New Delhi: The Indian cricket team, after dismissing the English team cheaply on day 1, have taken a mammoth lead of 190 runs, thanks to half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India, who came out to bat from 421 for seven on day 3, were dismissed after adding only 15 more runs, as Joe Root and Rehan Ahmed shared the remaining wickets by bowling on tight lines and not allowing Indian batters to open their hand.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia post 436 on the board, securing a 1⃣9⃣0⃣-run lead.
8⃣7⃣ for @imjadeja
8⃣6⃣ for @klrahul
8⃣0⃣ for @ybj_19Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E#INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/cVzCnmMF5h
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 27, 2024
However, with the pitch turning enormously and the bounce almost gone, India can finish the game on day 3 itself if the English batters fail to adapt to the conditions quickly.
First Innings Summary
England, after winning the toss, came out to bat first and got themselves to flyer thanks to their opening pair of Zak Crawly and Ben Duckett.
However, India made a quick comeback with regular wickets to finish off the English Innings on 246, but not before English skipper Ben Stokes’ brilliant 70 off 88 innings.
B. O. O. M 🎯
Absolute Cracker ⚡️ ⚡️@Jaspritbumrah93 🤝 Timber Strike
Relive that wicket 🎥 🔽
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2024
Indian spinners led the charge as they took eighth out of the ten English wickets.
India also started their innings brilliantly, with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (80) and Rohit Sharma (24), adding 80 runs for the first wicket.
The men in blue then were able to take a huge 190-run lead, thanks to Ravindra Jadeja (87), KL Rahul (86) and Axar Patel (44), playing brilliant knocks.
Watch out for that trademark sword celebration 😎
Ravindra Jadeja at his best 🙌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2024
England also followed the spin to win formula as nine out of the ten wickets picked by the spinners, while one was run-out.
Netizens react
As soon as the Indian innings was finished, netizens on X (Formerly known as Twitter), started to flood in the social media platform with their reactions, effectively starting a meme fest.
Check out their reaction below:
Joe Root in Test Cricket Match 😅#INDvsENG #JoeRoot #Bazball pic.twitter.com/qmdKvaQzBR
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) January 27, 2024
Ravindra Jadeja bowled 18 overs and picked 3 wickets in the first inning. Came out to bat and scored 87 runs in 180 balls.
Talk about fitness. Impeccable. 👏💥❤️🔥#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/URoUe3wr0j— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) January 27, 2024
Jaddu’s 50 and sword celebration! That’s a crowd puller! #INDvsENG #Jadeja pic.twitter.com/SniJRGOVG7
— Kartik Kannan (@kartik_kannan) January 26, 2024
Joe Root 🐄 #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/Ou0dLQsEl8
— Jahazi (@Oye_Jahazi) January 27, 2024
Ashwin & Jadeja destroyed #Bazball with the ball, Now Ravinder Jadeja, great knock with the bat. Well played Sir Jadeja the #Fighter 🫡..#INDvsENG #RavindraJadeja #Jaddu #Ashwin #SirJadeja #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/G8Yya5U5hH
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) January 27, 2024
Meanwhile Joe Root son in future about his father 😄 #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/uuUPoa3pE1
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) January 27, 2024
Dinesh Karthik said,
“The word ‘All rounder’ was designed for players like Ravindra Jadeja”. [Cricbuzz]#INDvsENG | #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/1A7DuFtNrP
— Don Cricket 🏏 (@doncricket_) January 27, 2024
