IND vs ENG Weather Report and Pitch Report Of Day 2 In Hyderabad Test, 2024

The IND vs ENG first Test in Hyderabad will resume on day 2. India are well placed at 119/1 at stumps on day 1 and will look forward to building a massive lead on day 2.

England opted to bat first after winning the toss. The openers Zak Crawley (20) and Ben Duckett (35) added 55 for the first wicket. England lost three quick wickets and were down to 60/3.

That was when Joe Root (29) and Jonny Bairstow (37) added a 61-run stand to bring the innings back on track. It was then the Ben Stokes show lower down the order. He notched up his best Test score against India scoring 70 off 88 balls including six four and three sixes.

The visitors were finally bowled out for 246 and India through Yashasvi Jaisal (76*) and Rohit Sharma (24) got a brilliant start. The dup added 80 for the first wicket and then The southpaw and Shubman Gill (14*) added 39 runs together before the umpires called stumps on day 1.

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IND vs ENG Weather Report and Pitch Report of Day 2

Speaking about the IND vs ENG pitch, it showed signs of turn right from the first session. Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel took eight wickets together in the match with Jasprit Bumrah taking two. The veteran Indian spinner after the match spoke about how the pitch behaved giving us a glimpse as to what to expect from the remaining four days.

“It was pretty interesting in the first session, maybe there was a bit of moisture. Because of the early moisture, there was enough speed in the pitch in the first session. Then it slowed down. The ball that spun … not enough speed to carry through to the slip fielders. You need to mix your pace up and be extremely consistent for you to not be giving runs in this pitch” said Ashwin.

With the kind of turn and bounce that was visible on day 1, only more turn and bounce can be expected in the remaining four days. The pitch is expected to turn even more with it getting even more slower as the game progresses. That is the general rule of pitches in India when a Test match is played.

Speaking about the weather conditions in Hyderabad on Friday, the temperature will be around 30 degrees in the morning with hazy sunshine in the afternoon as per Accuweather. The humidity will be around 51 percent in the afternoon with the temperature around 30 degrees. By the evening, the skies will clear out and the temperature will drop to 22 degrees, and the humidity close to 70 percent.

It was an entertaining first day of Test cricket during IND vs ENG 1st Test in Hyderabad. A total of 365 runs were scored and 11 wickets fell on day one The England spinners lack the quality that the Indian spinners possess which is why the England spinners might find it hard to take 20 wickets to win the match. India will bat fourth in this match but are well poised to progress towards a win.

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