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1st TEST Updates: Gill, Jaiswal hit tons as India dominate

Fri, 20 June 2025

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23:09

India dominate Day 1 of Leeds Test

India 359-3 (85 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Carse to bowl his final over of the day. Gill seems to have shut shop as he defends watchfully, getting behind every delivery to keep it out.

However, the fifth ball moves away after initially coming with the angle to beat Gill on the outside edge.

The last ball again jags away late as Gill plays and misses again to end a superb over from Carse.

Woakes to bowl the final over of the first day. Pant doesn't care the match situation as he hacks the first ball from Woakes over square leg, clearing the fielder in the deep for a six.

He clips the third ball in the gap at square leg for two runs before he keeps out the rest of the over.

India's young batters dominated the opening day to steer them to 359/3 in 85 overs, scoring well above four runs per over.

Gill was magnificent with the bat, showing no nerves in his first Test as captain. He stroked an unbeaten 127 from 175 balls, with 16 fours and a six, to lead India's strong showing with the bat on Day 1.

Pant took the England bowlers to the cleaners in the final session, smashing 65 from 102 balls.

The duo took the game away from England, as they put on an unbroken stand of 138 from 199 balls for the fourth wicket to put India in the driver's seat.

The last session also went India's way as they scored 144 runs in 34 overs, while losing just one wicket.

22:53

Gill, Pant pile on the runs on Day 1

India 350-3 (82 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir to bowl his 20th over. He sends down a tidy over, giving away just a single each to the two batters.

Tongue continues as Gill and Pant pick a single each before the former makes room to slap the pacer through the off-side for a boundary.

Bashir rushes through his 21st over, conceding just a single to Pant.

India reach 331/3 in 80 overs, as England immediately take the second new ball.

Woakes back into the attack to bowl with the second new ball. Pant attempts a huge heave across the line but ends up mishitting the ball straight, beating the fielder at mid-on for a four.

That boundary takes Pant past the 50-run mark from 91 balls to help India continue the momentum.

Woakes bowls a beauty getting the length ball to jag away and beat Pant on the outside edge before he takes a single next ball.

Woakes oversteps to concede a no-ball as Pant inside edges the ball on the leg side.

Pant walks across his stumps and attempts to swat Woakes over the leg side but fails to connect. England are interested but there is no chance of leg before wicket or caught down the leg side as there is no review.

Brydon Carse back from the other end. He makes the mistake of giving the well-set Gill width who slashes it over the slips for a four and cuts the next past point for two runs.

Pant on the charge late on Day 1. He jumps down the track to swing Carse over midwicket for a boundary.

The last ball swings away as Pant looks to defend but the ball goes past the outside edge and flicks the thigh pad but anyways it is put down by the second slip fielder.

22:30

Shubman Gill celebrates after reaching his century.

India 322-3 (77 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir drifts down the pads as Pant misses the fine sweep but the ball goes off his pads for four leg byes to fine leg.

Pant slaps the fourth ball for one and Gill collects one from the next to keep the scoreboard moving along.

Tongue keeps bowling short as Gill pulls the first ball for a single and Pant misses the swing over fine leg off the short ball down the leg side.

Pant swats the next to square leg for one and Gill also does the same next ball for another run.

A quick short ball from Tongue as Pant gets hit on the gloves trying to pull for a single on the leg side.

22:18

Gill hits century; India go past 300

India 312-3 (75 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Gill throws his bat at a wide delivery from Tongue as he slaps it uppishly past point for a boundary.

The India skipper nearly perishes next ball. He taps Tongue straight to Stokes at mid-on and sets for a quick run but Pant says no straightaway.

Gill turns back in time halfway down and puts in the dive to make his crease. He picks a single next ball and Pant takes one off the last ball.

In the next over, Pant goes after spinner Bashir. He plays the lap sweep for a boundary before using his feet to loft the next ball straight down the ground for a six, to bring up India's 300, in the 74th over.

In the next over, Gill plays a glorious drive through the covers for a four to bring up his century in grand style from 140 balls.

Gill has made a dream start to his captaincy tenure, hitting a century in his first ever Test as the skipper.

He becomes the fourth Indian after Vijay Hazare (164 n.o vs England in Delhi, 1951), Sunil Gavaskar (116 vs New Zealand in Auckland, 1976) and Virat Kohli (115 vs Australia in Adelaide, 2014) to hit a century in his debut innings as the Test captain.

Overall, he is the 23rd player to score a century in his first ever innings as the Test captain and the fourth youngest.

Gill pulls the last ball and seems to have got it off the top edge but has enough power to clear the fine leg fence for a six.

22:05

Gill, Pant build India's total on Day 1

India 284-3 (72 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir continues after the drinks break. He keeps the runs down, giving away just a single from the 16th over in which he has conceded just 45 runs.

