Pope hits fifty after tea, India search for wickets

ENG vs IND 1st Test LIVE: After the Indian innings folded at 471, Jasprit Bumrah removed Zak Crawley early. But that wasn’t enough as the other bowlers struggled, and England reached 107/1 at the end of the second session.

Captain Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant will be looking to frustrate England further on Day 2 as they resume the innings at 359/3. The first session will be crucial for both teams, more so for England as they will be looking for early breakthroughs. The weather forecast for Saturday has predicted thunderstorms in the afternoon, which could potentially interrupt the game.

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IND vs ENG 1st Test, Day 2 weather report

As per BBC Weather, there is a 25-25% chance of rain from 1 PM to 5 PM. This means there are chances of rain interrupting play after lunch on Day 2. As per AccuWeather, there is a forecast for a couple of showers and heavy thunderstorms in the afternoon. The forecast states that the thunderstorm can bring flooding downpours, hail, and damaging wind gusts.

Playing XIs: ENG vs IND

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna