India and England will meet for five Test matches beginning at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad from January 25 to 29.
Kuldeep Yadav continues to cause England a lot of headaches with his googly. Most recently it went under Ollie Pope’s bat before striking all three stumps for an outstrip. In this article, we will discuss about the most popular matches of India National Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team.
1. India vs England 1st Test
The inaugural India-England Test at Dharamsala was a riveting encounter, with both sides posting sizzling scores. India, who had defeated England twice at home since 1950s, won for the first time on foreign soil since 1962 series at Kolkata and Chennai – marking an historic first for their cricket team that went on to dominate international cricket ever since. This match marks a new era for India that would go on to dominate worldwide cricket.
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli attempted to gain an early advantage against England by switching his batting order in the second innings; but this proved ineffectual after Tom Hartley took six wickets with Ollie Pope scoring an outstanding 196. These efforts crippled India’s top order.
Indian Cricket proved it could still play a decisive role as they rallied to take the match into a decider. Rahul was given time to settle in before being caught off a half-tracker by Ben Foakes at long on for an innings-ending score of 86 off 117 balls by Ben Foakes for long on.
After an underwhelming innings from England’s batsmen, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin showed how the Bazball approach has transformed England’s spinners. Both conceded over 100 runs in a Test for the first time ever in their careers – testament to how far England’s spinners have come since then.
2. India vs England 2nd Test
England will look to make amends after losing the first Test and level the series with Australia, thanks to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes joining Ollie Pope and Jack Leach who were absent during that match. These players could help England get back on track.
The visitors have managed to retain the same XI in both Tests, with Jos Buttler lining up on the right-hand side and captain Eoin Morgan batting higher up the order in accordance with pitch conditions. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have proven an invaluable pair in keeping India’s bowlers at bay and keeping scores ticking over.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been India’s standout bowler thus far, taking three wickets at an average of 8.40. In this over, Ashwin continues his good work with the new ball by trapping Buttler lbw off the back foot while trying to drive.
Kuldeep faces Bairstow now and the ball begins as four dot balls before Bairstow takes a single to move onto 46. When Rohit introduces Mukesh Kumar, Bairstow welcomed him with a boundary before taking another easy single – reaching his half century against India after 19 deliveries! That is an astounding achievement by anyone, while becoming only the youngest England player ever to achieve such an achievement – joining Sir Don Bradman, Viv Richards and Gary Ballance who all achieved it against them all in Test cricket against India!
3. India vs England 3rd Test
After making an impressive start, England quickly collapsed after their opponents turned the tables on them. Their approach became too sluggish and was punished by Indian bowlers – just a few more wickets would have put England deeper into a hole than expected.
India captain Rohit Sharma has scored 39 off 58 deliveries – an excellent feat with two boundaries also hitting. Ben Duckett is at the crease with him and both are showing good form by dealing in boundaries alongside Ben Stokes.
Kuldeep Yadav has picked up another wicket for Team India by dismissing Jonny Bairstow for a duck. Bairstow attempted to counterattack but became disorientated with Yadav’s spinning delivery; as such he played the shot on his pads which resulted in an on-field umpire signalling “LbW Out.”
On February 15, the final Test match in India’s five-match Test series will take place at Rajkot and will be broadcast live by Sports18 and Colors channels as well as JioCinema website and app. Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will form part of India’s team without Virat Kohli due to personal reasons; their board and management will respect his decision while looking forward to making amends during subsequent matches.
4. India vs England 4th Test
India completed their four-match series win against England with an exciting victory at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Saturday. Now the series will switch over to limited overs format with two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals scheduled in Gujarat, Vizag, and Himachal Pradesh respectively.
Indian spinners were dominant throughout this match, taking 10 wickets between them to put England under pressure and prevent them from opening a significant first-innings lead. R Ashwin returned to form during an exciting morning session by picking up three wickets while Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja were equally as effective.
Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel shared an important sixth-wicket partnership of 72 runs to guide India through their nerve-wracking chase of 120-6, losing four wickets along the way but ensuring India made it across with plenty of balls left over to spare.
Joe Root praised the efforts of India’s bowlers and wished them well ahead of the final Test at Dharamsala. He believes England will benefit greatly from this series and become stronger as a result.
Watch highlights from Day 4 of India vs England Test match in Ranchi. India’s nerve-wracking chase – their biggest on Indian soil in 12 years – was propelled by Shubman Gill and Dhruv Juerel, who continued their strong performance against English spinners to reach their target with just two overs to spare. India now enjoy an unassailable 3-1 lead in this five-match series; Dharamsala hosts its final Test from March 7-11 so subscribe now to Hotstar to stay tuned in.
5. India vs England 5th Test
India achieved a four-one series win against England on March 9 in Dharamsala. Kuldeep Yadav excelled with the ball while Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill each scored centuries, giving India an early first innings advantage.
Both teams have taken to the field to play out their national anthems as the stadium prepares to host the fifth and final Test match on the tour of South Africa, awaiting play to commence. This pitch promises more action-packed cricket with spinners expected to have an edge against pace bowlers.
England won the toss and elected to bat first, dealing India a heavy blow by not giving their in-form batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill much time on the bat post lunch session.
Indian bowlers started off strong with Hardik Pandya taking down Chris Jordan and Shivam Dube after both tried to play sloppy shots. Jasprit Bumrah then cleaned up the middle order by picking off Jos Buttler, Harry Brook and Moeen Ali with consecutive wickets to put their opponents back on their heels.
Liam Livingstone and Jofra Archer begin the fifth over for England as Axar Patel replaces Ravindra Jadeja as Axar delivers his fourth ball; Archer hits it for six before being run out – England are now at 104/6 after four overs with Indian spinners restricting English batsmen; Joe Root and Ben Stokes’ wickets come quickly, placing England in jeopardy of losing control.
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