Ind vs Eng, 1st Test: Joe Root's Ton Helps England Score 263/3 (Day Report)

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England captain Joe Root's third consecutive Test century (128 batting) and his 200-run stand for the third wicket with opener Dom Sibley helped the visitors reach 263 for three wickets at stumps on the first day of their first Test against India at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

Brief scores: England 263/3 (Joe Root 128 batting, Dom Sibley 87; Jasprit Bumrah 2/40) vs India

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England won the toss and chose to bat at the Chepauk Stadium. India opted to play three spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, and Shahbaz Nadeem along with two fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Bumrah.

Burns and Sibley almost saw England through to lunch without losing a wicket in an attritional first session of the match. However, Ashwin got the breakthrough for the hosts as Burns mistimed a reverse sweep off the spinner. The ball lobed up into the air and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant completed a simple catch.

Solid Day For England!!#INDvENG #indiancricket #teamindia #joeroot #domsibley pic.twitter.com/zxB7PYDzrw

— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) February 5, 2021

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