[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: Jaiswal's bat snaps against Woakes' nip backer in Manchester Test
India scored 78 runs without losing any wicket on Day 1 Lunch.
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat handle joint broke against a cracking delivery off Chris Woakes during the ongoing Day 1 of the fourth Test against England. The hosts won the toss and opted to field first, with the conditions being overcast mostly in the first hour of the play, and similar scenes expected throughout the majority of the Test's length.
During the ninth over, Woakes bowled a good length delivery in the fifth ball of the over. The right-arm pacer’s ball nipped back in with some extra bounce, smashing the joint of the bat and the handle broke when Jaiswal defended the ball. Jaiswal had to be watchful against the new ball as the deliveries’ bounce varies invariably and could not be predicted by both the openers. The left-handed batter signalled for a new bat, and Karun Nair came out with the rest of the bats.
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3Speaking about the match, the first hour of the play was a testing field for the visitors as they tried their best not to nick anything from their bat. Both batters were watchful in the initial overs, and scored runs mostly on loose deliveries. Jaiswal came into the contest on the back of twin failures at Lord’s, and will aim to bounce back in Manchester.
Kamboj receives maiden India cap for fourth Test
Batting first, they scored 78 runs in 26 overs on the first day at Lunch in the fourth Test, holding the crease calmly and not taking any risks to score runs. KL Rahul looked more assured and handled the tough balls with ease. The Old Trafford pitch had good seam movement and some extra bounce occasionally, with the conditions not being absolutely easy to bat.
3 changes for Indians in do-or-die game
The visitors had a big shuffle in their playing XI for the fourth Test as multiple players sustained injuries, forcing them to drop from the clash. The Karnal-born cricketer Anshul Kamboj received his maiden cap for the Baggy Blues, replacing Akash Deep. Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudharsan were also brought in to replace Nitish Kumar Reddy and Karun Nair, respectively.
England, on the other hand, brought in Liam Dawson after eight years to their Test setup. The left-arm spinner replaces Shoaib Bashir in the XI, who sustained an injury in his hand during the Lord’s Test.
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