Live cricket score updates: India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot

Prior to the start of the India v England first Test match at Rajkot, if some had said India would be struggling to save the Test match on the final day, the response would have been that of utter disdain. But India found themselves reeling in the final session of the final day of the first Test. In chase of 310, India were in trouble at 71 for four with a minimum of 26.3 overs more to negotiate. And if it was not for skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin’s 47-run stand for the fifth wicket, India might have had to go in to the second Test at Visakhapatnam trailing 0-1 in the series. The result was a draw, but way too close than what was expected by and large. India finished with 172 for six at the end of the match.

England made the day five proceedings of the first India v England Test match at Rajkot just a tad interesting declaring their second innings at 260 for three, thus setting India target of 310 in a maximum of 49 overs. A dangling carrot for sure for captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble to ponder over for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. And keeping in mind the Rajkot track, that looked like a possibility, but when tea was taken, India meandered to 49 losing two wickets, thus dispensing any hopes of a mad dash to the target. India now require 261 more run to win from a maximum of 31 overs, England need eight more wickets to win; but a draw seems the most likely result.

What a blod declaration this is. Fantastic innings from Cook comes to an end. India need 310 runs to win. England declare at 260/3 in their second innings. Cook 130 of 243 balls.

And what a shot to bring it up. Dancing down the track to Ashwin and launches a picture perfect inside out drive over the covers to the boundary. He becomes the first Englishman and fourth overall batsman to score over 1000 runs in India

5 hundreds in India - the most by a visiting team in India. Also surpasses Don Bradman in list of most career hundreds in Tests.

Fantastic display of batting skills here. Generally it is said for a successful opening pair complimenting each other is the key. But here, debutant Hameed is exactly like Cook, only right-handed though. Cook is known to be resolute, Hameed is matching his skipper in that trait. Test match batting at its best, but no quite sure the crowd and the audience who have been fed with T20 cricket will be enjoying this.

If it was not for Ravichandran Ashwin's valiant 139-ball 70-run knock, England would have had a lead of over 100 runs and a definite advantage in the first India v England Test at Rajkot with one more day to go. England did eventually take a lead of 49, bundling out India to 488 and went on score 114 without any loss in their second innings, extending the overall lead over India to 163.

After India ended day two of the first India v England Test match at Rajkot on 63 for no loss, day three was going to be a battle of attrition with India primed to make England toil. Even though the start didn’t go as expected with India losing Gautam Gambhir (29) in the second over of the day, Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara ensured that Indian did not suffer any further damage in the first session as the duo motored along and combined for an unbeaten 94-run stand. India managed 99 runs in the session and when lunch was taken India (162 for one) were 375 runs adrift of England's first innings total of 537.

Woakes bowls it short, Pujara is no the frontfoot and the ball hits his shoulder and then on to the helmet. Cook comes in quick to see if Pujara is ok. Physio on the stand-by but the batsman is good to go.

Fantastic innings from Stokes comes to a very tired end. He flicked a legside delivery from Umesh Yadav and the edge took the ball to the keeper. Redemption catch for Saha. In walked Stuart Broad at number 11, playing his 100th Test.