Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj took a sensational catch to get rid of England opener Zak Crawley in the 1st innings of the IND vs ENG 1st Test in Hyderabad. Crawley was the third England batsman to depart in the first session of the day’s play as the visitors batted first. Siraj managed to hold on to a catch at mid-off as Ashwin grabbed his second wicket of the match.
IND vs ENG: Hometown hero Siraj grabs a screamer
England has won the toss and elected to bat first in the IND vs ENG 1st Test. Before the start of the match, the Indian cricket team’s ace batter, Virat Kohli, was ruled out, while England suffered the loss of Shoaib Bashir and Harry Brook.
IND vs ENG 1st Test: Playing XI
India cricket team: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England cricket team: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, (c) Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk),Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed, Mark Wood, Jack Leach