As the sun begins its ascent above the majestic peaks surrounding the picturesque Dharamsala, anticipation brews in the air, heralding the dawn of a new day of cricketing action at the hallowed grounds of the match. With the echoes of the pulsating contest from Day 1 still reverberating through the stadium, all eyes turn towards the Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, and his steadfast partner, Shubman Gill, as they prepare to resume their innings and build upon the solid foundation laid on the previous day. Sharma, buoyed by his commanding presence at the crease, will seek to continue his prolific form, while Gill will be eager to capitalize on his promising start and convert it into a substantial contribution for the team.
... DAY 2, FIRST SESSION ...
Yadav was the day's standout performer with his left-arm wrist spin leaving England bamboozled after the tourists had raced to 137-2, riding off Zak Crawley's 79.
Skipper Rohit Sharma, on 52, and Shubman Gill, on 26, were batting at the close of play after the in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for 57.
India reached 135-1 at stumps at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium, still trailing England by 83 runs.
Yadav returned figures of 5-72, with fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin -- playing his landmark 100th Test -- taking four wickets, the spinners helping India bowl out the visitors in just 57.4 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets to bundle England out for 218, with India's batsmen starting strongly on a dominant opening day for the hosts in the fifth Test on Thursday.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs England 5th Test Day 2 in Dharamsala.
Right then, India trail England by just 83 runs and they have as many as 9 wickets in hand. With plenty of batting to come, the hosts will look to bat out Day 2 and take a big first-innings lead but England will come at them hard and with not much to lose, we might just see things happening from the visitors' side. Join us on Friday, 8 March for a fascinating Day 2 of this 5th Test which will commence at 9.30 am IST (4 am GMT). You can tune in to the build-up a lot sooner though. Cheers!
England will look back on this day and will be reminded of the entire series as Day 1 summed up their tour perfectly. They have got themselves into promising and even dominating positions but have just not been able to take advantage. After being 100/2, they could only manage to put on 218 runs and got bundled out in just over two sessions on Day 1. With the ball in hand soon after, the pacers couldn't do much damage early on and were dealt with by the Indian openers. The spinners bowled decently well and created some doubt in the minds of the batters but went for runs too. Shoaib Bashir got hammered away but did come back strongly and got rid of the dangerman Yashasvi Jaiswal but still, England are well behind the eight-ball here.
SESSION SUMMARY - 32.4 overs, 159 runs and 3 wickets! A commanding session from India to end Day 1 of this fifth and final Test in Dharamsala. Things moved quickly after Lunch as England lost wickets in a heap and were bowled out a few overs after the Tea interval. Since then though, the Indian openers dominated and have put the hosts in a very good position going into Day 2. Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his fine form as he racked up 700 runs in the series before nothing up yet another 50 but he did lose his wicket trying to be too aggressive. Skipper, Rohit Sharma wasn't quite in full flow at the other end but put the bad balls away and got settled as well. He too brought up a half century as India ended the day with 9 wickets intact with Rohit and Shubman Gill both well-set.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Zips past the outside edge from a fuller length on the off stump. Shubman Gill looks to block it but is beaten by the extra turn. That's it from Day 1 and the Umpires call STUMPS.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, SIX! Too full for Shubman Gill and he is not holding back! takes the front foot out and launches a slog sweep taking the ball long over the deep mid-wicket boundary line for another huge SIX!
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Floats one on the middle stump line. Shubman Gill offers a front foot block.
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Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Flights the ball up on the off stump and Shubman Gill drives the ball past silly mid off and runs a couple from James Anderson at mid on.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Bowls up fuller and slower on the stumps line. Shubman Gill takes out the front foot and knocks it off well.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Shubman Gill offers a front foot defence.
Shoaib Bashir to Rohit Sharma, Flights the ball up on the off stump. Rohit Sharma takes out the front foot and drives the ball to mid on to end the over.
Shoaib Bashir to Rohit Sharma, Flighted ball on the off stump. Rohit Sharma takes out the front foot and knocks it off.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short ball on the pads and Shubman Gill flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Holds the length back on the stumps. Shubman Gill blocks it back to the bowler.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floats the ball up on the off stump. Shubman Gill watchfully drops it down off the front foot.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball on the off stump line. Shubman Gill blocks it off the front foot.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, On the pads, fuller in length and Shubman Gill flicks the ball to the right of mid on and runs a single to end the over.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Shubman Gill offers a front foot block.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Holds the length back on the off stump. Shubman Gill stays back and taps it down.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Floats the ball up on the off stump. Shubman Gill blocks it off the front foot.
Tom Hartley to Rohit Sharma, Fuller on the pads, outside the line of the leg stump. Rohit Sharma sweeps the ball to the right of short fine and runs a single.
Tom Hartley to Rohit Sharma, Holds the length short on the off stump. Rohit Sharma stays back and drives the ball to point.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Maiden! Pushed through a bit quicker and shorter on leg stump, Shubman Gill stays back and jabs it to backward short leg.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Holds the length back on the stumps. Shubman Gill stays back and blocks it off well.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitches the ball up on the off stump and Shubman Gill steps out and knocks it off towards mid on.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitches it fuller outside the off stump. Shubman Gill takes out the front foot and flicks the ball to mid-wicket.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floats one outside the off stump line. Shubman Gill blocks it back to the bowler off the front foot.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tosses the ball up on the off stump. Shubman Gill steps down and taps it back to the bowler.
Tom Hartley to Rohit Sharma, Flights it up on the leg stump line and Shubman Gill offers a front foot block to end the over.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Short and wide, cut away towards sweepers for a single.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Pitches it fuller on off. Shubman Gill offers a front foot defence.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Holds the length back on the off stump. Shubman Gill takes a small foot out and taps it back to the bowler.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Fuller on the pads this time and Shubman Gill flicks the ball straight to square leg.
Tom Hartley to Rohit Sharma, Tosses the ball up on the leg stump line. Rohit Sharma looks to flick it but gets a leading edge to the left of covers and runs a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Shubman Gill offers a front foot defence to end the over.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, SIX! Shubman Gill launches a slog sweep with superb timing on the ball! Shoaib Bashir flights the ball on the off stump line and Shoaib Bashir dispatches it high and long over deep mid-wicket for a massive maximum.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tosses the ball up on the stumps. Shubman Gill flicks the ball straight to short fine leg.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Holds the length back as he sees the batter stepping out. Shubman Gill adjusts well and blocks it off.
Shoaib Bashir to Rohit Sharma, Floats one on the pads, fuller and Rohit Sharma flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single to bring up his FIFTY for India.
Shoaib Bashir to Rohit Sharma, Flighted ball on the off stump line and Rohit Sharma walks out to flick the ball but gets a hit on the front pads. Appeal for LBW but the Umpire says NO!
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Holds the length back on the off stump line. Shubman Gill stands back and taps it to mid-wicket.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Shubman Gill takes out the front foot and knocks it off well.
Tom Hartley to Shubman Gill, Pitches it further up on the middle stump line. Shubman Gill flicks the ball straight to mid-wicket.
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