Jasprit Bumrah’s 6-45 puts India in the ascendency of the second Test, as India bundles England out for 253.
The hosts began Day 2 336-6, with Yashasvi Jaiswal resuming his scintillating innings 179, along with Ravichandran Ashwin, who was on five not out.
Ashwin got his innings going with some lovely cover drives.
While Jaiswal continued to dominate the bowling.
But Anderson got England’s first wicket of the day, dismissing Ashwin with a beauty at 364-7.
Although the right-hander sent it for review, Ultra-Edge decoded a sound when the ball was in line with the bat.
Jaiswal reached his maiden Test Double-Century with a boundary.
But Anderson finally ended the Left-hander’s stunning innings of 209 at 383 for 8.
Rehan Ahmed claimed Bumrah as his second scalp of the innings at 395-9.
And Shoaib Bashir finished off India’s first innings of 396, by getting the wicket of Mukesh Kumar.
While 396 looked like a decent first-innings score, India’s bowlers needed to make it look like one, by taking early wickets, however, England’s openers denied them that by putting on 59 for the first wicket.
But Kuldeep Yadav gave India the breakthrough, as Ben Duckett was sent back to the pavilion at 59-1
Zak Crawley was looking good in the middle.
He reached fifty in just 52 balls.
Ollie Pope continued his fine form.
But as Crawley approached 100, his ego got the better of Axar Patel, as he skied a catch to Shreyas Iyer, who took it superbly at 114-2.
Bumrah claimed Joe Root as his first scalp of the innings at 123-3.
Jonny Bairstow looked in good touch.
But Bumrah showed his class by getting Pope with a classic yorker at 136-4.
Ben Stokes and Bairstow managed to see out the rest of the session, however, their partnership did not last long, as Bairstow was caught by Shubman Gill at first slip, giving Bumrah his third wicket of the innings at 159-5.
England’s captain began to counterattack.
But Kuldeep bowled Ben Foakes with a beauty at 172-6
And he got his third wicket of the innings with a long hop, as Ahmed hit it straight to Gill, at 182-7.
Rohit Sharma missed a tough chance of Stokes when the Left-Hander was on 24.
And Stokes rubbed salt into his wounds, by smashing Ashwin for six.
Tom Hartley joined in at the other end.
But just as their partnership was starting to flourish, Jasprit Bumrah knocked over the England Captain, to claim his fourth wicket of the innings, at 229-8. This was also his 150th Test wicket.
And he got his fifth wicket when Hartley edged through to Gill at 234-9.
Anderson became Jasprit Bumrah’s sixth wicket as India wrapped up England’s first innings of 253,
Jaiswal and India’s Captain provided a solid start to the second innings, as India ended Day Two on 28-0, with a lead of 171.
What will Happen tomorrow?
Can India bat England out of the game? Can England restrict India to a chasable score?
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