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India reached 72 for two at lunch on day one of the fifth Test against England. Jaiswal and Rahul fell early on a green pitch. India made four changes, including Deep and Krishna.
India posted 722 after losing KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal
India lost their openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, on a green pitch but managed to reach 72 for two at lunch on the first day of the series-deciding fifth Test against England on Thursday.
India made four changes to their playing eleven, bringing in a fit-again Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Karun Nair, and Dhruv Jurel for Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, Shardul Thakur, and the injured Rishabh Pant.
England also made four changes, which they announced on Wednesday, with injured captain Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer unavailable for selection.
On the greenest pitch of the series, the ball did seam around as expected, but it did not swing profusely.
Playing his first game of the series, Gus Atkinson struck in his second over by trapping Jaiswal (2) in front. The on-field umpire did not give it out, but England reviewed successfully, with the incoming ball hitting the stumps.
The other pacers, Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton, struggled for control. Tongue conceded 12 runs in his opening over, including 10 via two wides on either side of the stumps.
India reached 36 for one in the first hour of play.
Rahul (14 off 40), who has been India’s most solid batter throughout the series, was the second wicket to fall. A short ball from Chris Woakes did not do much, but Rahul went for the cut when it was too close to his body, eventually playing on to his stumps.
Number three, Sai Sudharsan, and captain Shubman Gill then batted until lunch, which was taken early due to a sudden downpour at The Oval after the sun played hide and seek.
Sai collected two fours down the ground off Tongue and Woakes, respectively.
India’s leading run-getter Gill punched Overton through the cover before using the short-arm pull off the pacer for boundaries on either side of the wicket.
(With PTI Inputs)
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