India vs England: Tom Hartley shines with seven-wicket haul as Ben Stokes and Co clinch thrilling win in Hyderabad Test

Tom Hartley starred with the ball as England defeated India by 28 runs on Day four of a nail-biting first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday. Hartley finished with figures of 7/62 in India’s run-chase as the hosts fell short despite a gritty sense of fightback in the end. With the win, England take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

Resuming from their overnight total of 316/6 on Sunday, England were dismissed for 420 in their second innings. That meant England had a lead of 230 runs and India needed 231 runs to chase down with two days to play.

Rohit Sharma (39) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (15) then began India’s run-chase but the latter was caught by Pope at short leg off Tom Hartley’s ball in the 12^th over. Barring a couple of boundaries, Jaiswal was unable to recreate the magic with the bat this time around. Hartley then struck again in the same over to see off Shubman Gill, who had come onto bat at number three. Gill hasn’t had an impressive record at number three in Tests, and this time, the 24-year-old endured a two-ball duck, eventually being caught by Pope at silly point.

Just absolute scenes