IND Vs ENG: England captain Ben Stokes played a fighting inning of 70 runs in the first innings of the opening match of the five-Test series. The miracle of Ben Stokes's innings is that the England team has managed to score a challenging score of 246 runs in the first innings on a pitch that is helpful for spinners. When Ben Stokes came to bat, England had lost 4 wickets for 121 runs. After the initial setbacks, captain Ben Stokes' decision to bat first after winning the toss seemed to be proving wrong. But Ben Stokes held one end firmly.
Ben Stokes was standing firmly at one end. But England lost 7 wickets for 155 runs only. It seemed that the England team would not be able to even touch the score of 200. But captain Ben Stokes changed the way of playing from here. In the beginning, Ben Stokes scored only 9 runs in 30 balls. After this, Scots scored 21 runs in the next 30 balls. When 8 wickets fell, Scots scored 28 runs in the next 15 balls and completed his half-century in 69 balls.
Stokes showed dangerous attitude
Stokes did not stop here and continued trying to attack the Indian bowlers even after Wood was out. Stokes played an inning of 70 runs in 88 balls before being bowled by Bumrah. Stokes' innings included 6 fours and 3 sixes. Stokes was the only batsman from England who managed to score a half-century against India's dangerous spin attack."text-align: justify;">Earlier, England had won the toss and decided to bat first. England's batsmen were playing hard in the beginning and there was a partnership of 55 runs between the openers for the first wicket. But India's spinners broke the back of England's batsmen. Ashwin and Jadeja took 3-3 wickets. Bumrah and Akshar got 2-2 wickets.