Pacer Tongue comes back for a new spell. Gill pulls the first ball to fine leg for a single and Pant misses the glance before taking one off his pads.

After that boundary of the second ball, Pant has shown great application to grind out the England bowlers and not take any undue risks.

A rare loose delivery from Bashir as he drops it halfway down and Pant makes most, pulling it through midwicket for a four.

He comes down the track and lofts Bashir down the ground but doesn't hit it cleanly. The ball falls well short of the fielder placed very straight at long-on just behind the bowler for a single.

Gill then survives a confident shout for leg before wicket as he misses the sweep against Bashir. Captain Stokes indicates that he got some glove which is why he didn't take the review.

Gill picks a single off the fifth ball through the covers and Pant defends the last ball.

21:49

Gill, Pant build India's total on Day 1

India 275-3 (69 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Woakes continues as Pant clips the first ball on the leg side for one. Gill takes a bye after wicketkeeper Smith fumbles before Woakes oversteps for another extra run.

In the next over, Pant slaps Bashir through the covers for two runs. He steps down the track next ball but is forced to defend after he fails to get to the pitch of the delivery.

Pant slaps the third ball to long-on for a single and Gill takes one off the next to take his score to 90.

Pant finally loses his patience as he swings Bashir across the line. He has miscued it but the ball falls away from Crawley running back from midwicket.

In the next over, Woakes beats Pant on the outside edge as he pushes away from the body. He again goes after a wide delivery and this time gets the edge which flies wide of the lone slip fielder for a four.

The next ball is full and swings in sharply as Pant leaves only to see it pass very close to the off-stump.

21:37

Gill, Pant take India past 250

Shubman Gill

India 262-3 (66 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Pant being cautious as he plays out a maiden over from spinner Bashir, who hasn't got much help on the first day but has still done well to keep one end tight.

Finally, Stokes gets a break as Woakes is back into the attack. He starts with a loosener sending down a short wide ball which Gill cuts past point for a boundary.

He clips the fourth ball to midwicket for a single before Pant takes one on the off-side.

Another 25 overs left in the day, even if England bowl around 20 overs before stumps and India can score around 60 runs from it, they would find themselves in a strong position at stumps.

300 would be a pretty good score on this pitch on this opening day and would see India set the tone for the rest of the game.

Bashir has bowled to his field and restricted the batters to ones and twos. Pant cuts the first ball for a single as Stokes fumbles before Gill punches the third ball behind point for two runs.

21:25

Gill, Pant take India past 250

India 252-3 (62 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir bowls another quiet over, giving away three singles in his 11th over, as India reach 242/3 in 60 overs.

Stokes is toiling hard with the ball, showing great commitment as he aims to pull back things with a wicket or two.

He produces a beauty to beat Gill on the outside edge as the ball moves away late to go past the outside edge.

Gill has been in control for most of his innings as he pulls the fifth ball for a single and Pant leaves the last ball.

In the next over, Gill breaks the shackles as he lofts Bashir with the spin over midwicket for a cracking boundary.

Stokes to bowl his 13th over. Pant pulls the first ball for a single before Gill plays a delicate glance off his pads for an easy boundary to get into the 80s and take India past 250, in the 63rd over.

The full delivery is driven off the front foot in some style by Gill but can't get it in the gap.

21:25

Gill, Pant take India past 250

India 252-3 (62 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir bowls another quiet over, giving away three singles in his 11th over, as India reach 242/3 in 60 overs.

Stokes is toiling hard with the ball, showing great commitment as he aims to pull back things with a wicket or two.

He produces a beauty to beat Gill on the outside edge as the ball moves away late to go past the outside edge.

Gill has been in control for most of his innings as he pulls the fifth ball for a single and Pant leaves the last ball.

In the next over, Gill breaks the shackles as he lofts Bashir with the spin over midwicket for a cracking boundary.

The full delivery is driven off the front foot in some style by Gill but can't get it in the gap.

21:07

Stokes strikes; Jaiswal out for 101

India 239-3 (59 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

The slower ball from Stokes nearly does the trick but Pant adjusts well to tap the full toss on the off-side for a single.

Gill continues to keep the scoreboard ticking along with a single on the leg side.

A quick bouncer from Stokes as Pant does well to sway out of the way.

Pant being very selective with his shot selection. The big shot will come out when least expected and for now he is content to take the singles as he taps Stokes to midwicket for one.

The Indian batters have done well to make England's bowlers earn every wicket. Bashir, to his credit, has been excellent with the ball and doing well within his limitations.

He has been quite good at holding one end up, giving away just 29 runs in his 10 overs, including three maiden overs.

