IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Jadeja, Rohit hit 100s; India 326/5

India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja hit centuries while Sarfaraz Khan won hearts with his quickfire 62 as India dominated the English bowlers at Rajkot

4:10 PM

Sarfaraz dealing in fours

 

Over Summary: 0 4 1 1 0 1; India 276-4 after 74 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (94), Sarfaraz Khan (29); Joe Root 11-1-56-0

 

Shouts of catch it, but the sweep will fetch Sarfaraz yet another four as he moves to 28. 

 

4:08 PM

England don’t review

 

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 0; India 269-4 after 73 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (93), Sarfaraz Khan (23); Tom Hartley 19-2-60-1

 

Four runs from the over and the replays show that had England taken the review, it would have been called out, the last shout by Hartley. 

 

4:04 PM

Paddle sweep from Sarfaraz

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 4; India 265-4 after 72 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (91), Sarfaraz Khan (21); Joe Root 10-1-49-0

 

The paddle sweep from Sarfaraz Khan would bring him another four. 

 

4:02 PM

Tom Hartley into the attack

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 0 0; India 259-4 after 71 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (90), Sarfaraz Khan (16); Tom Hartley 18-2-56-1

 

Tom Hartley is into the attack now as England try and get another wicket. 

 

3:58 PM

Sarfaraz getting in the groove

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 1 0; India 258-4 after 70 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (90), Sarfaraz Khan (15); Joe Root 9-1-43-0

 

Sarfaraz is getting in the groove as he hits Joe Root for a four.  

 

3:50 PM

250 up for India

 

Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 4 1; India 253-4 after 69 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (90), Sarfaraz Khan (10); Rehan Ahmed 14-0-53-0

 

Crawley misfields and Sarfaraz has an easy single. Four from Sarfaraz would bring up India’s 250. 

 

3:43 PM

Root replaces Wood

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 2 0; India 246-4 after 68 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (89), Sarfaraz Khan (4); Joe Root 8-1-38-0

 

Change in attack as Joe Root has been brought on to replace Mark Wood. Jadeja would be looking to get his runs quickly and march to yet another hundred at home. 

 

3:40 PM

Good over from Rehan

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 0; India 244-4 after 67 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (87), Sarfaraz Khan (4); Rehan Ahmed 13-0-46-0

 

Rehan Ahmed shows some sort of control as he does not let the Indian batters get easy runs. 

 

3:35 PM

Sarfaraz off the mark

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 3 0 0; India 242-4 after 66 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (86), Sarfaraz Khan (3); Mark Wood 16-1-69-3

 

A low full toss, flicked off the feet by Sarfaraz and a misfield by Jonny Bairstow at mid-on would mean that the debutant is off the mark. Oh, almost another wicket for Wood as he ekes a pull shot out of Jadeja and it almost carries to square leg where Pope has been stationed. 

 

3:30 PM

Sarfaraz floored

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0; India 238-4 after 65 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (85), Sarfaraz Khan (0); Rehan Ahmed 12-0-44-0

 

Sarfaraz floored. Yes, the new Indian batter has been floored, trying to sweep a leg-spinner from Rehan Ahmed. 

 

3:27 PM

Wood gets Rohit, England have four

 

Over Summary: 1 1 W 0 0 0; India 237-4 after 64 overs

Ravindra Jadeja (84), Sarfaraz Khan (0); Mark Wood 15-1-65-3

 

Finally, the trick has worked for Mark Wood and Ben Stokes and Rohit Shram has been caught at short mid-wicket. Wood has his third and England their fourth as Sarfaraz Khan walks into bat. 

 

3:24 PM

Second most sixes by a captain in international cricket

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 4; India 235-3 after 63 overs

Rohit Sharma (130 Ravindra Jadeja (83); Rehan Ahmed 11-0-43-0

 

Most sixes as captain in international cricket

 

233 - Eoin Morgan

212* - Rohit Sharma

211 - MS Dhoni

171 - Ricky Ponting

170 - Brendon McCullum

 

3:20 PM

India accelerating

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 4; India 230-3 after 62 overs

Rohit Sharma (124), Ravindra Jadeja (78); Mark Wood 14-1-63-2

 

A four here means that India are now accelerating and 

 

3:15 PM

Rohit feasts on Rehan

 

Over Summary: 0 0 6 0 0 4; India 230-3 after 61 overs

Rohit Sharma (124), Ravindra Jadeja (78); Rehan Ahmed 10-0-38-0

 

Rohit Sharma hits Rehan Ahmed for a four and a six. 

 

3:14 PM

Jadeja hits a six with a chip shot

 

Over Summary: 1 6 Wd 0 0 0 0; India 204-3 after 60 overs

Rohit Sharma (114), Ravindra Jadeja (78); Mark Wood 13-1-57-2

 

If it was Rohit in the last over, it is Jadeja in this one as a chip shot goes in the air but a deep backward square leg is 20 meters inside the boundary ropes and the ball sails over his head for a six.