The night before the match in Hyderabad, the tourists announced their starting eleven, and left-arm spinner Tom Hartley was given his first Test cap. Joe Root, an experienced bowler, is joined by three other specialist spinners from England. After England chose to bat first, the visitors discovered that facing India's formidable spin trio of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin was anything but easy. Before losing to Ashwin, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley offered some early resistance, scoring 20 and 35, respectively.

Before being caught by Bumrah off Jadeja, Joe Root battled for 29 runs. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes (28*) and Jonny Bairstow (37) tried to increase the score. Bumrah (1–23) gave India the early advantage, and Ashwin and Jadeja each took two wickets.

England lost their first wicket at 55 and survived a few tense review decisions, with Duckett escaping unscathed before lunch. The lunch break arrived with England at 108/3, with Root and Bairstow building a crucial 50-run partnership.

But in the afternoon session, wickets kept falling, and England is now facing pressure. According to the latest update, England is at 215/8 after 58.5 overs.