India vs England Day 2 Match Update:
Day Two of the fifth Test between England and India, which was postponed, was mostly lost to rain. India’s skipper Jasprit Bumrah excelled with his all-around efforts to win the day for India. India managed to restrict England to 84/5 in 27 overs by the time play came to a close, with the visitors leading by 332 runs after reaching 416 in the first innings. Let us dive into further details of India vs England Day 2 Match Update.
Bumrah had a rough time with the bat after Ravindra Jadeja reached his third Test century, hitting an unbeaten 31 off 16 balls, most of which came from a record 35-run over Stuart Broad. With the ball, Bumrah destroyed the top order, twice picking up wickets on extra deliveries after no-balls, and he was supported by Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami, who each picked up a wicket in the shortened final session to put India on top.
The rain gods finally let the sun come out after a wait of a little over two hours. Joe Root successfully drove past cover for a second boundary after getting the first one of the last session with a heavy outer edge on a drive from Mohammed Shami over the slip cordon.
After a wait of little over two hours, the rain gods gave way to brilliant sunlight. Joe Root drove off Mohammed Shami for the opening boundary of the last session with a heavy outer edge over the slip cordon before skillfully driving over cover for a second boundary.
As soon as he entered the room, Mohammed Siraj started to squeeze Root, hitting his inner edge by combining the back of a length and the wide of off ones. The work paid off when Siraj was able to get a wobble-seam ball to nip back in and restrict Root as he was shaping for the cut, with the ball hitting the bottom edge and going to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
By angling the ball in from behind the wicket and getting it to travel slightly away to take the outer edge to Pant, Shami was able to dismiss nightwatchman Jack Leach, who had been dropped in his previous over, thanks to his patience and adjustment to bowling a bit fuller. Sam Billings and Ben Stokes, the captain of England, kept the team safe till the end of the game.
Brief scores: India 416 in 84.5 overs; England 84/5 in 27 overs (Joe Root 31, Jasprit Bumrah 3-35) by 332 runs (Rishabh Pant 146, Ravindra Jadeja 104; James Anderson 5-60, Matthew Potts 2-105).
