Published: Published Date - 12:38 AM, Sat - 2 July 22
Indias Rishabh Pant plays a shot during play on Day 1 of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India at Edgbaston, Birmingham in central England on July 1, 2022. - Fridays match should have been played in Manchester last September but, hours before it was due to start, it was postponed because of Covid-19 concerns in the India camp. India take a 2-1 lead into this, the final match in the five-match series. (Photo by Geoff Caddick / AFP) )
Birmingham: India rode on a magnificent century from Rishabh Pant to end day one of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at 338 for 8 here on Friday.
Pant (146 off 111 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (83 batting off 163 balls) added 222 runs for the sixth wicket as the duo frustrated the England bowlers.
Pant, in his innings, hit 20 fours and four sixes.
Mohammed Shami (batting 0) was giving company to Jadeja at stumps.
Virat Kohli endured yet another failure as he was out for 11 in the second session. Hanuma Vihari made 20 as India were 174 for five at tea.
Shreyas Iyer (15) lived dangerously before being caught down the leg-side off James Anderson’s (3/52) bowling.
Brief Scores: India 338 for 7 in 73 overs (Rishabh Pant 146, Ravindra Jadeja 83 batting, James Anderson 3/52).