A test match between India and England is being played in Birmingham. The India team has scored 338 runs for the loss of 7 wickets until the end of the first day game. Rishabh Pant scored a stormy century for India. While Ravindra Jadeja went undefeated in ’83. James Anderson and Matty Potts played brilliantly for England. Anderson took 3 wickets. While Potts took 2 wickets.
After losing the toss, opting to bat first, Team India scored 338 runs on the first day of the Birmingham test match. During this, the team started poorly. India lost 5 wickets with a score of 98 runs. But Rishabh Pant handled the innings while Ravindra Jadeja performed brilliantly. Pant marked a stormy century. He scored 146 runs on 111 balls. During this he hit 20 fours and 4 sixes.
Team India starter Shubman Gill came out after scoring just 17 runs. While Cheteshwar Pujara was fired after scoring 13 runs. Hanuma Vihari couldn’t do much either. He came out after scoring 20 runs on 53 balls. Former captain Virat Kohli was fired after scoring 11 runs. Shreyas Iyer was only able to score 15 runs on 11 balls with the help of 3 fours. Shardul Thakur was fired after scoring a run. Jadeja remained undefeated until the end of the day. He scored an undefeated 83 from 163 balls. During this he hit 10 fours. While Mohammed Shami remained undefeated without opening the account.
James Anderson played well for England. He took 4 maiden overs giving 52 runs in 19 overs and took 3 wickets in his name. While Matty Potts took 2 wickets for 85 runs in 17 overs. Ben Stokes and Joe Root also earned a wicket each.
