Updates: Ishant strikes; England lose 1st wicket

February 24, 2021 14:49

England 2-1 (2.3 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

England's Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley walk out to open their innings. Ishant Sharma to bowl the first over for India. Starts with a dot ball and then a short delivery. Crawley leaves it, and keeper Rishabh Pant is surprised by the sudden bounce. Crawley blocks the next and doesn't offer a shot to the other. He taps the last delivery of the first over. Maiden for Ishant!

Bumrah comes from the other end. His first Test at his home stadium. Pitches outside off and Sibley leaves it. Doesn't offer shot to the next delivery too. Bumrah is getting a lot of movement and now the ball is coming closer to the stumps. No runs from the bat yet. Maiden over for Bumrah too.

Ishant continues, starts with two dot balls. Hit Crawley on the pads, no ball called and a lebgbye. Sibley on strikes and Ishant Sharma gets him! Edge and Rohit Sharma makes no mistake in dismissing Sibley for a duck.

What a way to start in his 100th Test match!

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