A close shave as Pant leaves Stokes on length only to see the ball passing over the off-stump. That ball came in a long way but went over the stumps before the next moves away as the left-hander leaves it alone.

Gill glances the fifth ball for one before Pant keeps out the last ball.

20:53

Stokes strikes; Jaiswal out for 101

India 231-3 (56 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir tempting Pant with a few flighted deliveries but the left-hander is watchful against the spinner early on as he plays out a maiden over.

Stokes continues as Gill mishits the pull shot but it falls short of fine leg for a single.

Pant softly pushes the second ball in the gap at midwicket for one.

Gill in control of the pull shot as he hits the fourth ball along the ground to deep square leg for one and Pant keeps out the last two balls.

Bashir drifts on the pads as Gill works it off his pads through square leg for two runs and then defends the rest of the over.

England are using the spinner to hold one end up as they aim to pull back things by drying up the runs.

India are well-placed for a huge total as they reach 231/3 in 56 overs, scoring at above four per over.

Gill has looked in complete control on 67 from 88 balls, with nine fours.

20:41

Stokes strikes; Jaiswal out for 101

India 226-3 (53 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Can India continue to pile on the runs after tea? Or can England bounce back with a couple of wickets?

England start the third session with spinner Bashir, who conceded 19 runs in six overs in his first spell in the post-lunch session.

The first two balls are pitched up as Gill defends before he cuts the short wide ball behind point for a boundary to start the session in confident fashion.

He easily drives the fourth ball down to long-on for a single and Jaiswal takes one off the next.

Stokes makes the breakthrough immediately after the tea break with the crucial wicket of Jaiswal.

The left-hander, who stroked a fine 101 -- including 16 fours and a six in his 159-ball knock, is beaten by a cracking delivery from Stokes to be bowled.

The delivery initially came in with the angle from round the wicket before moving away late to go past the outside edge and crash into the stumps.

Rishabh Pant makes an early statement as he steps out and lofts the second ball he faces, from Stokes, straight down the ground for a four to get off the mark in grand style and taps the last ball for a single.

20:17

Jaiswal hits ton; India 215/2 at tea

Yashasvi Jaiswal

India 215-2 (51 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Stokes is back to bowl the final over of the session. Gill takes a single from the fifth ball before Jaiswal gets the edge which falls short of the second slip fielder, who ends up pushing the ball into the helmet behind the wicketkeeper for five penalty runs for India.

It has been a dominating performance by the Indians in the second session, as they reach 215/2 in 51 overs at the break.

India piled on the runs after lunch as they scored 123 runs from 25.2 overs at a run rate of 4.86.

Jaiswal soaks in applause from the fans as he walks back raising his bat. He has been excellent with the bat, scoring 100 from 154 balls, with 16 fours and a six, at a run rate of 78.38.

Shubman Gill showed no nerves of leading India for the first time -- stroking a fluent 58 from 74 balls, putting on an unbroken stand of 123 from 154 balls for the third wicket.

England's pacers bowled a lot of loose deliveries, they were either too full or ended up giving a lot of width as the two Indian batters cashed in.

20:05

Jaiswal hits century; India in control

India 209-2 (50 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Carse starts his new over with a short ball to Gill, who avoids it before he pulls the next and defends the third ball to midwicket.

Gill not holding back as he gets on top of the bounce to pull it towards midwicket.

It is all short balls from Carse as Gill easily deals with the last two balls.

Bashir looking to keep things tight from his end. He bowls four dots in a row to Jaiswal, who then picks a single off the fifth delivery and Gill leaves the last ball.

Jaiswal struggling with pain in his right elbow. He smashes the short wide delivery from Carse through point for a boundary to take his score into the 90s.

India race past 200, in the 49th over -- scoring at above four per over.

He is beaten next ball as he attempts to drive the full delivery which swings away.

Immediately he takes off the arm guard and gloves and is holding his elbow in pain as the physio comes out to attend.

After a few minutes of treatment, Jaiswal is fit to continue. No stopping his strokeplay as he plays another of his trademark cut shot, powering it past point for a boundary.

He plays another glorious drive off the front foot next ball, breaching the gap in the covers to perfection, for the third four of the over.

He taps the next ball into the covers for a quick single to race to his century from 144 balls -- in his first ever innings on English soil.

Jaiswal looks extremely delighted at completing the hundred. He hit a century in his first Test matches in the West Indies and Australia too.

19:42

Gill, Jaiswal hit 50s; India dominates

India 195-2 (45 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir does well to bowl a maiden over to Jaiswal, who is unable to find the gap off a couple of full deliveries.

Carse is back into the attack. Gill drives the first ball straight back down the ground for three runs to long-on and Jaiswal picks one off the next.

Beauty from Carse as the ball jags in sharply to beat Gill on the inside edge as the ball hits the top flap of the pads and goes through to the wicketkeeper.

