Sudharsan shines with maiden fifty but doubts over Rishabh Pant’s further part

The fourth Check of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 is underway at Outdated Trafford, Manchester, with England main the five-match sequence 2-1. England captain Ben Stokes received the toss and opted to bowl first. India made three modifications to their taking part in XI bringing within the likes of Anshul Kamboj, Sai Sudharsan, and Shardul Thakur over Akash Deep, Karun Nair, and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

India made a gentle begin, scoring 25 runs within the first seven overs. Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal weathered the early motion beneath overcast situations, surviving just a few shut moments however dealing with the session with composure. Rahul reached a milestone, turning into solely the fifth Indian batter to attain 1,000 Check runs in England. The pair additionally grew to become the primary abroad opening duo previously decade to stay unbeaten by means of the primary session on Day 1 in England. India went to Lunch at 78/0.

After the primary session, the breakthrough got here when Rahul fell for 46, edging Chris Woakes to Zak Crawley at third slip. Jaiswal bought his rhythm, registering his twelfth Check half-century, additionally his eighth in opposition to England in simply 16 innings. Nonetheless, he was quickly dismissed for 58, caught by Harry Brook at slip off Liam Dawson, who was taking part in his first sport in eight years.

Batting at 3, Sudharsan bought a reprieve when Jamie Smith dropped a catch, whereas Indian captain Shubman Gill couldn’t make an influence, falling to Ben Stokes for 12, the third time he has been dismissed with out providing a shot. At Tea, India stood at 149 for the lack of three males.

Pant carted off to medical facility

After Tea, Rishabh Pant and Sudharsan put collectively a fluent 50-run partnership in simply 11.3 overs, serving to stabilize India’s innings. Throughout this era, Pant additionally grew to become the second-highest six-hitter for India in Check cricket, surpassing Rohit Sharma with 89 sixes, only one in need of Virender Sehwag’s 90.

Nonetheless, Pant’s innings was lower quick when he tried a reverse sweep off Woakes, solely to under-edge the ball onto his foot. He gave the impression to be in discomfort and needed to retire harm. The wicketkeeper-batter couldn’t even stroll off the bottom, and a cart got here on the sector to take him away. Ravindra Jadeja then put his steps onto the crease, changing the star stumper-batter, whose additional participation within the Check or the sequence seems extremely uncertain.

Sudharsan continued his stable innings, citing his maiden Check half-century in 134 balls. He grew to become the primary Indian No. 3 batter to attain 50 or extra in a Check since Gill’s 90 in opposition to New Zealand. His innings ended on 67 after falling to Stokes, the third time the England skipper has dismissed him within the sequence.

With fading mild bringing an early finish to the day, India closed Day 1 on 264 for 4, with Ravindra Jadeja (19*) and Shardul Thakur (19*) unbeaten on the crease.

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