Summary

  • India close day one of third Test in Rajkot on 326-5

  • Jadeja brings up century off 198 balls

  • Debutant Sarfaraz run out by Wood on 62

  • Rohit, dropped on 27 by Root, falls for 131 off Wood

  • Wood nicks off Jaiswal and Gill in quick succession; Patidar chips Hartley to cover

  • Five-match series level at 1-1

  1. Postpublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Has James Anderson just had a word with Jadeja for doing his bat waving celebration having run out a debutant?

    It looked like it.

  2. 100 runs

    100 for Jadejapublished at 82 overs

    Well Jadeja has got there.

    He looks a little sheepish as he celebrates his century.

  3. Postpublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Kuldeep Yadav has come out as nightwatchman.

    Jadeja is still on 99...

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 81.5 overs

    Sarfaraz run out (Wood) 62 (Ind 314-5)

    It was coming! Terrible, terrible cricket from Ravindra Jadeja. He has just stopped scoring as he closed on his century. Sarfaraz tries to do him a favour by stealing a single, Jadeja sends him back on 99 and Sarfaraz is run-out by a direct hit from Mark Wood.

    Rohit Sharma is furious in the dressing room. He has slammed his cap onto the floor.

  5. Ind 313-4published at 81.3 overs

    Now Jadeja nearly runs out Sarfaraz! The youngster sprints and dives for a single for Jadeja, who himself just wanders down the other end.

    Jadeja on 99...

  6. Ind 312-4published at 81.2 overs

    Ravindra Jadeja emerges from his run-scoring strike with a couple through the covers.

    The crowd chants again with the all-rounder just two runs away...

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

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    Root is handy enough with the ball but I don't think he's quite good enough to be the fifth bowler. Today and the second Test show how desperately we miss a proper all-rounder.

    Dom, Shropshire

  8. Ind 310-4published at 81 overs

    Unlike his captain Rohit Sharma earlier, Sarfaraz Khan does not look interested in taking on bouncers from Mark Wood. He ducks the lot of them for a maiden.

  9. Postpublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Mark Wood is back. The new ball is available but England aren't taking it just yet.

  10. Postpublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain

    Sarfaraz is playing the perfect innings for a number six. The bowlers are tiring and he has gone on the attack. Exactly what you want from your six, while allowing Jadeja time to just chill.

  11. Ind 310-4published at 80 overs

    Jadeja 96, Sarafraz 61

    There are two games going on here. Ravindra Jadeja is crawling his way to a century and leaving the run-scoring to the debutant. This partnership is worth 73 and Sarfaraz has scored 61 of them.

    Both of these batters have had warnings for running down the pitch in the last few overs. I don't think Ollie Pope is very pleased.

  12. Postpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Some ominous signs from the pitch. It's spinning more regularly and some balls dusting the surface. England will need a serious first-innings score.

  13. Ind 310-4published at 79 overs

    Jadeja 96, Sarfaraz 61

    Woooft. A ball from Tom Hartley turns and bounces more than any we have seen today to beat Sarfaraz completely. That's one of those that will present mixed feelings for the England players with the prospect of them batting last.

    Unperturbed, Sarfaraz blasts another down the ground later in the over. He wants a debut century tonight.

  14. Postpublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    What a debut innings this is from Sarfaraz. The day is turning on its head.

  15. Ind 306-4published at 78 overs

    Jadeja 96, Sarfaraz 57

    Jimmy is furious. First Sarfaraz starts wandering down the pitch to him - do these youngsters not have any respect? - and then he plays a late cut to the boundary.

    Sarfaraz's scores in his last four innings are 161, 4, 55 and 96. It shows.

  16. Postpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter

    An impressive half century on debut from Sarfaraz. Making Test cricket look easy.

  17. Postpublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

    Ben Stokes needs some control and, perhaps unsurprisingly, he turns back to James Anderson.

    The new ball is three overs away.

  18. 50 runs

    50 for Sarfaraz Khanpublished at 77 overs

    And there's the debutant's fifty from just 48 balls. Spectacular stuff.

    He's had to wait as many do in Indian domestic cricket and is taking his chance.

  19. 6 runs

    Ind 298-4published at 76.4 overs

    The best of the lot!

    Sarfaraz Khan lifts Tom Hartley down the ground for six.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February

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    How we are going to miss Jack Leach's experience and control in these remaining three tests. Such an under appreciated cricketer.

    Alex, London