He pulls the next ball past the fielder at square leg for a single. Jaiswal misses the glance off a short ball down the leg side to miss out on some runs.

In the next over, Gill rocks back to slap Bashir on the off-side for a single and Jaiswal lofts a flighted delivery back over the spinner's head for a boundary.

That four also raises the 100-run stand for the third wicket from 124 balls as India pile on the runs after lunch.

19:30

Gill, Jaiswal hit 50s; India in control

India 183-2 (43 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Tongue continues the short ball tactics but Gill confidently gets on top of the bouncer to pull it through midwicket for a four to bring up his fifty in grand style, from 56 balls.

A dream start for Gill on his captaincy debut as gets past the 50-mark for the first time in seven innings.

He plays a controlled pull shot off the next ball for a single before Jaiswal slashes the last ball to deep point for one.

19:27

Gill, Jaiswal hit 50s; India in control

India 177-2 (42 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

England introduce spin as Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack, to bowl the 40th over.

He starts with a back of length ball which spins across as Jaiswal rocks back to make most of the width and cut it behind point for a four.

Jaiswal hits the third ball to long-on for one before Gill leans forward to defend the flighted balls and picks one from the last ball.

Tongue bowls short to Gill, who pulls it for a single and Jaiswal gets into a tangle as he tries to fend the short ball bowled at his body.

England have fielders in place for the short ball tactics, with short leg, backward square leg and fine leg in place.

He fends the short ball into the off-side and wants a quick single but Gill not interested.

Short and wide from Tongue as Jaiswal slams it high over the point fence for a six.

In the next over, Gill looks to drive the flighted ball from Bashir but it goes off outside half behind point for a four.

He confidently keeps out the next few balls before taking a single off the last ball to retain strike.

19:15

Jaiswal hits fifty; India go past 150

India 159-2 (39 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Tongue starts his new over with a bouncer as Jaiswal is happy to duck under before he pushes the next on the off-side.

He ducks under another short ball before taking a single from the last ball of the over.

India well-placed on 159/2 in 39 overs, with Jaiswal on 67 from 112 balls and Gill on 40 from 44 balls. The duo have batted with fluency to put on 67 from 82 balls for the third wicket to give India the momentum.

India have scored at a brisk rate in the second session, putting on 67 runs in 13.2 overs at nearly five per over since the lunch interval.

19:07

Jaiswal hits fifty; India go past 150

India 158-2 (38 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Josh Tongue is back into the attack. Jaiswal is on strike. A low full-toss on middle-stump and the left-hander comes forward and flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

A dot later, he guides a short of a length delivery to third man and gets off the strike.

Gill plays out two dots before he rocks back and pulls a shortish delivery to fine-leg for a single.

Four runs come off the over.

Woakes continues from the other end. Starts off with a short of a length delivery which Gill defends confidently.

Four more dots later, Gill shows his class, gets into his front foot and drives the half-volley straight down the ground for four runs.

Four runs come off the over.

Gill has so far played a chanceless knock.

Tongue continues and varies his length brilliantly. After four dot balls, Jaiswal nudges a shortish delivery to mid-wicket and brings up his fifty.

He has started the series on a high.

Gill then punches a shortish delivery to the vacant area in the backward point region for a couple. Three come off the over.

Woakes continues and Jaiswal defends one to backward point and picks up a single.

Gill then smashes a half-volley outside off four a boundary. After a dot, he picks up a brace through the covers.

Jaiswal picking up the pace as he goes after Woakes. The wide half-volley is drilled through the covers for a four and two balls later he rocks back to cut the short ball past point for another boundary as India go past 150, in the 38th over.

Woakes from round the wicket again gives width as Jaiswal again cuts it behind point for the third four of the over -- and the 25th of the Indian innings.

19:00

Jaiswal, Gill take India past 100

India 124-2 (32 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Jaiswal beaten by the swing as Woakes gets the ball to dart into Jaiswal, who is struck on the pads but the leg before shout is rejected as it is clearly going down.

If it had pitched slightly on the right, then Jaiswal would have found himself in trouble.

He hits the next through the covers for two runs as India reach 107/2 in 30 overs.

Slightly short and wide from Carse as Gill easily pushes it into the covers for an easy single.

Jaiswal again having trouble with the inswinger as he is hit on the pads after missing the flick. England's pacers will be looking to get the line right and catch Jaiswal in front.

Carse bowls a good yorker on the stumps as Jaiswal digs it out but the pacer has overstepped for a no-ball.

He oversteps again as Jaiswal gets a single and Gill picks a single to midwicket.

In the next over, Gill hangs his bat out against Woakes but he has played it with soft hands which ensures the ball stays low and goes past the fourth slip for a four.

