Mohammed Siraj: Mohammed Siraj ensured India breathed a sigh of relief amid frustration from England’s tail-enders on Day 3 of the first Test at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday, June 22. The speedster knocked over Brydon Carse for 22 runs with a brilliant yorker to end a 55-run eighth-wicket partnership between him and Chris Woakes.
Mohammed Siraj: The dismissal came in the 95th over of England’s first innings. After bowling a few short deliveries, Siraj went for a fuller-length ball on off-stump. Carse moved to his right to create room but failed to connect with the bat, and the ball crashed into the base of the off-stump. This was Siraj’s second wicket after he took the prized scalp of England captain Ben Stokes.
Mohammed Siraj: Watch the video below:
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Opening Test is evenly poised as England bounce back with the bat against India on Day 3; Jasprit Bumrah bags a fifer
England were bundled out for 465 in their first innings, handing a minuscule six-run lead to India at the tea break on Day 3. Jasprit Bumrah emerged as the pick of the bowlers, returning with a five-wicket haul, while Prasidh Krishna bagged three wickets.
Asked to bat first, India put up 471 in their first innings, thanks to three centurions – Skipper Shubman Gill, vice-captain Rishabh Pant, and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The trio scored 147 (227), 134 (178), and 101 (159), respectively. The visitors, however, suffered a batting collapse, losing their last seven wickets for 41 runs on Day 2. Meanwhile, skipper Ben Stokes and Josh Tongue returned with four wickets each for England.
