Prasidh Krishna: Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna removed Chris Woakes to claim his first wicket of the match on Day 5 (Sunday, July 6) of the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.
Prasidh Krishna: The breakthrough came off the very first delivery of the 53rd over in England’s second innings. Prasidh bowled a short ball outside off, which Woakes attempted to pull.
Prasidh Krishna: However, he only managed a thick top edge that ballooned straight up. Mohammed Siraj positioned himself under it at mid-wicket and completed a simple catch, celebrating with arms outstretched in joy.
Prasidh Krishna: Watch the video of the dismissal here:
𝙄𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙞𝙣? 🫣#Prasidh strikes and #Siraj makes no mistake! #Woakes falls to a sharp catch as India tighten the noose with another key breakthrough 🤩#ENGvIND 👉 2nd TEST, Day 5 | LIVE NOW on #JioHotstar ➡… pic.twitter.com/HqOJsHLTux
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The 36-year-old departed for seven off 32 balls, including a boundary. His wicket left England in deep trouble at 199/7 after 52.1 overs, still needing 409 runs with 43.5 overs remaining in the day.
India on the verge of victory, just 3 wickets away from leveling the series
India set England a daunting target of 608 in the fourth innings, and the hosts faltered early. Zak Crawley (0), Ben Duckett (25), and Joe Root (6) fell cheaply, leaving England reeling at 72/3 at stumps on Day 4, with Ollie Pope (24) and Harry Brook (15) unbeaten at the crease.
Rain delayed the start of Day 5 by 100 minutes, but India wasted no time once play resumed. Akash Deep provided the first breakthrough of the day by dismissing Pope for his overnight score of 24, and soon followed it up by removing Brook for 23, reducing England to 83/5 in no time.
Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith staged a brief recovery, adding 70 runs off 115 balls for the sixth wicket. Washington Sundar broke the stand, removing Stokes for 33. Prasidh Krishna then claimed his first wicket of the match by dismissing Chris Woakes, pushing England further into trouble.
At the time of writing, England were 211/7 after 55 overs, still needing 397 runs with 41 overs left in the day. India are just three wickets away from sealing a win and leveling the series 1-1, while Smith (76) and Brydon Carse (5) hold the fort.