He misses the clip off an inswinging delivery but the confident shout for leg before is turned down by umpire Paul Reiffel and England don't take the review.

Some positive intent from Gill as he uses his feet to get to the pitch and drive Woakes straight down the ground for a four.

He flicks the next ball in the gap through midwicket for the third four of the over to race to 26 from 25 balls.

18:25

Jaiswal, Gill take India past 100

India 105-2 (29 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

It has gone overcast at Headingley as Woakes comes back into the attack, in place of Stokes.

He looks to bowl in the channel around the off-stump as Gill defends cautiously, playing out a maiden over with minimum fuss.

In the next over, Jaiswal taps Carse on the off-side for a quick single. Gill slaps the pacer in the gap through the covers for two runs to take India past 100, in the 29th over.

He squeezes out a wide yorker past the fielder at point and the ball has enough legs to go past the ropes for a four.

18:16

Sudharsan out for duck; India 2 down

India 98-2 (27 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Play resumes after the lunch break with Shubman Gill taking strike for the first time as India captain in Tests.

Gill offers no shot to the first ball he faces, from Stokes, before he taps the last ball of the over into the covers for a single to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse from the other end. Gill watchfully blocks the first three balls before he risks a quick single to midwicket. He is lucky that Ollie Pope misses the direct hit and the ball goes through for five overthrows.

England making their plans clear of bowling short at the body to Jaiswal, as they have a fielder at leg slip.

The last ball is full and slanted across as Jaiswal plays a loose shot, looking for the ambitious cover drive, but is beaten on the outside edge.

17:37

India 92/2 at lunch on Day 1

India 92-2 (25.4 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Two wickets in six balls to end the first session as England fought back after India's good start in the morning session.

Rahul played a solid knock of 42, before he was caught behind off Carse.

Debutant Sudharsan perished for a four-ball duck when he fell into the leg side trap by Stokes, attempting the glance only to be caught down the leg side by wicketkeeper Smith.

England will take a lot of confidence from that two-wicket burst as it has given them an opening. India will need another solid partnership after lunch to get back on track.

Rahul put on 91 from 151 balls for the opening wicket with Jaiswal, who was unbeaten on 42.

17:31

India 92/2 at lunch on Day 1

India 92-2 (25.4 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Two appeals in three balls against Sudharsan. In the next over off Stokes, he misses the glance off the full delivery down the leg side. The ball has gone off the pads as England go up in appeal for catch down the leg side to put pressure on the debutant.

However, he falls for a duck off the next ball. Stokes' ploy of bowling down the leg side does the trick as Sudharsan plays the glance but is caught down the leg side by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith for a duck.

Sudharsan walks back for a duck in his first innings in Test cricket as India are reduced to 92/2 in 25.4 overs at lunch on Day 1.

17:27

Rahul out for 42; India lose 1st wicket

India 91-1 (25 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

With lunch around 15 minutes away, England will be desperate for a breakthrough.

The Indian openers have grown in confidence and played some cracking shots. Jaiswal plays a thumping cover drive off a full ball from Stokes for a four.

He cuts the next ball but can't get it past point before he misses the clip off his pads.

Carse ends England's frustration with the wicket of Rahul close to the lunch interval. He goes after a full delivery, looking for another cover drive, but this time he gets the edge and Root takes a well-judged catch at first slip with the reverse cup.

Rahul walks back after scoring 42, with eight fours, having put on 91 runs for the first wicket with Jaiswal to lay a good platform for the Indians.

Debutant Sai Sudharsan defends his first ball in Test cricket off the front foot, as Carse is interested in LBW as he believes it was pad first but nothing from the umpire.

17:16

India in control after good start

India 87-0 (23 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Carse comes back into the attack, for his second spell. Jaiswal misses out on some runs as he mistimes the full toss to mid-off. The next ball is again a full toss as Jaiswal drives it through the covers for a four.

Poor bowling from Carse as he drifts down the leg side and Jaiswal misses the glance but the ball goes fine off his pads for four leg byes.

He taps the fourth ball for a single and Rahul keeps out the last two balls.

The runs are flowing nicely for the Indians. Rahul plays another handsome drive through the covers off a full delivery from Stokes for a boundary.

India have got some momentum, with 24 coming from the last three overs, including four boundaries.

Carse bowls a beauty to beat Jaiswal on the outside edge as the left-hander looks to defend. He is beaten again, perhaps for the fourth time, attempting to cut the pacer.

He then gets bat on ball, cutting it on the bounce as Ollie Pope makes a diving stop, to keep it down to three runs.

Rahul plays a glorious drive off a full wide delivery perfectly in the gap at covers for a four to take his score into the 40s.

