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ENG vs IND 2nd Test Day 3 highlights: Siraj-Akash put IND back on top
The third session started with England looking very comfortable, as Harry Brook completed his 150 and took his partnership with Smith past 300, before Akash Deep finally disturbed his bails to give India the much-needed breakthrough. He then removed Chris Woakes (5) to expose the English lower order.
Meanwhile, Jamie Smith continued his marathon innings and broke the record for the highest Test score by an English wicketkeeper-batter. Soon after, Siraj got Brydon Carse (0) trapped in front of the wicket as India finally found their footing in the match once again. Siraj struck again twice in the same over to remove Josh Tongue and Shoaib Bashir—both for ducks—as England were finally bundled out for 407, with India walking away with a 180-run lead in the first innings.
India's start to the second innings was brilliant, as they added 51 runs for the first wicket before Josh Tongue trapped Yashasvi Jaiswal (28) to give England their first breakthrough. Despite that, India managed to end the day on a high, and with KL Rahul and Karun Nair still at the crease, fans can expect an action-packed Day Four on Saturday.
In the second session, England continued their momentum from the first and kept scoring at a brisk pace, maintaining their run rate above five. Brook went on to score his ninth Test century—and his first against India—to mount more misery on the visitors. Meanwhile, Jamie Smith, after being dropped on 121 by Nitish Reddy in the 54th over, converted his ton into 150.
Indian bowlers, in the meantime, looked completely clueless—bowling off-length deliveries and failing to maintain their lines. They did attempt some bodyline tactics, but the English pair managed to block those while attacking deliveries that offered room. The spin duo of Jadeja and Sundar were also unimpressive, as England dispatched them for boundaries at will.
England slowed down slightly in the final 30 minutes of the session but still ended up adding 106 runs in the half without losing a wicket.
Earlier, India started Day Three on a high, as Siraj—in the second over of the day—removed Joe Root (22) and English skipper Ben Stokes (0) on back-to-back deliveries, increasing England's misery by reducing them to 84 for 5. But just when it seemed like India had full control of the match, Jamie Smith and Harry Brook brought the fight to the Indian bowlers, scoring at a fiery pace to get the hosts back in the game. Both batters completed their fifties within the first hour of play, as the Indian bowlers looked off-colour once again.
Prasidh Krishna, who after the first match admitted he conceded more runs than he wanted to, was once again one of the culprits. In one of his overs, Jamie Smith, with the help of four boundaries and a six, collected 23 runs. The impact of England's counter-attack can be understood from the fact that when they lost their fifth wicket, their run rate was below 4, but by the drinks break it had surged. Smith continued the assault post-drinks and went on to score the joint fourth-fastest Test century for England just before the end of the session.
India 2nd Inning
64-1 (13 ov) CRR:4.92
Batter Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal lbw b JC Tongue 28 22 6 0 127.27
KL Rahul Not out 28 38 6 0 73.68
Karun Nair Not out 7 18 1 0 38.89
Extras 1 (b 0, Ib 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total 64 (1 wkts, 13 Ov)
Bowler O M R W NB ECO
Chris Woakes 5 0 28 0 0 5.6
Brydon Carse 5 1 23 0 0 4.6
Josh Tongue 3 1 12 1 0 4
England scorecard 1st Innings:
England 1st Inning
407-10 (89.3 ov) CRR:4.55
Batter Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley c K Nair b M Siraj 19 30 3 0 63.33
Ben Duckett c S Gill b A Deep 0 5 0 0 0
Ollie Pope c KL Rahul b A Deep 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Root c R Pant b M Siraj 22 46 2 0 47.83
Harry Brook b A Deep 158 234 17 1 67.52
Ben Stokes (C) c R Pant b M Siraj 0 1 0 0 0
Jamie Smith (WK) Not out 184 207 21 4 88.89
Chris Woakes c K Nair b A Deep 5 17 1 0 29.41
Brydon Carse lbw b M Siraj 0 4 0 0 0
Josh Tongue lbw b M Siraj 0 2 0 0 0
Shoaib Bashir b M Siraj 0 2 0 0 0
Extras 19 (b 0, Ib 5, w 2, nb 12, p 0)
Total 407 (10 wkts, 89.3 Ov)
Bowler O M R W NB ECO
Akash Deep 20 2 88 4 6 4.4
Mohammed Siraj 19.3 3 70 6 4 3.59
Prasidh Krishna 13 1 72 0 0 5.54
Nitish Kumar Reddy 6 0 29 0 0 4.83
Ravindra Jadeja 17 2 70 0 2 4.12
Washington Sundar 14 0 73 0 0 5.21
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