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Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
One of the most awaited series started on 4th August, 2021 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Joe Root –led team England is facing Virat Kohli-led team India in first match of 5-match Test series between England and India.
Team India seems to be prevailing over team England on the first day of the match.
England won the toss and took decision of batting first.
The start for not good for team England as opener, Rory Burns was out on a duck. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed him in the first over.
Dominic Sibley and Zak Crawley tried but both were not able to contribute much. They were able to score 18nand 27 runs respectively.
Captain Joe Root increased the hope of England team and smashed 64 runs in 108 balls with the help of 11 fours.
Jonny Bairstow gave contribution of 29 runs but Bairstow was dismissed by Mohammed Shami.
Lawrence and Jos Buttler both were out on duck. England kept on loosing wickets one after another.
Sam Curran kept on trying hard till the end but his efforts did not made England to score much. He was able to contribute 27 runs.
Robinson was the third player of England who was out on duck in this match.
Broad and James Anderson were also not able to score much. They smashed 4 and 1 runs respectively.
Jasprit Bumrah picked highest number of wickets for Indian team. He scalped 4 wickets and gave away 46 runs in 20.4 overs.
Mohammad Shami also shown excellent bowling skills and picked up 3 wickets, giving away 28 runs.
Team India had a good start with bat. Opener Rohit Sharma started with high level of energy.
Opener, KL Rahul got the golden opportunity in this match to play as opener with Rohit Sharma and he proved that he deserve it.
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Team England’s Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
It happened for the seventh time that both No. 6 & No.7 batsmen of England team were out on duck in the same Test innings.
It happened for the seventh time that all the players of England dismissed below 200 runs in the last eight innings of Test matches.
Team India’s Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
England was able to score only 183 runs and this is third-lowest total for an opponent of India on the day 1 of a tour outside Asia.
Joe Root’s Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
Joe Root became highest run-scorer of England team in international cricket surpassing Alastair Cook. He has completed his 15780 runs.
Sam Curran’s Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
In this match, Sam Curran completed his total of 1000 runs in international cricket.
Virat Kohli’s Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
Virat Kohli has played seventh Test match as captain in England and unluckily lost the toss in all the matches.
Mohammed Shami’s Important Stats and records made on day 1 of first Test between England and India
In this match, Mohammed Shami has completed his 34 Test wickets against England and it joint-highest wickets of Shami against any team.
