IND Vs ENG 5th Test Day 1: England wins the toss and elects to bat first
IND Vs ENG 5th Test Day 1: England wins the toss and elects to bat first
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The first day of the fifth and final Test between India and England has commenced at Oval just a few minutes ago and The English team won the toss. They elected to bat first. Debuting from Team India is 24-year-old Hanuma Vihari, has become the 292nd player to represent team India in the test match. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right arm off break bowler.

England has already taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-Test series. India aims to win this final Test, hoping to end the series with a scoreline of 2-3.

Worth mention here that the test match is also veteran English batsman Alastair Cook's farewell match.

India is playing with their lower-middle order and bowling combinations. With Hardik Pandya failing to make an impact on with the bat, the management trialed Hanuma Vihari in the middle, as he is also a handy spinner.

Look at the playing eleven of both team.

INDIA playing XI: S Dhawan, L Rahul, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, H Vihari, R Pant, R Jadeja, I Sharma, M Shami, J Bumrah

ENGLAND playing XI: A Cook, K Jennings, M Ali, J Root, J Bairstow, B Stokes, J Buttler, S Curran, A Rashid, S Broad, J Anderson

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