15 wickets fall on Day 2 in England-India Oval Test
What's the story
A solid day of Test cricket graced fans at The Oval. 15 wickets fell on Day 2 with the 5th Test between England and India well poised. India resumed the day on 204/6 and their 1st innings was done quickly (224/10). The English openers then launched an aggressive attack with England 109/1 at lunch. India bossed the 2nd session to make a comeback before restricting England to 247 after tea. India are 75/2 at stumps and lead England by 52 runs.
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India's 1st innings gets wrapped up quickly
India lost Karun Nair for 57. Nair added only 5 runs to his tally of 52. Washington Sundar fell for 26, being unbeaten on 19 overnight. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna perished for ducks. India ended with 224 in 69.4 overs.
Atkinson
Gus Atkinson claims his 4th five-wicket haul in Tests
England pacer Gus Atkinson floored India with figures worth 5/33 from 21.4 overs in the 1st innings. Atkinson, who managed 2/32 from 19 overs on Day 1, cleaned up India with three more wickets on Day 2. He was not only economical, but brought his A game into play with wickets. This was the pacer's 4th fifer in Tests. He also owns one match haul of 10 scalps.
Tongue
Josh Tongue claims three-fer versus India
England pacer Josh Tongue finished with a three-wicket haul in the 1st innings. Tongue, who was inconsistent with his offerings, bowled three superb balls to earn his wickets. After dismissing the likes of Sai Sudharsan and Ravindra Jadeja on Day 1, Tongue picked the crucial wicket of overnight batter Nair on Day 2. Tongue managed 3/57 from 14 overs. Apart from bowling 4 maidens, he also conceded 12 wides.
Nair
Karun Nair registers 57-run knock versus England
Nair, who batted well on Day 1, resumed Friday on an unbeaten 52 with India placed at 204/6. Despite hitting the first ball for a four on Day 2, Nair failed to build on his knock and perished to Tongue. A fuller in-swinging ball from Tongue saw Nair get trapped LBW. Nair consumed 109 balls for his score of 57. He slammed 8 fours. With this knock, he now owns 562 runs from 10 matches (16 innings) at 43.23.
Batting blitz
Duckett, Crawley punish Indian bowlers
The English openers, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, were aggressive from the start. They scored 92 runs in just 77 balls, capitalizing on every minor mistake by the Indian bowlers. Duckett was particularly aggressive, reverse-pulling Akash Deep over the cordon and ramping Mohammed Siraj for two sixes in quick succession. However, he fell to Akash Deep while trying to hit another six after scoring a quickfire 43 runs.
Crawley
Crawley attains two massive feats with 64-run blitz
Crawley ended up smashing a 57-ball 64. He dealt in boundaries, hitting as many as 14 fours. The right-handed batter was dismissed after lunch. He had added 37 runs alongside Ollie Pope before Prasidh Krishna dismissed him. Crawley surpassed 3,000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship history. He accomplished the milestone with his 37th run. Earlier, he went past 7,500 runs in First-Class cricket with his 14th of the contest. Coming to his overall Test career, Crawley has raced to 3,299 runs at 31.72. This includes 19 fifties besides five tons.
Duo
Prasidh and Siraj share 8 wickets between them
After Prasidh sent Crawley back, Siraj turned the game in India's favor. He dismissed Ollie Pope and Joe Root. Thereafter, a third successive LBW helped him dismiss Jacob Bethell. Prasidh then got the big fish in Jamie Smith and followed that up with Jamie Overton's scalp as India entered tea on a strong note. After tea, Prasidh got Atkinson before Siraj picked the final England wicket in the form of Harry Brook (53).
Stats
Key stats of the two pacers
Siraj managed 4/86 from 16.2 overs (1 maiden). He has raced to 118 wickets in Tests at 31.49. This was his 7th four-wicket haul in Tests. Prasidh clocked 4/62 from 16 overs (1 maiden). Playing his 6th Test, he has taken 18 wickets at 35. This was his maiden four-fer in Tests. In 27 First-Class matches, Prasidh has 98 scalps at around 23. This is his 5th four-fer in FC cricket.
Root
Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's runs tally in home Tests
England batter Joe Root managed a score of 29 from 45 balls. Root arrived in the middle when England were 129/2 in the 22nd over after lunch. His dismissal saw the hosts get reduced to 175/4. Root's 29 took him to 7,224 runs on home soil in Tests. Root averages 55.14 (100s: 23, 50s: 33). Root is now the 2nd-highest scorer in home Test matches. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 7,216 runs in home Tests.
Brook
Harry Brook slams his 13th fifty in Test cricket
England's Harry Brook hit a crucial 53-run knock for his side. Brook arrived to the crease when England were 142/3. Brook slammed five fours and a six in his knock of 53 from 64 balls. He has raced to 2,709 runs from 30 Test matches (49 innings) at a solid average of 56.43. This was his 13th Test fifty (100s: 9).
Rahul
KL Rahul suffers twin failures versus England at The Oval
Indian batter KL Rahul fell on the cheap once again in his side's 2nd innings versus England at The Oval. After scoring 14 runs on Day 1 in the 1st innings, Rahul perished for just 7 on Day 2. Tongue dismissed Rahul to reduce India to 46/1 in the 3rd innings. He played a loose shot and was caught at slips.
3rd innings
Jaiswal gets dropped before reaching fifty
Yashasvi Jaiswal is unscathed on 51 from 49 balls. He has hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Notably, he was dropped by Liam Dawson when on 40. Akash Deep is batting with him (4*). India lost Sai Sudharsan, who scored a paltry 11. For England, Atkinson managed 1/26 with Tongue taking 1/25.