Ashwin, Jadeja make England struggle (Lunch Report)
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IANS
Rajkot, Nov 9 (IANS) Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja struck crucial blows as England posted 102/3 in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the first Test here on Wednesday.
Ashwin returned figures of 2-35 and Jadeja 1-26 as the visitors sufferred setbacks following a positive start.
For England, Joe Root was batting on a well-made 35 off deliveries when the teams went in for lunch.
Brief scores:
England (First Innings): 102/3 (Joe Root 35 batting, Haseeb Hameed 31; Ravichandran Ashwin 2-35, Ravindra Jadeja 1-26) vs India
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