India Vs England, 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Jaiswal Reaches To Fifty After Rahul Falls To Woakes | IND 101/1

Yashasvi Jaiswal brought up his 12th Test fifty — a vital knock marked by patience and composure in challenging conditions. Having weathered the early storm, Jaiswal has laid the groundwork, and the stage is now set for him to convert this start into a substantial innings.

Breakthrough for England! Chris Woakes finally gets his reward as KL Rahul edges one to Zak Crawley at third slip. Rahul falls for a well-made 46, ending a solid 94-run opening stand. Yet again, India lose a wicket immediately after a break, giving England the opening they desperately needed.

Welcome back for the afternoon session on Day 1 at Old Trafford. India’s openers, KL Rahul (40*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (36*), return with a strong platform laid after a wicketless morning. The pair weathered testing spells under overcast skies and now look to capitalise. Brydon Carse has the ball to begin the post-lunch session as England search for a much-needed breakthrough.

India head to lunch on Day 1 in a commanding position at 78 for no loss after being asked to bat first in helpful conditions. Openers KL Rahul (40*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (36*) showed admirable patience and application, safely negotiating the new ball and ensuring a wicketless morning for the visitors.

Despite the overcast skies and some probing spells from the England pacers, India’s openers stood firm, leaving well and defending solidly. The pair brought up their 50-run stand in the 18th over — only the third such opening stand for India in Manchester — and continued to frustrate the hosts till the end of the session.

England will be disappointed not to have made a breakthrough and will need a better plan post-lunch. India, meanwhile, will aim to build on this solid foundation.

KL Rahul etched his name in the history books by becoming the fifth Indian batter to score 1,000 Test runs in England. He joins an elite list featuring legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virat Kohli. Rahul reached the milestone during the first session of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, underlining his consistency and class on English soil.

5O up for India! Yashasvi Jaiswal has shown notable restraint in his approach on the opening morning at Old Trafford, registering just five scoring shots in the first 80 minutes — a stark contrast to his usual free-flowing style. It might be the result of some technical or mental advice from Gautam Gambhir, who is known for his disciplined, combative batting and has been working closely with the team between Tests.

KL Rahul has played a subtle but crucial role in shielding Yashasvi Jaiswal from Jofra Archer’s fiery new-ball spell at Lord’s. Archer, who dismissed the left-hander in both innings of the Test, has bowled five overs this morning, but Jaiswal has faced just five balls, while Rahul has soaked up 25. Given Archer’s impressive average of 21.94 against left-handers in Tests — with all five of his wickets at Lord’s coming against them — Rahul’s innings management could prove vital in blunting England’s early threat.

Following the beginning of the fourth Rothesay Test at Old Trafford, Josh Tongue has been released from England duty to play for Nottinghamshire. The fast bowler will join the ongoing match against Hampshire on arrival at Utilita Bowl.

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are taking their time to score runs and the duo has managed to survive the initial overs. The conditions are apt for batting and they just need to spend more time at the crease.

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After India's 'Jana Gana Mana' and England's 'God Save The King', Chris Woakes came to bowl the first over for England. India's opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal came to bat and with a boundary on the last delivery, collected just four runs from the over.

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All four championship games have ended in draws, making it challenging to determine a winner. The groundsman has left some grass on the pitch, and with the overcast conditions, Ben Stokes has chosen to bowl first. However, it’s worth noting that no team has ever won a Test match at Old Trafford after choosing to bowl.

Ben Stokes | England Captain: We're going to have a bowl. Decent overhead conditions for bowling. We've had a good break in between. Good chance for everyone to head back home and get the batteries recharged. Everyone left everything out on the field at Lord's. We've had three games go down to the final session, which says a lot about the quality of the teams. Typical Manchester wicket. Quite firm. Some grass. Dawson back in the team - long time since the last Test but he's gone well over the years.

Shubman Gill | India Captain: I was actually confused. Good toss to lose. The way we've played in the last three Tests has been outstanding. Some crunch moments we've lost, but we've won more sessions than them. You need a bit of a break. All three Tests were intense. Looks like a good surface. Nice and hard. There's some forecast around for the four to five days. Three changes: Sai Sudharsan comes in place of Karun. Kamboj and Shardul are in as well for Akash Deep and Reddy, who are injured.

England have won the toss and have opted to field in Manchester.

Playing XIs

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

There was a cap presentation going in the ground and it is confirmed that Haryana's Anshul Kamboj will make his Test debut in this Test match. We will wait for the toss to see the second change in the playing XI.

India Predicted Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

Rain could play spoilsport today in Manchester. The weather is predicted to be cloudy and passing showers are expected in the afternoon. It has been raining intermittently in the city for the last seven days, to top it off. Let us take a look at the predicted hourly weather for Day 1.

England were docked World Test Championship (WTC) points and fined 10% of their match fees after maintaining a slow over-rate, an issue that has plagued the team in the past. Stokes accepted the charge but pointed out the need to tailor rules to different playing conditions.

“You can't have the same rules in Asia, where a spinner is bowling 70% of the overs, to have the same laws in New Zealand, Australia, England, where it's going to be 70-80% seam. Because the spinner's over takes less time than the seamer's over. So common sense would think that you should look at maybe changing how the overrates are timed in different continents,” he said.

Stokes acknowledged the mounting frustration among fans and players alike but maintained that over-rates aren’t his primary concern during a match.

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India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel

England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer