Team India started their day in an iffy position but they ended their innings in a strong one as KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and the tail comprising Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj combined to help their side gain a 95-run lead in the first innings in the first Test at Trent Bridge against England.

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Rishabh Pant got out early after hitting a six and a couple of fours, after which Rahul and Jadeja consolidated the innings and got the side through to lunch without any more hiccups. Rahul, with a couple of boundaries and a single here and a couple there went into the 70s and Jadeja had got his eyes in.

After lunch, it was time for James Anderson spell again as he teased Rahl's outside edge a few times, induced an edge a couple of times, was dropped again, this time by skipper Joe Root but the 39-year old had the last laugh as finally he got Rahul to err again and this time Jos Buttler didn't make any mistake. 

A couple of overs later, Shardul Thakur too met the same result and India were suddenly 205/7 with only a 22-run lead. Then, came a Jadeja special.

Jadeja took the aggressor's role and flew through to his 16th half-century in Test matches. Jadeja's knock meant India were assured of a 50-run lead at least but just after reaching his fifty he threw his wicket away.

India's infamous tail, however, turned tides on Friday as Mohammed Shami hit a couple of boundaries. He departed then Bumrah took the attack to the opposition. Siraj hit a boundary but Bumrah hit two fours and a six of Sam Curran on one over and India's lead was way above 80 and now the whole team and the management could breathe a sigh of relief.

Ollie Robinson finally broke the 33-run partnership as he picked up his fifth wicket, thereby registering his maiden fifer in the Test matches. India ended on 278 and were in a strong position to force a result.