17:06

India in control after good start

K L Rahul

India 68-0 (20 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Tongue has got Jaiswal into some problems with the short ball angled into him, as the left-hander has been struck on thigh pads a couple of times.

Jaiswal won't let the pacers trouble him with the short balls as he has attempted the ramp or the cut shots, without any success so far.

Jaiswal inside edges Tongue for a single and Rahul plays a controlled pull shot to deep square leg for one.

Tongue also oversteps for another extra run to India as Jaiswal ducks under a short ball this time.

In the next over, Rahul slashes the full outswinger from Stokes off the outside half over the slips for a four and again gets a thick outside edge next ball for another boundary.

Rahul pulls the fourth ball along the ground through square leg for one and Jaiswal pushes the last ball to midwicket for another single, to get 10 from the over.

India in control after a good start to reach 68 for no loss in 20 overs, with Jaiswal on 31 and Rahul on 34.

17:01

Jaiswal, Rahul take India past 50

India 55-0 (18 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Jaiswal nudges Tongue on the leg side for one and Rahul pushes the next off his pads for another run.

Jaiswal is beaten for the third time trying the cut shot off Tongue. He plays another loose shot next ball, trying to ramp the short ball from the pacer over the slips.

He then misses out on some easy runs as he fails to connect with the glance last ball, which is down the leg side.

The decision to bowl first hasn't worked out so far for England, but the ball is still doing quite a bit and they will believe the breakthrough is not far away.

Stokes again oversteps for another no-ball in his second over, which is watchfully kept out by Rahul.

16:45

Jaiswal, Rahul take India past 50

Yashasvi Jaiswal with K L Rahul

India 52-0 (16 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Jaiswal taps Tongue on the off-side and picks up a quick single. Rahul again severe on anything loose, as he drills the overpitched straight back past the bowler for a four.

The pacer makes the mistake of again bowling it too full as Rahul plays another beautifully-timed straight drive for three runs to take India past the 50-run mark.

England are desperate for a breakthrough as captain Ben Stokes comes into the attack, to bowl the 16th over.

The first ball is on the mark, the length ball swinging away as Rahul is squared up but does well to leave it late.

Stokes oversteps to concede a no-ball before he nearly gets the first wicket. Rahul plays a loose shot, going after a full delivery moving away but is beaten as it narrowly misses the outside edge.

Rahul learns from his mistake as he offers no shot to the next two balls, to end a good first over from the England skipper.

16:38

Jaiswal, Rahul keep England at bay

India 44-0 (14 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rahul plays another gorgeous cover drive off an overpitched delivery from Woakes for a boundary.

India have been very good with making most of the loose deliveries, especially Jaiswal. Rahul has looked to leave as much as possible, but he has also played some glorious drive through the covers.

Whenever England's pacers have erred with their length, they have been made to pay for the lapse.

India are 44/0 in 14 overs in the first hour. Jaiswal has stroked 27 from 44 balls, while Rahul has looked solid on 16 from 40 balls.

16:29

Rahul, Jaiswal give India good start

K L Rahul

India 40-0 (13 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

First bowling change for England as seamer Josh Tongue replaces Woakes. He starts with a full toss but Rahul can't make most as he pushes it gently to mid-off.

Rahul misses the clip but the ball goes off his pads for a leg bye before he is beaten again trying to slash the pacer through point.

Tongue makes the mistake of bowling an overpitched delivery as Jaiswal plays a cracking straight drive past the non-striker for a four.

He connects with the cut shot but can't get it past the fielder at point.

Change of ends for Woakes as he takes over from Carse. The first ball is right in the slot, full and wide, as Rahul plays a handsome drive through the covers for a four.

He is happy to leave most of the deliveries wide of the stumps, not wanting to play away from the body.

Tongue gets the ball to swing quite a lot as the full delivery strikes Jaiswal on the pads, who is beaten all ends up.

There is a huge appeal for leg before wicket which is turned down before England take the review. It is a poor review as the ball had pitched outside the leg stump and the decision stays.

Jaiswal ends the over in grand style with another thumping straight drive past mid-off for a four to take his score to 27, with six fours.

16:20

Rahul, Jaiswal give India good start

India 27-0 (10 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rahul clips Carse off his pads for a single. Jaiswal nearly gets the edge as he rocks back to cut the pacer past point but is beaten by some extra bounce.

The last ball strikes Jaiswal on the ribs as it bounces sharply. He looks some pain as he missed the ball trying to fend the ball away on the off-side.

India's openers have done exceedingly well in the first hour as they reach 27 for no loss in 10 overs.

Jaiswal has looked to bat positively to score 19 from 35 balls, while Rahul has made eight.

16:11

Rahul, Jaiswal give India good start

India 26-0 (9 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

This has been a good start by India, not losing a wicket in the first six overs, while scoring at nearly four per over.

