India dismiss England for 246

Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel got turn and bounce on the first day as they ran through England batting order to dismiss the visitors for a paltry 246 on the opening day of the first Test, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, on Thursday.

Ashwin, Jadeja



scalped three wickets apiece while Axar and Jasprit Bumrah got two each as Ben Stokes’ side got a reality check on the first day itself. The visitors’ Bazball fell flat. Barring captain Ben Stokes, who himself took 53 deliveries to score his first boundary, waged a lone battle with an 88-ball 70 but others failed to show any stomach for a fight.