Jasprit Bumrah shocked as Ben Stokes blocks top yorker, players' duel delights fans: WATCH

The much anticipated India vs England 1st Test got underway on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Ahead of the series, fans were stoked to witness the contests between some of the best in the business. One of the most awaited battles was the tussle between Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and England all-rounder Ben Stokes who are best at what they do.

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Jasprit Bumrah almost dismisses Ben Stokes with stunning yorker

Fans didn't have to wait long for the Bumrah vs Stokes battle as the same was on display on Day 2 of the India vs England 1st Test. The battle got even more thrilling when Bumrah bowled a sensational ball to Stokes early on in his innings. It all happened on the fourth ball of the 92nd over when Stokes was new to the crease and yet to open his account after having faced just eight balls.

Bumrah came steaming in and bowled a toe-crushing yorker and almost ended up dismissing the southpaw. However, Stokes managed to get his bat down in time as the ball caught the inside edge of his willow and rolled toward wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. Bumrah couldn't believe how Stokes managed to defend the ball. Even commentators were flabbergasted as to how the Englishman managed to survive the peach of a ball.

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Here's the video of Bumrah's yorker to Stokes

Bumrah's pin-point yorker to Stokes got the Twitterati buzzing. Several reactions poured in as fans lauded the yorker king for his sharp bowling and accuracy. Here's how fans reacted to Bumrah's ball.

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India vs England live score update

Meanwhile, after finishing Day 1 on a high with their scoreboard reading 263/3, England kicked off the proceeding on Day 2 on a similar note. At the time of publishing this article, England's scoreboard read 393-4 with Joe Root batting on 170 and Ollie Pope batting on 4. The Indian bowlers have looked hapless against England's determined batting and they will hope for some kind of miracle to restrict England below 500. On the other hand, England batters will look to score big as batting here on Day 4 and 5 of the match will be extremely difficult.

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SOURCE: BCCI.TV