Live Cricket Scores, IND Vs ENG, 3rd Test, Day 1: Ishant Sharma Strikes First In His 100th Match

In the fitness of things, Ishant Sharma will be playing his 100th Test match at a venue where the great Kapil Dev took his 432nd wicket to cross Richard Hadlee's record of Test wickets. The Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, now renamed Narendra Modi Stadium, has seen a lot of cricket history been made. Apart from Kapil's 432, Sunil Gavaskar completed his 10,000 Test runs and India had beaten Australia in a crucial quarterfinal match of the 2011 ICC World Cup in Ahmedabad. The third India vs England Test will be important for Virat Kohli's Indian cricket team. Only a 2-1 scoreline against Joe Root's England will help India make the World Test Championship final later this year. It's a big day for Morera too on Wednesday. The biggest stadium in the world, with a capacity of 132,000 spectators, will be inaugurated. Motera thus surpasses the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. Personal milestones will be at stake too.  James Anderson needs two wickets to complete 900 international wickets. This will be India's third pink ball Test. Follow live cricket scores and live updates of India vs England here.

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2:10 PM IST: Here are the playing XIs - 

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohl (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah.

England: Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes (wk), Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

2:01 PM IST: Joe Root won the toss and England will bat first at the brand new Narendra Modi Stadium.

1:41 PM IST: Refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad has been renamed after PM as Narendra Modi stadium. Find out the details about the stadium here.

1:28 PM IST: It will be a milestone day for pacer Ishant Sharma, who will be featuring in his 100th Test match. Virat Kohli hailed his close friend Sharma as the 'stalwart of the Indian fast-bowling group'. Find out more here

1:00 PM IST: Welcome to the historic Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera. Stay tuned for live scores and updates here