In the third match of the India-England Test series, England has performed poorly in the first innings. The entire team of England has been dismissed for only 112 runs. Indian spinners have lit up the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel has taken 6 wickets, while off-spinner Ashwin has taken 3 wickets. Ishant Sharma, playing the 100th Test, also got 1 wicket.
This match between India and England is day-night and is being played with pink ball. England captain Joe Root won the toss in the match and decided to bat first, but the Indian bowlers proved his decision wrong.
Zak Crawley and Sibley came to England for the opening. Sibley was dismissed by Ishant Sharma in the beginning. Rohit Sharma, standing on the slip, caught easy catch of Sibley. After this, Bairstow also bowled at the letter ball on zero. After this, no England batsman went. However, at one end, Crawley remained frozen for a while and added 53 runs for his team.
Axar’s havoc
From India, Axar patel took six wickets for 38 runs, Ashwin took three wickets for 26 runs and Ishant Sharma, playing his 100th Test, took one wicket for 26 runs.