Chris Woakes Injured: The last match of the 5-match Test series between England and India is being played at the Oval in London, in which Team India has come out to bat first. Before the end of the last session of the first day, England fans got a big shock. Actually, fast bowler Chris Woakes got injured while trying to stop a four, due to which he had to leave the field and return to the pavilion.
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This incident was seen during the 57th over of the Indian innings, which was bowled by Jamie Overton. Nair played the fifth ball of this over in the gap and he ran from mid-off to stop the ball. He stopped the ball by diving and saved a run for the team. But during the dive, Woakes got a shoulder injury. Due to which he sat down holding his shoulder on the other side of the boundary rope. After this, the physio came on the field and took Woakes out.
Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury
Chris Woakes is currently off the field after sustaining a suspected shoulder injury while diving for the ball by the boundary.
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There is no update yet on how serious Woakes’ injury is. But the way he looked in pain after the injury will definitely worry England fans. He is a player who plays an important role in the team’s victory with the ball as well as the bat. In such a situation, if he is out of the match due to this injury, the hosts will get a double blow. He has bowled 14 overs in the match so far and has got 1 wicket.
India scored 204 runs for the loss of 6 wickets till stumps
By the end of the first day’s play, Team India had scored 204 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal (2), KL Rahul (14), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan (38), Ravindra Jadeja (9) and Dhruv Jurel (19) disappointed. With the help of Karun Nair’s half-century, the team somehow managed to score more than 200 runs on the first day. The pair of Nair (52) and Washington Sundar (19) are currently at the crease.