Rahul gets it off the inside half but the ball goes through midwicket for two runs followed by a single.

After a couple of outswingers, Woakes surprises Jaiswal with the inswinger which strikes him on the pads but again the ball is doing too much.

In the next over, Carse bowls a ripper! The length ball moves away sharply to beat Rahul on the outside edge as he pokes.

The ball is doing a bit more than at the start as is the case in England normally, says Nasser Hussain on commentary.

Rahul pushes the pacer into the off-side and comes up with a sharp leave last ball as Carse again gets it to swing away at good pace.

Woakes to bowl his fifth over. Jaiswal leaves the first ball which is not close to the stumps before he plays and misses two balls later -- beaten on the outside edge.

Jaiswal uses his feet to push Woakes on the leg side as he looks to disrupt before keeping out the last two balls.

15:57

India off to a good start in Leeds

India 23-0 (6 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Woakes continues as Jaiswal keeps out the first three balls before he drives the fourth ball into the off-side for one.

Rahul defends the fifth ball followed by a leave off the last ball.

Carse to bowl his third over as Jaiswal throws his bat at a full wide delivery moving away getting a thick outside edge which flies past gully for a boundary.

Two balls later, Jaiswal is in control of the shot as he guides the pacer past the slips for another four.

The last ball swings into Jaiswal, who misses the flick and is struck on the pads but it is clearly going down.

15:50

India off to a watchful start in Leeds

India 14-0 (4 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Jaiswal looks to use his feet against Woakes but the ball swings into him and strikes him on the thigh pads.

Jaiswal drives the fourth ball into the wide gap at covers but the timing is not that great as it gets him for a couple of runs.

The next ball is pitched up right as Jaiswal gets a good stride forward to drive it past mid-off for a boundary and leaves the last ball.

In the next over, Rahul gets a thick outside edge as he attempts to drive Carse through the off-side but again the ball flies wide of gully for a four to get the right-hander off the mark.

He leaves the next two balls followed by an incoming delivery which strikes him on the thigh pads before he keeps out the last two balls.

15:39

England opt to bowl; Sudharsan debuts

Yashasvi Jaiswal

India 4-0 (2 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Yashasvi Jaiswal and K L Rahul walk out to open the batting for India, while the experienced Chris Woakes will open the bowling for England, with four fielders in the slips.

The last six Test matches at Headingley have been won by the team bowling first.

The first ball is pitched up as Jaiswal watchfully blocks right under his eyes with a straight bat.

The next ball is slanted across as Jaiswal leaves the does the same next two balls.

Woakes gets the length delivery to go across as Jaiswal again is able to easily leave.

He gets a thick outside edge last ball as he pushes forward to defend with the ball flying wide of gully for a four to get India off the mark.

Brydon Carse takes the new ball from the other end. The first ball is full as Rahul blocks it watchfully and pushes the next on the off-side.

Rahul clips the third ball softly off his pads on the leg side but no run followed by a leave as Carse pitches it up and gets some away movement.

The fifth ball swings away but wide of the stumps as Rahul lifts his bat and lets it go and does the same last ball.

15:11

England opt to bowl; Sudharsan debuts

Sai Sudharsan

India have included three specialist pacers in Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, while Shardul Thakur is the seam bowling all-rounder and Ravindra Jadeja the spun all-rounder.

Sai Sudharsan makes his Test debut, while Karun Nair is back in the Test team after a long gap of eight years.

England have gone in with Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue as their frontline pacers along with Ben Stokes as the all-rounder and Shoaib Bashir as the lone spinner.

Check out the playing XIs:

England: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (w/k), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, K L Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

15:04

Karun and Thakur included in playing XI

England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first Test at Leeds on Friday.

"Hopefully we can use the early conditions and get something out of this pitch," says Stokes at the toss.

Shubman Gill reveals that Sai Sudarshan makes his debut, with Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur included in the playing XI.

"We would have bowled first as well. It's going to do something in the first session then will get good for batting," says Gill.

14:50

Sai Sudharsan handed his Test cap

Sai Sudharsan

Tamil Nadu's young batting star Sai Sudharsan will make his Test debut in the series opener at Leeds.

He was handed his India Test cap at the team huddle on a bright sunny morning at Headingley Stadium, ahead of the toss.

Sudharsan will become India's 317th Test player and is set to bat at No 3 with captain Shubman Gill moving to No 4 -- left vacant by Virat Kohli's retirement.

Veterans Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur are also likely to make a comeback to the Test team.

14:42

Why England are the big favourites

India have 'lost a lot of experience' with the recent retirements of stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and are going to struggle in the seaming conditions of England, said legends Matthew Hayden and Graeme Smith.

