Watch IND vs ENG 5th Test Day 1 Highlights, Karun Nair scored his first fifty

By Kaif - Aug 01, 2025 11:44 AM
Last updated on Aug 01, 2025 11:45 AM

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Karun Nair scored his first fifty: Karun Nair, who is making a comeback in the Indian team, hit a half-century, but with the sharp bowling of Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue, England kept the upper hand by restricting the visiting team's score to 204 for six in the first innings on the rain-affected first day of the fifth and final cricket test. India lost wickets at regular intervals in front of the excellent bowling of Atkinson (two wickets for 31 runs) and Tongue (two wickets for 47 runs) and apart from Nair, no other batsman could play consistently in the favourable bowling conditions. Due to rain, only 64 overs of play were possible on the first day. This is Karun's second 50+ score in his test career. Earlier, he had played an unbeaten innings of 303 runs against England in December 2016. This is his first 50+ innings after that.

India lost six wickets for 153 runs, after which Nair (52 not out, 98 balls, seven fours) and Washington Sundar (19 not out) tried to bring the team back by making an unbroken partnership of 51 runs for the seventh wicket. Like the first two sessions, the third session also did not start well for India. Sai Sudarshan (38), who was playing at one end, was caught by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith on a brilliant outswinger from Tongue, which brought India's score to 101 runs for four wickets.

Watch IND vs ENG 5th Test Day 1 Highlights

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• The first day of the last Test of the India vs England 5 match series was affected by rain. England took 6 wickets, but the bowling was not disciplined. Due to this, India scored a good score even after losing 6 wickets. On the first day (31 July) at Kennington Oval ground in London, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ollie Pope replaced Ben Stokes in the command of England.
• On the first day affected by rain, India scored 204 runs for 6 wickets in 64 overs. Sai Sudarshan 52 and Washington Sundar 19 runs at the crease. Yashasvi Jaiswal 2, KL Rahul 14, Sai Sudarshan 38, Shubman Gill 21, Ravindra Jadeja 9 and Dhruv Jurel were dismissed after scoring 19 runs.
• Shubman Gill lost the toss for the 5th consecutive time. Karun Nair returned to the Indian team's playing 11 in place of Shardul Thakur. Prasidh Krishna got a chance in place of Jasprit Bumrah. Dhruv Jurel got a chance in place of Rishabh Pant. Akashdeep returned in place of Anshul Kamboj. England made 4 changes in the playing 11. Jacob Bethell, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton and Josh Tongue returned in place of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Liam Don and Brydon Carse.

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