At Old Trafford, India opted for an extra seamer due to overcast conditions, a decision that saw Shardul Thakur included in the playing XI. Sai Sudharsan's impressive 61 stabilized the innings after Jaiswal and Rahul's solid start, but a late collapse, triggered by Pant's injury and Sudharsan's dismissal, left India at 264/4.
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