Overview
- Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first under overcast skies, defying Old Trafford’s no-bowler-first winners record
- Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul put on a 94-run partnership before three wickets fell before tea
- Rishabh Pant retired hurt on 37 after a foot injury and was taken for scans by the Indian medical team
- England spinner Liam Dawson claimed his first Test wicket in eight years when he dismissed Jaiswal for 58
- Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur were unbeaten at stumps as India closed on 264-4, needing an outright win to stay in the series