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England's Ollie Pope reacts after being stumped by India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav for 11. Reuters
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India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after taking the wicket of England captain Ben Stokes on Day 1 of the fifth Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, on March 7, 2024. India bowled out England for 218 as Kulddep finished with 5-72. Reuters
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India captain Rohit Sharma finished the day unbeaten on 57 as the home side reached 135-1 at stumps, 89 runs behind England's first-innings total. Getty Images
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India captain Rohit Sharma celebrates reaching his half century. AP
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England spinner Shoaib Bashir celebrates with Ben Foakes after the stumping of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal. AFP
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India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 57 off 58 balls including five fours and three sixes. AFP
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General view of the ground during Day 1 in Dharamshala. Reuters
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India celebrate after England opener Zak Crawley is bowled by Kuldeep Yadav for 79. Reuters
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England opener Zak Crawley hit 79 off 108 balls, including 11 fours and one six. Getty Images
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India's Shubman Gill takes the catch to dismiss England opener Ben Duckett for 27. Reuters
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India's Ravichandran Ashwin finished with figures of 4-51 in what is his 100th Test match. AFP
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England's Joe Root scored 26 before being dismissed lbw by Ravi Jadeja. Getty Images
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India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after taking the wicket of England opener Zak Crawley. Reuters
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England's Ollie Pope reacts after being stumped by India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav for 11. Reuters
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India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after taking the wicket of England captain Ben Stokes on Day 1 of the fifth Test at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, on March 7, 2024. India bowled out England for 218 as Kulddep finished with 5-72. Reuters
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India captain Rohit Sharma finished the day unbeaten on 57 as the home side reached 135-1 at stumps, 89 runs behind England's first-innings total. Getty Images
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India captain Rohit Sharma celebrates reaching his half century. AP
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England spinner Shoaib Bashir celebrates with Ben Foakes after the stumping of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal. AFP
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India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 57 off 58 balls including five fours and three sixes. AFP
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General view of the ground during Day 1 in Dharamshala. Reuters
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India celebrate after England opener Zak Crawley is bowled by Kuldeep Yadav for 79. Reuters
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England opener Zak Crawley hit 79 off 108 balls, including 11 fours and one six. Getty Images
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India's Shubman Gill takes the catch to dismiss England opener Ben Duckett for 27. Reuters
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India's Ravichandran Ashwin finished with figures of 4-51 in what is his 100th Test match. AFP
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England's Joe Root scored 26 before being dismissed lbw by Ravi Jadeja. Getty Images
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India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after taking the wicket of England opener Zak Crawley. Reuters
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England's Ollie Pope reacts after being stumped by India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav for 11. Reuters
India take early control of fifth Test as England batters capitulate again
Tourists are skittled out for 218 as home side reach 135-1 at stumps on Day 1 in final match of series in Dharamsala
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