# Sports

England 311/4 at stumps on Day 1

SNS | New Delhi | November 9, 2016 11:47 am

England on Wednesday finished with 311/4 at stumps on day 1 in the first Test match against India at Rajkot.

Moeen Ali (99) is at the crease with Ben Stokes, who is not out on 19.

Earlier, Joe Root scored his 11th century and first in Asia before getting out caught by Umesh Yadav on 124.

From India, R Ashwin took two wickets and one apiece by Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.

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