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.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile Jaiswal continued to dominate the bowling.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut Anderson got England’s first wicket of the day, dismissing Ashwin with a beauty at 364-7.
Embed from Getty ImagesAlthough 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.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut Anderson finally ended the Left-hander’s stunning innings of 209 at 383 for 8.
Embed from Getty ImagesRehan Ahmed claimed Bumrah as his second scalp of the innings at 395-9.
Embed from Getty ImagesAnd Shoaib Bashir finished off India’s first innings of 396, by getting the wicket of Mukesh Kumar.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile 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.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut Kuldeep Yadav gave India the breakthrough, as Ben Duckett was sent back to the pavilion at 59-1
Embed from Getty ImagesZak Crawley was looking good in the middle.
Embed from Getty ImagesHe reached fifty in just 52 balls.
Embed from Getty ImagesOllie Pope continued his fine form.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut 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.
Embed from Getty ImagesBumrah claimed Joe Root as his first scalp of the innings at 123-3.
Embed from Getty ImagesJonny Bairstow looked in good touch.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut Bumrah showed his class by getting Pope with a classic yorker at 136-4.
Embed from Getty ImagesBen 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.
Embed from Getty ImagesEngland’s captain began to counterattack.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut Kuldeep bowled Ben Foakes with a beauty at 172-6
Embed from Getty ImagesAnd he got his third wicket of the innings with a long hop, as Ahmed hit it straight to Gill, at 182-7.
Embed from Getty ImagesRohit Sharma missed a tough chance of Stokes when the Left-Hander was on 24.
Embed from Getty ImagesAnd Stokes rubbed salt into his wounds, by smashing Ashwin for six.
Embed from Getty ImagesTom Hartley joined in at the other end.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut 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.
Embed from Getty ImagesAnd he got his fifth wicket when Hartley edged through to Gill at 234-9.
Embed from Getty ImagesAnderson became Jasprit Bumrah’s sixth wicket as India wrapped up England’s first innings of 253,
Embed from Getty ImagesJaiswal 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.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhat will Happen tomorrow?
Can India bat England out of the game? Can England restrict India to a chasable score?
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