IND vs ENG Live Score: Opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 11 by Chris Woakes.© AFP
Chris Woakes dismissed opener Rohit Sharma for 11 after England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl against India at The Oval. Cheteshwar Pujara added KL Rahul to India at 28/1 after 9 overs. Virat Kohli brought in Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur in place of Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma, while Chris Woakes and Ollie Pope came in for Sam Curran and Jos Buttler for this Test for England. After losing the third Test match by an innings and 76 runs in Leeds, India will be looking to make a strong comeback. Root took the lead as the hosts beat India at Headingley to level the five-match series 1-1. On the eve of the fourth Test match, India included fast bowler Pranam Krishna in their squad. (live scorecard)
England vs India, 4th Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Updates from The Oval, London
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16:33 (IST)
Drinks Taken – 6 Back-to-Back Maidens!
Drinks!
England have bowled six maidens in a row and are clearly on top
India 28/1 after 13 overs
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16:24 (IST)
2 girls!
After the wicket of Rohit, two consecutive maidens from the England bowlers
India will try to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard intact
Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul need partnership
India 28/1 after 11 overs
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16:13 (IST)
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16:10 (IST)
Chris Woakes In Attack!
Joe Root brought in Chris Woakes as the first change after Rahul and Rohit gave India a good start
India 28/0 after 8 overs
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15:58 (IST)
Four !
Rohit Sharma’s shot falls on Anderson and another boundary goes
Big blow against Robinson’s bowling
IND 21/0 after 6 overs
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15:54 (IST)
Four !
KL Rahul is making his intentions clear, Anderson hits another boundary
IND 17/0 after 5 overs
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15:42 (IST)
Twin fours!
2 fours off consecutive balls of Rahul off Anderson’s ball
India 9/0 after 2.2 overs
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15:39 (IST)
Girl – Ollie Robinson!
Fast bowler Olly Robinson picks up where he left off
maiden to start with
India 1/0 after 2 overs
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15:39 (IST)
Good start from James Anderson!
Anderson bowls the best first over – tight line and length
IND 1/0 after 1 over
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15:31 (IST)
Fourth Test, Day 1 begins!
Openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma open India’s innings against James Anderson
Movement gesture from the first ball
India 0/0 after 0.1 overs
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15:07 (IST)
England’s playing XI!
This is England’s final XI
Chris Woakes and Ollie Pope replace Sam Curran and Jos Buttler
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15:05 (IST)
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15:02 (IST)
England win the toss, choose to bowl!
Joe Root has won the toss and England will bowl first
Cloudy weather will once again be difficult for Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul
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15:00 (IST)
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14:58 (IST)
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14:56 (IST)
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14:34 (IST)
Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage 4th Test between India and England, to begin at The Oval
The series is level 1-1 and it promises to be another exciting contest
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