The first Test between India and South Africa is being played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. A surprising news came from the toss that Sai Sudarshan was not playing, then the question in everyone’s mind was who would bat at number three? Then when the playing 11 sheet came, it was realized that head coach Gautam Gambhir was doing a new experiment.

Temba Bavuma told at the toss that his main fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is not playing today due to rib injury. After losing the toss, Shubman Gill said, “It seems that now I will win the toss only in the final of the World Test Championship.” He expressed hope that the pitch will be helpful for fast bowlers in the opening day.

New experiment at number three

Rishabh Pant, who was injured in England, has returned, but the other wicket-keeper batsman Dhruv Jurel is also a part of the playing 11. Nitish was already out. The fans already knew all this, but the absence of Sai Sudarshan surprised the fans.

All-rounder Washington Sundar has been placed at number three in the playing 11 sheet. It remains to be seen how this new experiment of head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill will be. Let us tell you that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal start the innings for India. Captain Gill comes at number four.

4 spinners in India’s playing 11

Talking about bowling combination, today Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are playing as 2 fast bowlers, but there are 4 players as options for spinners. Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are playing as spinners all-rounders along with Washington Sundar. Kuldeep Yadav is also included in the playing 11.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

IND vs Eng: Old Trafford, Manchester saw an interesting turn on the first day of the fourth Test match between India and England, when Sai Sudarshan took the first magnificent fifty of his career on foreign land. These are the same Sudarshan who was excluded after the failure in the first Test, but as soon as he got a chance in the fourth match, he gave a befitting reply to the critics.

This feat done on number-3

The Indian team made three changes in this Test. Anshul Kamboj got a debut match, while Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudarshan returned. Sai has been given a chance to replace Karun Nair, which flopped in three consecutive matches. Sai Sudarshan took advantage of the opportunity, batting at number three and played a militant innings of 61 runs. The special thing about this innings was that he kept playing according to the conditions and stayed against England’s fast bowling.

With this half -century, Sai Sudarshan has also made a special record after 1296 days. Actually, this was the first time in so many days when an Indian batsman has scored 50 or more runs while batting at number three on foreign soil.

Started strong, but stuttering in the middle of Team India

At the beginning of the match, India once again had to lose the toss. England captain Ben Stokes invited India to bat first while watching overcast condition. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul made a restrained start and saved the team from the initial shaking. Jaiswal scored a brilliant half -century while Rahul scored an innings of 46 runs, due to which the England team did not get any wicket in a few hours from the new ball.

After this, Shubman Gill (12 runs) and then injuries to retired Rishabh Pant, India’s rhythm deteriorated to some extent and the Indian team was seen to be staggering, but Sudarshan’s innings took over the team once again.

New ray of hope for team

This innings of Sai Sudarshan is not only important for his confidence, but is also a news of relief for Team India, especially when Pant’s fitness is doubted and the middle order has been continuously struggling till now.

By the end of the day’s play, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur are standing at the crease by scoring 19-19 runs and India have scored 264 runs for 4 wickets.

Mi vs gt eliminator highlights: Mumbai Indians have defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the eliminator match. With this, the Mumbai team has got admission in another qualifier, where it will face Punjab Kings. In the eliminator match, Mumbai scored a huge score of 228 runs while playing first. In response, Gujarat could score 208 runs in the match which lasted till the last over. In this match, Rohit Sharma and Sai Sudarshan played a strong half -century innings.

Mumbai in second qualifier

Mumbai Indians have now reached the second qualifier. Mi will face Punjab Kings on 1 June in the qualifier-2 match. In this eliminator match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat Titans got a target of 228 runs. The GT team started very poorly as captain Shubman Gill was dismissed for just 1 run. After that Sai Sudarshan and Kusal Mendis together added 64 runs, but Mendis was dismissed for 20 runs.

Sai Sudarshan, along with Washington Sundar, made a rampage of 84 runs, but could not ensure Gujarat’s victory. Sundar played a stormy innings of 48 runs in 24 balls. After Sundar was dismissed, Gujarat lost wickets at consecutive intervals. Sherfa Rutherford was dismissed for 24 runs and Shah Rukh Khan for 13 runs. At the same time, Rahul was able to score only 16 runs despite being a set.

Rohit Sharma overshadowed Sai Sudarshan

Sai Sudarshan maintained the hopes of Gujarat’s victory in the innings of 80 runs in 49 balls in the eliminator match. Sudarshan hit 10 fours and a six in his innings. But his strong innings, Rohit Sharma’s 81 runs could not dominate. Rohit scored 81 runs in 50 balls, during which he hit 9 fours and 4 sixes.

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