Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar also looked back at the first session of Day 5 and India chances as they go to last two sessions. On Day 5 of the 1st Test against England, India found itself in a fine mess against England which the hosts overcame to reach 181/0 before rain intervened in the post-Lunch session. England quickly climbed the remaining 190 runs and won the game giving them the early lead of one clear point in the series.
Sanjay Manjrekar’s Statement
“Are England suddenly favourites? Before the session, I had it at 70-30 in India’s favour. After this, I’d call it 50-50. Not dramatically down to 30-70, because we still have the Jasprit Bumrah factor and England’s unpredictable weather. The pitch had gone to sleep-it had nothing to do with how India bowled. Even Bumrah got nothing out of it. Maybe it was the heavy roller effect. Hopefully, after lunch, the surface livens up and India can pick up a couple of wickets. But England’s real threat is their temperament in a fourth-innings chase,” Manjrekar said on JioHotstar.
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Higlights Of Day 5 Of 1st Test
England have defeated India in the 1st Test of five-match Test series at Headingley, Leeds. A tense game that stretched to the final day final session, England won, achieving the second-biggest Test chase on English soil, having to chase 371 and losing only five wickets in the process. England opener Ben Duckett topped the table with a superb 149 on the last day. India have become the first team in the history of 148 years of Test cricket to have 5 centurions in a game yet lose. Rishabh Pant made hundreds in each of the two innings and, captain Shubman Gill and openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul hit tons, to no effect. Consequently, Gill loses his first Test as captain.
