India vs England Live Score Pink-ball Test Day 1: Axar gets Stokes as spinners leave England reeling

17:19 IST rohan sen

Axar Patel hit the top of off-stump

WICKET! Straight delivery from Axar Patel hits the top of the off-stump, Jofra Archer departs for 11 off 18 balls.

17:17 IST rohan sen

2nd boundary for Archer

Ashwin to Archer, FOUR! First short ball he’s bowled till now and gets punished for it. Short and wide outside off, Archer slaps it through point as the ball races to the fence there.

17:05 IST Akshay Ramesh

WICKET! Axar Patel removes Ben Stokes for 6

GONE! England are losing wickets in a hurry here. Ben Stokes is the latest to head back to the dressing room. Poor from the senior batsman as he played without any footwork to a good length ball. Axar Patel spins it into the left-hander and traps him in front. The umpire gives it out and Stokes takes a review. It’s the umpire’s call and England retain their review.

This is world-class spin bowling display from the two Indian spinners. Axar has his 3rd wicket in front of his home crowd.

17:00 IST Akshay Ramesh

Day 1 live: Ben Foakes is the new man in

Wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes is the new man in. England need their arguably 2nd best batsman of spin to hang around with Ben Stokes. England have lost half their side and not even 30 bowlers have been bowled. This is crumbling down for the visitors.

17:09 IST Akshay Ramesh

WICKET! R Ashwin removes Ollie Pope for 1

WICKET! That’s the ball of the Test match so far. High-class from R Ashwin. Coming from around the wicket, Ashwin gets the ball to go with the line after pitching. Ollie Pope plays for the turn but gets beaten in the air. He loses his off-stump. Ashwin just needed 3 balls to strike after the Tea break as England’s slide continues.

16:53 IST Akshay Ramesh

Session 2 live: R Ashwin to resume proceedings

Welcome back to the 2nd session after the 20-minute tea break. Ravichandran Ashwin continues as India look for more wickets. There is puff of dust coming up to the right of the right-hand batsman as the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch is taking turn from Day 1. Can Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope stop the Indian charge?

16:38 IST rohan sen

India vs England, 3rd Test Live: Players take Tea on Day 1

England 81/4 (27 overs) at Tea against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Crawley (53), Axar (2/30), Ashwin (1/10), Ishant (1/26)

No more dramas in the first session as Axar Patel bowls the final over before the 20-minute break. India dominated proceedings despite losing the toss and will be really pleased with their performance with the pink ball so far.

16:27 IST rohan sen

Axar Patel gets his 2nd wicket at Motera

WICKET! Zak Crawley lbw b Axar Patel 53 (84 balls). Another batsman plays for the turn but the ball keeps straight and hits him plumb in front. Floated delivery pitching on middle, this one keeps straight and on a pitch where the ball is turning, the one that does not turn is more dangerous. Crawley gets on his front foot and looks to defend. He plays for the spin but there is none on this delivery. The ball hits him on the pad. A huge appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger. Crawley has a chat with Stokes and they decide not to review it.

16:21 IST rohan sen

Ashwin gets the big wicket of Joe Root

WICKET! Joe Root lbw b R Ashwin 17 (37 balls). This is a big blow for the visitors as Ashwin picks up his 397th wicket. Tosed up around midlde, it is the straighter one from Ashwin as Root looks to defend it. He plays for the turn but there isn’t any as he misses it to get hit flush on the knee roll. Root does not think he is out as he takes the review. The replays roll in and there is no bat involved confirms the Ultra Edge. Ball Tracker shows Umpire’s Call on hitting the stumps.

ENG (74/3 in 21.5 overs) vs IND at Narendra Modi Stadium.

16:01 IST rohan sen

Fifty No. 4 for Zak Crawley

Axar to Crawley, FOUR! SLAMMED! FIFTY FOR CRAWLEY! This has been a wonderful knock and a perfect comeback into the side for him. Crawley scores his 4th half-century off 68 balls, brings it up with his 10th boundary in this innings.

15:52 IST rohan sen

Ravichandran Ashwin comes in for a bowl

Zak Crawley and Joe Root are looking solid in the middle now even as India attack with Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel. Ashwin just replaced Ishant in the attack and conceded 2 runs from his first over.

15:24 IST rohan sen

Joe Root hit on the hand by a Jasprit Bumrah delivery

Bumrah to Root, OUCH! Uneven bounce! Good length and around off, the ball rares from there as Root line up to defend. The ball hits his fingers. He does well in the end to take his one hand off the bat as he defends it in the end. But the England skipper immediately calls for the physio and looks in a lot of pain. Players have taken this opportunity to take a drinks break.

15:43 IST Akshay Ramesh

WICKET! Axar Patel strikes with his first delivery

WICKET! What a start from the hometown boy. Axar Patel, who picked up a 5-wicket haul on his debut, traps Jonny Bairstow for 0 in the very first delivery of his Test match.

Huge breakthrough as Virat Kohli’s move to bring in Axar works wonders. England lose a review as well as Bairrstow went for the DRS.

15:06 IST Akshay Ramesh

FOUR! Zak Crawley crunches it through cover

This England opener is looking in great touch. He has hit 4 boundaries already, 2 off Ishant Sharma and 2 off Jasprit Bumrah. This time, Bumrah pitches it full and Crawley drives it through the cover. A stunning drive from the young opener.

15:00 IST Akshay Ramesh

FOUR! Zak Crawley looking in good touch

FOUR! Beautiful shot. It impressed Sunil Gavaskar, who is on air for Star Sports. Ishant Sharma pitched it full and Crawley presented the full face of the bat and drove it straight past the bowler. No fielder moved an inch. That’s his second boundary of the match. He follows it up with another boundary. Ishant brought this one into the right-hander and Crawley flicks it to the long-on boundary.

15:03 IST Akshay Ramesh

3rd Test: Jonny Bairstow comes in at No. 3

Jonny Bairstow is the new batsman. This is his first match of the series as he has come back from a 2-Test break after the Sri Lanka series. He was in good form in the island nation. England need a big one from him here.

14:58 IST Akshay Ramesh

WICKET! Ishant Sharma strikes in his 100th Test

WICKET! Ishant Sharma gets off the mark in his 100th Test. Dom Sibley is out for 0. He bowled a no-ball in the previous delivery and the next one is a ripper. PItches in good length and leaves Sibley at the last moment. He pokes at it and it flies to the slip cordon. Early breakthrough for India in the new Motera.

14:43 IST Akshay Ramesh

3rd Test live: Hometown hero Jasprit Bumrah into the attack

The Narendra Modi Stadium is buzzing. Hometown hero Jasprit Bumrah is into the attack after a maiden over from Ishant Sharma. It is the first Test for Bumrah at his home ground. And he begins with a maiden. A hint of swing for the India pacer. This is an electrifying atmosphere with more than 55,000 people at the venue.

14:34 IST Akshay Ramesh

IND vs ENG Live: Ishant Sharma starts for India

England have opened with Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley as Ishant Sharma, in his 100th Test match, starts for India.

14:21 IST Akshay Ramesh

IND vs ENG Live: Here’s a look at the playing XIs of both sides

India Playing XI for 3rd Test: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma

England Playing XI for 3rd Test: Dom Sibley, Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (capt), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes (wk), Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, James Anderson, Stuart Broad

14:14 IST Akshay Ramesh

Ishant Sharma steps into his 100th Test

Ishant Sharma, 32, has become only the second Indian pacer to make 100 Test appearances. It’s a huge milestone for the right-arm pacer who completed 300 Test wickets in this Test series.

Read More: India vs England: Ishant Sharma becomes 2nd India pacer after Kapil Dev to feature in 100 Tests

14:08 IST Akshay Ramesh

IND vs ENG Live: Two changes in India’s playing XI

Virat Kohli at Motera said that India would’ve chosen to bat first if they won the toss. The Indian captain mentioned two changes in the side: Jasprit Bumrah comes in for Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar has replaced Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI for the 3rd Test.

14:07 IST Akshay Ramesh

TOSS: England win the toss and elect to bat first

England captain Joe Root won the toss at Motera and mentioned that they have four changes: James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley have come in place of Rory Burns, Dan Lawrence, Olly Stone and Moeen Ali.

13:45 IST Akshay Ramesh

IND vs ENG: A look at the Preview before the action starts

We are less than half an hour away from the toss and here’s a final look at the preview before the action starts in Ahmedabad. India and England will play the 3rd Test with the pink ball, under the lights.

PREVIEW: 3rd Test: India gear up for Pink ball battle vs England with an eye on World Test Championship final

13:33 IST Akshay Ramesh

Take a visual journey of the magnificent venue with us

The refurbished stadium in Motera is ready to host the second Pink Ball Test at home for India. Lets’ take a visual journey of the magnificent stadium ahead of the action of the 3rd Test between India and England.

13:24 IST Akshay Ramesh

Narenda Modi Stadium all set to host the D/N Test

The BCCI has shared a set of pictures of the newly revamped stadium in Motera. The 110,000 capacity sets it apart from all other cricket stadia in the world. We are moments away from the proceedings of the 3rd Test match between India and England, to be hosted at this venue.

13:21 IST Akshay Ramesh

World’s largest cricket stadium in Motera named Narendra Modi Stadium

The World’s largest cricket stadium in Motera, with a 110,000 capacity, has been named Narendra Modi Stadium. On Wednesday (February 24), ahead of the Pink Ball Test between India and England, the newly revamped stadium was inaugurated by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.

Read More: 110,000 capacity cricket stadium in Motera, world’s largest,Narendra Modi Stadium

13:07 IST Utkarsh kumar

Visuals from the ‘Bhumi Pujan’ of world’s biggest cricket stadium!

13:05 IST Utkarsh kumar

India set to host its 2nd pink-ball Test

BCCI and India are set to host their 2nd pink-ball Test and just look at the venue. Isn’t it breathtaking. The likes of Virat Kohli, Joe Root, James Anderson, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ben Stokes will be here shortly.