Day 1 of IND vs ENG Dharamsala Proof It truly belonged to India. They defeated England for a paltry 218 and ended the day in a strong position at 135/1. They will resume Day 2 with a deficit of just 83 runs.
The Indian bowlers set up the game for the batsmen to follow. Kuldeep Yadav got his fourth fifer in Test cricket. He took 5/72 and Ravichandran Ashwin took 4/51 in his 100th Test match. Ravindra Jadeja took the key wicket from Joe Root.
All the wickets went to the spinners but both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj caused enough discomfort to the England batsmen with their opening burst on a decent Dharamshala track.
As always, England’s first matches added a stand of over 50 people. Ollie Pope’s wicket on the stroke of lunch opened the floodgates for England. Pope was dismissed in England’s 26th innings. England’s middle order barely contributed as the rest of England’s batsmen were bowled out in another 26 overs.
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The inability of the English batsmen to handle pressure and their inability to play with top-class spin was evident. Joe Root and Ben Stokes, even with their experience playing in Indian conditions, had no answers for the Indian spin trio. Most of them failed to time the length and spin of the deliveries and especially struggled against Kuldeep.
After eliminating England cheaply, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal started positively. They added an opening stand of 104 runs and both batsmen achieved their respective benchmarks. Rohit crossed 1000 Tests as captain, while Jaiswal crossed 1000 Tests.
He now also has over 700 runs in the series and is only the second batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to score over 700 runs in a Test series. Gavaskar did it twice. The left-hander also surpassed Virat Kohli’s tally of 655 against England in 2016. Overall, it was a good day of Test cricket for the Indian team and the Indian fans at the scenic setting of the Dharamsala Stadium.
Now they will have to capitalize with the bat on Day 2 after finishing the day on top. England’s bowlers had their moments and finally it was Shoaib Bashir who broke through and stumped Jaiswal.
IND vs ENG Day 2 Weather Report and Dharamsala Test Launch Report, 2024
In Dharamsala it rained a lot in the last few days before the second test. However, on day 1 there was bright sunshine all day. The sun continued to shine throughout the day providing warmth to the players against the backdrop of the hills. The temperature in the morning will be around 11 degrees with good quality sunlight according to Accuweather. The temperature is expected to remain around 11 degrees throughout the afternoon. Weather conditions will improve in the afternoon and will be around 9 degrees.
Speaking of the course, if anything, it will only get better as the day progresses. If the hitters can play during the first hour, the ball is expected to do more things like it did on the first day. the batsmen will have enough time to capitalize during the remaining day. Spin will come into play possibly after the first hour. Therefore, England’s spinners will have to bowl a lot on Day 2.
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