All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hit a half-century after opener KL Rahul and India took a 95-run lead in the third and first innings of the first Test against England. Due to rain, only 49 overs were played on the third day, in which India scored 278 in their first innings, while England scored 25 in the second innings. England scored 183 in the first innings and India still 70.
Rory Burns 11th and Dominic Sibley 9th, the game was halted by rain in the third session. Both bowlers did not give Indian bowlers a chance in 11.1 overs. Only five overs can be played in the third session. Earlier, Rahul batted wisely and scored 84 runs off 214 balls with 12 boundaries. Jadeja once again showed his batting ability, scoring 56 off 86 balls with eight fours and a six. The duo shared 60 runs for the sixth wicket.
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India’s last three batsmen added 48 crucial runs and Jaspreet Bumrah scored 28, including three fours and a six. Fast bowler Oli Robinson (5 for 85), playing his second Test, took five wickets for the first time in his career by dismissing Bumrah. Veteran James Anderson took four wickets for 54 runs. India started the game at 125 for 4 in the morning and added 66 for the loss of Rishabh Pant (25 off 20 balls) in the rain-affected first session. Due to the rain, it was able to throw only 11 balls in the first 95 minutes. When the game resumed, Pant Robinson sent a six off the wicketkeeper with the bat right, instead of bowling on the bouncer but at the extra bounce of the next ball, he took a simple catch at short cover.
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Rahul batted carefully but Jadeja played in his usual style. In the meantime, he completed 2000 runs in Test cricket, thus completing ‘double the 200 wickets and the 2000 runs. Jadeja has 221 wickets in his name. He is the 21st in the world and the fifth all-rounder in India. Rahul was heading towards the century with full force. His cover drive was visible on Anderson but in the same over he was caught by wicketkeeper Jose Butler taking an angle on the delivery. It was Anderson’s 620th wicket in Test matches, making him the third highest wicket taker after Anil Kumble.
Shardul Thakur (zero), who was added to the team due to his batting skills, was caught behind by Anderson’s wicket. In the next over of the same bowler, Jadeja hit a boundary first and then a six in the long leg. He completed his 16th Test half-century by sending Robinson to four. However, Jadeja blew the last ball of the same over and caught it in mid-off. Bumrah, Mohammad Shami (13) and Mohammad Siraj (7 not out) did not give England bowlers a break. Bumrah hit two fours and a six in successive deliveries by Sam Curran. England immediately took the new ball but Bumrah and Siraj managed to add 33 runs for the last wicket.
