After losing the series 3-1 in Southampton, Virat Kohli's men will take on England for the fifth and final Test match of the summer at the Oval, London. When Virat Kohli takes the field at the Oval, he should look to bridge the gap and make it 2-3 at Oval.
For England, Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad holds the key as he would like to drag the innings and get to around 259. The Indian bowlers were relentless with their lines and lengths on day 1, but have struggled to get rid of the tail in the series.
Brilliant knock from Jos Buttler (89) comes to an end. Ravindra Jadeja finishes with 4 wickets in his comeback Test.
Lunch on Day 2 of the 5th Test.
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 8, 2018
England 304/8 https://t.co/EhPQPnkoy2 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/iREPr0YPio
England take the session with 106 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket. Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad have now added 90 runs for the ninth-wicket.
Ishant (3/39) picked up three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah (3/64) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/70) struck twice each to trigger England's collapse in the final session of the opening day.
Just the wicket of Adil Rashid for India in the morning session. Birthday boy @josbuttler and @StuartBroad8 carrying @englandcricket to 304/8 at lunch. #ENGvIND LIVE 👇👇https://t.co/LQoNOzv9xA pic.twitter.com/kzeBoQ0wEV
— ICC (@ICC) September 8, 2018
With the departure of Alastair Cook for 71, England lost five more at the expense of just 49 runs to stand at 198 for seven at stumps on Day 1.
How important is this partnership? 🙌
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 8, 2018
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/BnTuhbHkQj#EngvInd pic.twitter.com/82pXIYatMO
Indian Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
England Squad:
Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson