IND vs ENG LIVE Score: Sai Sudharsan out for duck on debut, ENG pick up two wickets right before lunch

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Excellent yorker from Tongue, now around the wicket to Jaiswal, but that was always going to be sliding down. Stokes convinced to review — and in fact, it’s even worse. Pitching outside leg from around the wicket. Don’t expect Stokes to take Tongue’s word the next time around.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: First proper cover drive of the day, and it’s sweet as from Rahul. Woakes with a change of ends, goes a little too full. Rahul takes a big strike down the pitch, and smashes it through the gap at covers. This partnership heating up.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Jaiswal was getting a little antsy and nervy, a couple of plays and misses. This time Tongue goes too full, and it’s easy pickings for Jaiswal as he times one sweetly past Rahul at the non-striker’s end.

32-0 fter 11.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Ouch! Jaiswal shuffling across to cover the line, and he’s surprised by one that Carse digs in a touch. At pace and right into his ribs, that one will definitely leave a bruise.

27-0 after 10, and first change as Josh Tongue comes on.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Few more false shots and plays-and-misses in these last couple of overs. Woakes with an absolute gem moving away from Jaiswal — he does well not to nick that.

Been a quiet handful of overs, England beginning to tighten the screws just a touch.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Woakes gets one to shape in and beat a flick from Jaiswal. There’s a big appeal from the slip cordon, but not much from Woakes — he knows that is sliding down leg. Atherton notes this was how Woakes got Jaiswal in the Lions vs IND A match. But this time Jaiswal survives.

The lacquer beginning to wear off and some late movement starting to come in to play.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Jaiswal willing to take risks here, give England a taste of their own Bazball. Flashes at one past backward point, and then a couple of deliveries later, just guides one off the back foot in the same region.

Carse finally goes for the stumps on the last ball, and beats Jaiswal for pace. Inside edge onto the pad saves the batter.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Woakes finally gets a look at Rahul after the first single of the match. So next over starts with Carse getting a look at Jaiswal. Carse getting more movement than Woakes early on — and he is moving it towards Jaiswal’s leg-stump, so a leg slip in for that flick shot.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Carse throws one just a little too full and wide, and Rahul goes after it. Slashes, but hard enough — safe from the gully fielder and four more.

Carse getting a lot more movement than Woakes, bending it away from Rahul from a good length. 

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: First taste of the Jaiswal experience for the English crowd. Pitched up, just leans into it with a nice, high elbow, right past Stokes at mid-off and to the fence off the middle of the bat.

10-0 after 3 overs.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Careful from Rahul, but chanceless in his first over. Solid thus far, just a hint of movement.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Jaiswal watchful, not too much movement early on from Woakes. Jaiswal shoulders arms a couple of times, then pokes at one. Soft hands, and it catches a thick edge to split the gap past gully and earn him 4 runs.

Carse from the other end.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England Test Series: Chris Woakes unsurprisingly with the fresh new ball. Jaiswal takes strike — full and straight, and Jaiswal calmly knocks the first ball right back to the bowler.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: The teams observe a moment of silence to honour the memory of those lives lost in the tragic incident in Ahmedabad last week. A poignant moment, followed by the national anthems. The anticipation is really building now.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Big moment for Shubman Gill, out in his blazer. Toss doesn’t go his way, but he looks prepared.

“Would’ve bowled first as well, might be a bit tough in the first session but it should be good to bat on later. Sun is out, should be a good batting deck for us. Preperation has been amazing, we spent the last 10 days in Beckenham, lads are feeling great.”

He confirms Sai Sudharsan at number 3, with Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur back in.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: A confident Ben Stokes at the toss choosing to chase at the venue where he made such history in 2019. Here is what he said to Ravi Shastri at the toss:

“Headingley is a very good cricket wicket, we’ve had some really good games here. Want to try and use the early conditions. Been a long time coming, bit strange that this is the end of June and just the second match, but we’re ready. (Preparations have) been mixed, some lads have played county cricket, we’ve had three days of really good cricket.”

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Ben Stokes has won the toss and England have invited India to bat first. Plenty of news coming in. Besides a debut for Sudharsan, India have also found a place for Karun Nair, who comes back into his country’s Test XI after eight long years.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: It’s the start of the Test summer in England; how could there not be people tuning in? Our man at the venue, R Kaushik, informs us that plenty of locals have taken their seats. Not much of Indian representation yet, but expect that to change at the flip of the coin. Which reminds, us, the toss is just round the corner.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: There you go. India’s first debutant of the match confirmed. The Indian team, during a huddle, just handed the Test cap to Sai Sudharsan. To give it was India’s former No. 3 batter, Cheteshwar Pujara. And with that,  the No. 3 confusion is solved as well. Go well, Sai. All the very best. You deserve it!

Nothing on Arshdeep yet. His debut may have to wait. As for Karun Nair, he is set to get a look-in as well. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Well, as difficult as it may sound, the answer is no. Kohli is enjoying his time in London, England, but just not at the cricket. Kohli is slowly transitioning into a family man, having announced his retirement from Test cricket last month. He recently hosted some of the players of the team at his home, and could well have discussed a few things related to cricket. But overall, that seems to be it as far as his engagement with the team goes. Kohli is happy being away from the game; he is content. India will next play an ODI series in August, so expect him to be back. But until then, expect him to stay low. He wasn’t at the WTC final, and nor will he turn up for any of the five Tests. Until and unless a miracle at Bourbon Street happens, that is.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Sample this: 319 runs in 2018, 368 in 2021, 737 runs in 2021/22 and 320 more during last year’s series. Joe Root cannot be kept quiet, especially when it’s against India. Besides, the former England captain has been on an unstoppable run-scoring streak over the last 18 months, scoring over 700 runs in his previous seven home Tests – so much so that Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most Test runs ever – something that looked untouchable until a few years ago, is landing in increasing danger. Root is just 2915 runs away from going past the Master Blaster and by the time the series is over, there’s a bloody good chance that he would’ve reduced the deficit even further.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Brydon Carse has played 5 Tests for England, Matthew Potts 10. That’s 15 matches between the two English pacers. Add to that the mighty experience that Chris Woakes brings in. Every time Woakes has played a Test match for England, India have not won. Ring rust could be a bit of a concern for him, but Woakes’ 181 wickets from 57 Tests cannot be counted out. The James Anderson-Stuart Broad era is long over, and this is a much younger-looking England pace attack. Still, India would be shooting themselves in their own foot if they, even remotely, underestimate this unit.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: It’s very rare for Sachin Tendulkar to share his advice in public, but when the great man does talk, you tend to listen. Ahead of the series opener, the Master Blaster, in a conversation with The Hindustan Times, lent his support to India’s new captain Shubman Gill, urging him to shut all the outside noise and focus on what’s at hand. A dozen people would say a dozen things, but Gill knows that he’s been appointed the captain for a reason. He has that captaincy acumen in him, those little leadership instincts, which the decision-makers have backed to grow and develop with time. Read the entire Tendulkar interview.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Two reasons: One, he is a left-armer, an oddity which the Indian team hasn’t had the benefit of using to their advantage in a long time. The last time a left-arm quick played a Test for India, was during the 2023 series in the West Indies, where Jaydev Unadkat, 13 years removed from his debut, went wicketless. The second reason is his form. Arshdeep hasn’t played much First-Class cricket in the lead-up to the series, but his experience with Kent brings a lot to the table. He picked up 13 wickets in 5 Division 1 matches with a best of 3/58.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Well, with the bat not so much, but certainly on the field. Their inputs, their suggestions, and the experience of having seen it all are the factors India may miss. Especially if Bazball kicks in early. It’s when the opposition batters are going hammer and tongs that India may feel Kohli and Rohit. Still, the keyword here is may. After all, it wasn’t Kohli or Rohit in the final of the T20 World Cup that took a break to get some treatment on their leg to break Heinrich Klaasen’s momentum. The likes of Rahul, Pant and Bumrah have seen enough to get a hold of the situation.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Yes, it’s a big loss. Yes, it’s a huge void to fill. But it isn’t the end of the world. Let the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma not take your eyes off the bigger picture. Kohli’s average has plummeted to 30 in the last five years, and Rohit was beyond finished against the Aussies. Hence, what’s gone is gone. This is a new Indian team, a young Indian team, brimming with potential. These guys will no longer be tied down to what Kohli, Rohit had to say. As Alastair Cook aptly pointed out, these youngsters will follow their heart and figure out their own ways through the course of these five Test matches.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: This is Rishabh Pant’s third tour of England and quite easily, his most significant one. In 2018, Pant was just 20 years old when he made his Test debut, smashing just his second ball for a six. Pant had arrived. Just two Tests later, Pant peeled off his maiden Test century at the Oval – albeit in a losing cause – and did not look behind. Three years later, when India came to England again – a series split by a year, Pant was all class again, smashing 146. Unfortunately, India lost again, taking the sheen off his hundred. This time around, though, Pant is one of the senior players in the team – he acknowledged it with a smile, accompanied by a ‘finally’, and he knows what is expected of him. Neither India, nor Pant can afford a series like Australia. Pant has already etched his legacy in Test cricket – each one of his centuries better than the previous. Time to add a fresh layer to this pattern, eh, Rishabh?

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: June 20 remains a golden day in Indian cricketing folklore, as it was on this day that three of India’s finest batters made their Test debuts. The year was 1996, when Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid were presented with their Test caps at Lord’s as both youngsters immortalised themselves. Ganguly crafted a brilliant 131, while Dravid fell short of his hundred by five runs. And the rest… as they say… is history.

Then, 15 years later, a young Virat Kohli burst onto the scene shortly after India had won the World Cup, making his debut against the West Indies. Kohli had a forgettable start to his Test career, but a few matches later, came Australia, where, through a fighting century at Adelaide, he took baby steps towards revolutionising Test cricket for Indian cricket fans. And to think that he retired from the format just last month. Boy, does time really fly or what?

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Never has a series depended more on one man than the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy does on Jasprit Bumrah. With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma gone, he is India’s Best in the World, and given the form that he’s been in, expectations have already blasted through the roof. The only worry? He won’t be playing all five Test matches. Which three he will play, though, is something that will become clearer with time, but rest assured, one of them is the one starting today. Bumrah ended the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 32 wickets. THIRTY TWO. And who knows? Had it not been for his back, India could have won the Sydney Test and squared up the series. He missed India’s Champions Trophy but proved he hasn’t missed a beat when he returned for the Mumbai Indians. Test cricket, however, is where his threat will be felt the most by batters. Then again. His fellow bowlers must realise that all the workload is not on him. ‘Mohammed Siraj can’t expect Bumrah to deliver every time.’ Wondering what that’s about? Read our special interview with former India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: India’s record at Headingley, Leeds, isn’t one to be too proud of. They have played seven Tests at this venue, winning just two. They registered their first win here in 1986, beating England by 279 runs and 16 years later in 2002 by a convincing margin of an inning and 46 runs. The last time India and England played a Test match here was in 2021, where, under Virat Kohli, India suffered an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 76 runs. It was during this Test match that India were bowled out for 70 – their lowest total at this venue. India have suffered four defeats, but none more disheartening than losing by seven wickets in June of 1952. On to individual records, Sachin Tendulkar’s 193 is the highest score recorded by an Indian batter at Headingley, whereas Anil Kumble, Roger Binny and Ghulam Ahmed have picked up 7 wickets – the most by any.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: This, as labelled by many, is the dawn of a new era in Indian cricket, but it’s almost as if no one believes in Shubman Gill. People have discarded him, given up on him even before the guy has stepped onto the field. Former India cricketers such as Anil Kumble and Dinesh Karthik have expressed their concern, urging him to do this, do that, prioritise batting, find his mojo and whatnot? Few, however, have backed him, such as Kapil Dev and the incomparable Sachin Tendulkar. Rightly enough, Gill has yet to prove his credentials as a batter away from home – more so in SENA nations – but did Indian cricket have an option after Rohit Sharma retired? Jasprit Bumrah has a history of back injury, and KL Rahul has been tried and tested already. Rishabh Pant could have been a contender, but if the BCCI felt it’s better to have a young captain taking over who can lead in the future, there’s absolutely no harm. Back him, just like you backed Ganguly, Dravid, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: It could well be. The BCCI, just an hour back, posted a video where Karun Nair opened up on his long wait to return to India’s XI. He kept on mentioning being part of the Playing XI, rather than just the squad. Of course, this by no means is a guarantee that Nair is set to play his first Test match for India since 2017, but this clearly reflects his mindset. Besides, yesterday, Nair was seen having a long go in the nets, whereas Sai Sudharsan simply warmed up. And why not? I mean, Nair has excelled while batting in English conditions. He may have yet to play a Test match, but for India A, he struck two double centuries against England Lions in two years. How do you leave him out? Well, the answer is: You don’t. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: There isn’t much to worry about, folks. Day 1 of the first Test between India and England at Headingley, Leeds, is as clear as it gets. It will be bright, it will be sunny with no chances of rain whatsoever. As has been the narrative in the lead-up to the contest, Leeds will be hot, with dry conditions awaiting the batting team. But then, of course, this is the English summer. And the definition of summer is a lot different to the one in India. English summers are usually full of rain, and the 2019 World Cup was a prime example of it, where as many as eight matches were washed out. So yes, while today is expected to be a day of no interruptions, the remaining four paint a concerning picture. Rain is expected to make its presence felt on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The forecast can surely change, but when it’s England, the final verdict is ‘You never know’. Find out more in our Leeds weather report.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Meanwhile, a lot of unanswered questions as far as the Indian Playing XI is concerned. Shubman Gill’s position at No. 4 and Rishabh Pant’s at 5 were confirmed, whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul will reprise their roles as openers. No. 3 presents a dilemma of sorts with a toss-up between experience and youth, Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan. Captain Gill said on the eve of the match that he wants to have one last look at the pitch before finalising the XI. What he and head coach Gautam Gambhir also need to decide is India’s bowling combination. Will they go in with four pacers and just one spinner in Ravindra Jadeja? What about Kuldeep, given the conditions are expected to be hot and, to a certain extent, batting-friendly too? Shardul Thakur or Nitish Reddy – who gets the game? All this would be answered in a few hours.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: England captain Ben Stokes has stuck with their tradition of revealing the Playing XI on match eve. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett return as openers, followed by Ollie Pope and the immovable Joe Root at No. 3 and 4, respectively. Harry Brook, talked about as one of the next big things in world cricket, preferably a contender for the Next Fab Four, takes his place at five. At No. 6 is the skipper himself, Stokes, who would be eyeing revenge for India’s 4-1 drubbing of England last year. Jamie Smith is the wicketkeeper before we head into the bowling line-up. The returning Chris Woakes provides experience to an otherwise young-looking fast bowling line-up – Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue. Shoaib Bashir is the lone spinner, unless Root can roll his arms over.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Old things always pave way for the new, and this adage cannot be any truer for the Indian cricket team. The old guard has gone – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin have retired – and a fresh bunch of youngsters have stepped in – Shubman Gill is the captain, and Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh have received their maiden Test call-ups. Indian cricket is in the middle of one of their most exciting transition phases, and that’s what makes this tour all the more fascinating. On paper, no one is giving India a chance, but if history has taught us anything, it is that India has its best opportunity. Who remembers India’s tour of Australia 2020-21, where, without the experienced pros, the team drew in Sydney and pulled off famous wins in Melbourne and the Gabba to script history? Yes, there’s no Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara, but India will be buoyed by the presence of Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul and the incomparable Jasprit Bumrah.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Until the 1990s, India’s tour of England was looked at as just another overseas series, which the Indian team would surrender. Since Dilip Vengsarkar’s magical outing in 1986, India lost 0-1 in 1990 and 1996. But things changed, and changed drastically once the new millennium kicked in. Under Sourav Ganguly, a fresh-looking Team India matched England punch for punch and drew the series 1-1. In fact, it was at this very venue of Headingley that India beat England on their soil for the first time in 16 years, where the iconic trio of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly struck centuries and gave India an innings win. Prior to that, the Ganguly vs Andrew Flintoff feud fuelled the India vs England rivalry like never before. And here we are 23 years later, with a fresh chapter waiting to unfold.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Today is just the second time this year that India will play a Test series. They began 2025 with the New Year’s Test against Australia in Sydney, which they lost, and eventually the series, but today marks a fresh start. The beginning of a new World Test Championship cycle. Old wounds are a thing of the past, and there’s no baggage. A part of the Indian team would still be licking their wounds, knowing how they screwed up their chances of playing a third consecutive World Test Championship final. But when it’s India vs England, there’s no scope for looking back. Over the last two decades, the India vs England series has become a bit of a big deal. Sure, for English fans, it may pale in comparison to the Ashes, but for the Indian contingent, it’s right up there after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England Test Series: Are you ready? No, no, no. I said… Are you ready? If you’re a WWE fan, you would be aware of this iconic catchphrase from the legendary faction D-Generation X. But even as an Indian cricket fan today, these lines stand so true. The Indian cricket team is back in action, for the first time since the Champions Trophy. And what better way to return to the international set-up than a Test series in England, a place where India have had their fair share of history. This is a country where India haven’t had too many success stories to show. In fact, only twice in the last 39 years has India actually won here in England. Will this time be the charm? Don’t worry. We got you covered. Let’s take you on a ride, we promise you will remember as we build up towards the first ball, in approximately 3.5 hours from now.