India will be led by Shubman Gill in the five-match Test series, which is starting at Headingley from Friday, and the touring party's batting line-up will be thin on experience with both Kohli and Rohit announcing their retirements from the format last month.

"I feel India are really going to struggle. Shubman Gill is a young captain coming to this hostile environment, seaming conditions, bouncing conditions. It's going to be a real challenge, it's actually absolutely the litmus test as a touring team," Hayden told the ICC.

"Generally touring teams come here and it is polar opposite conditions to what you are used to as fundamentally as a player, be it young or old. So lots of adjustments, so I predict that England, let me tell you, are a going to have a pretty good party at the end of that series," the former Australia opener said.

Weighing with his prediction for the blockbuster series, former South Africa captain Smith feels the peerless Jasprit Bumrah will be overburdened in conditions too familiar to England.

"England at home, they really do play well at home. They understand the conditions and get the best out of it. I think it's going to be a challenge for Shubman and his team, lost a lot of experience, got to come here and that pressure shifts onto different people..." Smith said.

"I think Bumrah is going to carry a huge amount of the bowling attack. So I think England will have the better of India in these conditions," he added.

Besides Kohli and Rohit, there will also be no R Aswhin, who called it quits after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane last December.

14:40

Will weather affect Leeds Test?

As India and England gear up for the first Test at Headingley in Leeds on June 20, all eyes won't just be on the players, but on the sky.

With scorching sunshine set to open the match and rain looming from Day 2, the famously fickle English weather could end up being the biggest game-changer in this much-anticipated five Test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.

In an unusual twist for Yorkshire in June, Day 1 is forecast to be hot, dry, and sunny, with temperatures touching 30C, light winds, and only a 4 per cent chance of rain, according to BBC Weather.

These subcontinental-like conditions could tilt early advantage towards the batters, a tempting scenario for Captain Shubman Gill, who might break from Headingley tradition and choose to bat first.

Historically, captains have preferred to bowl at this venue to exploit early movement, but such conditions may demand a rethink.

From Day 2 onward, conditions are expected to change dramatically. AccuWeather forecasts indicate overcast skies and thundery showers, particularly during the morning sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

This could drastically favour seam bowlers, with moisture-laden air aiding swing and movement off the pitch.

While light evening showers are expected on Days 3 and 4, potentially leaving the outfield damp for the next day's play.

Only Day 5 is projected to be as clear as the opener, setting the stage for a weather-influenced, see-saw battle.

14:26

New-look India face Bazball firestorm

Hello and welcome to the updates of the first Test between India and England.

A new captain, a fiery coach, and a mix of rising stars and old warhorses - India enter a bold new era as they lock horns with England in the five-Test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, starting Friday at Headingley.

Over the next 45 days, two combustible sides will battle not just for supremacy, but for identity.

Only three Indian teams - in 1971, 1986, and 2007 - have won a Test series in England in the last 90 years. The absence of stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma leaves the Indian batting lighter on experience, and for 25-year-old Shubman Gill, this series is a trial by fire - his first as Test captain, against a team rewriting red-ball cricket with the Bazball revolution.

The conditions could complicate Englands free-flowing approach. Leeds is expected to touch 29C on the opening day, with an 8mm grass-top pitch that may favour bowlers early. Both top orders will be under pressure - and whichever side blinks first could end up playing catch-up.

England hold the edge in batting experience, with Joe Roots 13,000-plus Test runs anchoring the middle order. India, meanwhile, will look to KL Rahul for stability, but their true weapon is Jasprit Bumrah - whose presence, even for three Tests, could tip the scales.

This may be Indias best chance to rattle England at home. With no James Anderson or Stuart Broad, the hosts' bowling lacks the bite of years past. Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir, and Ben Stokes form a decent attack - but one India will quietly fancy its chances against.

New head coach Gautam Gambhir faces tricky selection calls. Should B Sai Sudharsan be handed a debut? Will seam-bowling all-rounders Nitish Reddy and Shardul Thakur offer the right balance? And in the spin department, does Kuldeep Yadavs x-factor outweigh Ravindra Jadejas batting reliability?

In the pace unit, India must choose wisely between Arshdeep Singhs left-arm swing, Prasidh Krishnas pace, and Akash Deeps discipline to support Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

England have shown their hand with an XI that places faith in batting depth Woakes at No. 8 suggests they want runs all the way down. Hes scored a Test century against India before, but much will depend on how openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett handle Bumrah and Siraj under the Leeds sun.

Ollie Pope, undone by Bumrah in the past, returns under pressure, with the talented Jacob Bethell lurking in the background.

Ultimately, the series may pivot on a single matchup: Joe Root versus Jasprit Bumrah. If Indias pace ace wins that duel, it could set the tone not just for the series, but for a new chapter in Indian Test cricket.

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