The game of the first day of Ranchi Test is over. At the end of the first day’s play, England had 302 runs for 7 wickets. Joe Root did not return after scoring 106 runs. Ollie Robinson, on the other hand, is at the gate after 31 runs. Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat. England openers Ben Duckett and Jack Crowley added 47 runs for the first wicket, but after that the England batsmen continued to turn towards the pavilion.
England’s top three batsmen returned to the pavilion for 57 runs. After that, Jonny Bairstow definitely bowled some good shots but kept running on Ravi Ashwin’s ball. The English batsmen kept returning to the pavilion at regular intervals. But Joe Root held on. Apart from Ben Fox, Joe Root formed useful partnerships with lower order batsmen and led the side to post a respectable score.
Opener Jack Crowley scored 42 runs for England. At the same time, Ben Duckett continued after scoring 11 runs. Ollie Pope was unable to open his account. While Jonny Bairstow scored 38 runs. England captain Ben Stokes fell victim to Ravindra Jadeja after scoring three runs. Ben Fox played a good innings of 47 runs. Tom Hartley scored 13 runs.
Talking about Indian bowlers, Akash Deep showed excellent bowling in his debut Test. Akash Deep made England’s three best batsmen his victims. Mohammad Siraj scored 2 successes. Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja scored 1 each. Kuldeep Yadav, on the other hand, failed to take wickets.