Root, Ali put England on top
November 9, 2016 | SportsGuff Team 880 ReadsA classy batting from Joe Root scoring a brillant century and becoming the first player after Micheal Clarke since February 2013 to score a century in India.On winning the toss,England elected to bat first,managing to end the day on 311 for the loss of 4 wickets.It was a decent start for the debutant batsmen H Hameed as he got out scoring 31 runs.The partnership of 179 runs between Joe Root and MM Ali was the key factor of England success in the end of day one.Umesh Yadav took the wicket of Joe Root at 124 runs but he nearly blew that wicket in his celebration.MM Ali and BA Stokes are at the crease at 99 runs and 19 runs.
Match Summary:
Eng:311/4 in 93 overs
Stumps-Day 1
