IND vs ENG - Ravindra Jadeja's 100 comes at the cost of Sarfaraz Khan's wicket, Rohit Sharma throws cap in frustration

After a splendid innings from skipper Rohit Sharma, who scored 131 runs following the early loss of three wickets, Team India witnessed a new partnership emerge between Ravindra Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan at the now-renamed Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. 

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However, Jadeja's 100 came after the sacrifice of debutant Sarfaraz Khan's wicket. Jadeja had slowed down a lot as soon as he reached the 90s, while Sarfaraz came in and even smashed a quick 50.

Sarfaraz had made an explosive entry and swiftly reached his half-century. The middle-order batsman took on the bowlers aggressively, achieving his half-century in just 48 balls on his Test debut. His father and wife watched proudly from the stands as Sarfaraz raised his bat to soak in the cheers for him. However, he was run out for 62 runs.

Soon after the run-out, which was called by Jadeja and later stopped, skipper Rohit Sharma was frustrated and he was captured on camera throwing his cap in frustration.

As of writing this article, India has posted 315 runs in 83 overs, having lost five wickets. The Indian side got to a good position after a shaky start that saw their top-order collapse, leaving the scoreboard at 33/3.

India suffered early setbacks with Yashasvi Jaiswal (10), Shubman Gill (0), and Rajat Patidar (5) departing in quick succession. Mark Wood's two overs proved decisive as he dismissed both Jaiswal and Gill, while Tom Hartley claimed the wicket of Patidar. Wood returned to the attack later and also claimed the prized scalp of the Indian skipper, who departed after scoring 131 runs.

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India introduced two debutants into their lineup, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel, while Axar Patel, KS Bharat, and Mukesh Kumar missed out. On the other hand, England made just one change, bringing in Mark Wood in place of Shoaib Bashir.

IND vs ENG teams:

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson