India vs England 4th Test Match Day 1: Indian pacer Akash Deep impressed on his Test match debut and England finished the day at 302/7 on the back of a century by Joe Root.
As per India vs England 4th Test Match Day 1. It was Day 1 of India’s fourth Test match against England at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi and the guests won the toss and chose to bat first. The English had a decent start to the day, with the openers rain to 47 in the ninth over.
India vs England 4th Test Match Day 1
Akash Deep, who plays for Bengal in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, took his first wicket in international cricket when he bowled a good length delivery in the line of the fourth wicket to Ben Duckett. Duckett, who had scored a 150 in the previous match, went to play an off-drive. The ball moved after it bounced as it nicked the bat and was caught by wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel.
In the same over, he also dismissed Ollie Pope for a duck with an LBW as the ball moved a lot in the air. In just one over, Akash had taken his first two Test wickets.
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India vs England 4th Test Match Day 1
Akash Deep Bags 3 Wickets On Test Debut
His third wicket, which came soon after, was Zak Crawley. After dismissing the opener in the first ball of the over, Deep did not get his third wicket as it was deemed a no-ball. A few balls later, he bowled an absolute ripper as the ball sharply turned following the bounce and kissed the top of the stump. England were now 57/3.
After that, it was Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin who ensured that the Three Lions were 112/5 after captain Ben Stokes’ wicket. At this point, Joe Root was seeing his team crumbling around him.
Root, who was yet to fire in this innings, stepped away from the ideals of Bazball and played a methodical inning. He slowed the pace down and took minimal risks. Root, along with wicketkeeper Ben Foakes stitched together a 113-run partnership that saved their side from doom.
When even Foakes departed for 47, Joe Root stood like a rock at one end. He finally scored his first century in eight matches.
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Akash Deep Bags 3 Wickets On Test Debut
India vs England 4th Test Match Day 1
At the end of the day, England are 302/7 and will be looking to build to a large score on the back of Joe Root’s innings.
Akash Deep took three wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Mohammed Siraj took one each.
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