 5, ahead of Shreyas Iyer. India likely looking for a left-right combination at the crease.
Pant is not known for his defence but is one of the most exciting batters in world cricket, regardless of format, so this could be fireworks.
A couple of dot balls off Potts before Pant works a single. Kohli then flicks one off his hips to the fine-leg boundary for FOUR!
OUT Vihari lbw b Potts 20. India 64-3
Potts stays in the attack, having completed his over, rather than England going to Broad.
Vihari gets a thick outside edge for two off the first ball but then he’s OUT! Potts gets one to nip back, hits Vihari low on the pad, shin high, it looks plumb and the umpire raises the finger! After a brief discussion with Kohli, he decides not to review and trudges off.
India 62-2 (Vihari 18*, Kohli 6*) - 22 overs
Jimmy Anderson continues from the other end, so we’ll get to see the Anderson vs Kohli box-office match-up we’re after.
Vihari takes a single to bring up that contest and takes a quick single after an inswinger squirts off the edge of his bat. Vihari then hits the final delivery of the over beyond the slips but a good chase stops it going for four. Three from the ball, five from the over.
India 57-2 (Vihari 14*, Kohli 5*) - 21 overs
It’s sunny and there’s no more rain scheduled today - we only actually lost about 6 overs during that lengthy delay, so no real damage done.
As a reminder, James Anderson took two Indian wickets before the rain.
Matty Potts steams in to complete his over and the first ball takes a thick inside edge of Virat Kohli’s bat for FOUR! He was so close to chopping on to his stumps but it went to the fine leg boundary instead!
No runs from the rest of the over.
Ready to resume - updated session times
The sun is out, we’re about to get underway once more - here’s the updated session times:
The middle session is from 2.15pm to 4.15pm, and the evening session from 4.35pm to 6.30pm. An extra half hour can be added. Eighty-four overs to be bowled today.
Restart at 2.15pm
About seven minutes before the latest pitch inspection, there was another shower - pushing us back further. But it looks to have subsided now and we’re told that play is set to resume at 2.15pm. Great news!
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