PAYTM TEST SERIES - IND Vs ENG
Third Test - Pink Ball Test
Venue - #MoteraCricketStadium
Day-1 Review
A big day, the most awaited one - as #PinkBallTest commenced at an iconic,mesmerizing & spellbinding stadium - the largest stadium 🏟 of the world. Now, known as #narendramodistadium" inaugurated by our honorable president- "Mr. Ram Nathan Kovind".
DISAPPOINTING SHOW OF TEAM ENGLAND
Visitors won an all important toss & opted to bat first, but messed it completely. It was a poor show by the visitors. It was only "Crawley", who inspired. Especially the wickets of Joe Root & Ben Stokes was very disappointing. Even the inclusion of Johny Bairstow couldn't provide any support. In a nutshell, it was an extremely disappointing show by team england.
INDIAN SPINNERS DOMINATE - AKSHAR SHINES
The day began with a shocker,when speedster #ishantsharma playing his 100th test strikes, in his second over only & took the wicket of "Dom Sibley". Then it was a sheer dominance of indian spinners. They were all over england. Especially, the local hero #AxarPatel who ran through the english side & picked six wickets in his second test only. On the other hand, the spin maestro #Ashwin took three wickets & now at a striking distance from magical figure of 400.
ROHIT SHARMA - THE IMPACT PLAYER
The sublime form of #rohitsharma(57*) continues, as he scored yet another half century, a crucial one in challenging situations. When team india came to bat, it was a twilight time. Not a very encouraging time to bat & furthermore the mystery of #pinkball prevails. In such testing & challenging times, our hitman stood strong & shown his class - whether it was application with the bat, shot selection, timing - this mumbaikar played like a champion. His key performance with the bat helped team india to dominate the match from day one.
JINX OF JACK FOR VIRAT KOHLI
Towards the end of the play, there was a twist. This time it's "Virat Kohli", who yet again foxed by Jack Leach, second time in this series. It seems, Jack is Jinx for indian skipper.
FINAL VERDICT OF DAY
The day belongs to spinners. They dominated & decimated. Ball has dominated the bat & it looks like, that's going to be a story. On the very first day 13 wickets fell & importantly 11 of them by spinners. More than anyone, on this day "Pink Ball" made the headlines.Perhaps, we're heading to a three day finish. Advantage - TeamIndia !!
SCORE-BOARD
ENG - 112/10 (48.4 Overs)
IND - 99/03 (33.0 Overs)
Review By :- Saksham
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