England won the first day of the first Test match against India. By the end of the first day, England were 263 for three. Captain Joe Root, who scored a century, and opener Dom Sibley, who scored a half - century, put England ahead on the first day.
Joe Root was unbeaten on 128 off 197 balls with 14 fours. Root scored a century in the 100th Test of his career to make the match memorable. Openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley gave England a good start as they won the toss and elected to bat. The duo patiently faced the Indian bowlers and put on 63 for the first wicket. However, R Ashwin broke the tie and gave India the upper hand. Ashwin dismissed opener Rory Burns for 33 off 63 balls. Burns was caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh. Burns left the crease after forming a half-century partnership with opener Dom Sibley. Dan Lawrence, who arrived at the crease shortly after, left the crease before opening the account. Lawrence, who did not take a run, was caught in front of the wicket by Bumra. With this, England fell from zero at 63 to two at 63. Lawrence was replaced by captain Joe Root at the crease. With this, the head of England became clear. Root and Sibley tried to save England from collapse. Root, who played carefully with Sibley, built a great partnership. The duo faced the Indian bowlers with ease. Meanwhile, Sibley scored a half-century. Sibley completed his half-century off 160 balls with seven fours. This is the fourth half of Sibley's career. Soon after, captain Joe Root also scored a half-century. Root completed his half-century off 110 balls. The Indian bowlers drank water as Root showed his prowess against India as well. Captain Kohli tried the bowlers alternately to get rid of the Root-Sibley alliance but to no avail. After scoring a half-century, Sibley gave his full support as he tried to speed up the route score.
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