Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul put India in commanding position despite a fine hundred from England captain Joe Root on the penult��imate day of the firs꧟t Test in Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Bumrah took 5/64 in England’s second innings while Root registered his 21st Test century on an intriguing day for both the teams.
India bundled out England for 303 in their second innings an hour after the Tea break, resulting in a target of 209 to win. The hosts went to stumps at 52 for 1 with Rohit Sharma (12 off 34) and Cheteshwar Pujara (12 off 13) in the middle.
England pacer Stuart Broad delivered an absolute peach to have KL Rahul caught behind for a well-made 26 that followed the recalled Indian opener’s 84 in the first-innings.
Brief scores: India 278 & 52-1 (KL Rahul 26, Stuart Broad 1/18) need another 157 to win against England 183 & 303 (Joe Root 10๊9,𓃲 Jasprit Bumrah 5-64).
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Super spell Jassi 🔥🔥⭐️⭐️. Go well boys.. backing our bo♌ys to chase down the total @SonySportsIndia
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Well deserved Jasprit👏🏻👏🏻
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
What a performance 👊🏻
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
9 for 110. He is such a cha☂mpion. . The bowlers have done their bit
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Jasprit Bumrah fifer! Thi✤s is exactly what I stayed awake to see! How g🅠ood!🔥
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
So 209 with plenty of time left in the game. India favourites but can England do something special. Brilliant days cricket �🀅�
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
One of the GREAT Test Tons … Ma🐠gnificent !! 👍👍
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
That is a magnificent hundred from . The shots, the context of the match, the 🌳strike rate… Such fantastic batting. Young players should𝓰 watch his movement and the rhythm in his innings. So good.
— Ian Bell MBE (@Ian_Bell)
Most wickets by Indian pacers after 21 Tests
92 – Jasprit Bumrah
81 – Irfan Pathan
79 – Kapil Dev
71 – Mohd Shami
70 – S SreesanthOnly six other Indian bowlers (all spinners) have more wickets than Bumrah after 21 Tests
(Maximum: Anil Kumble 108)— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
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Top knock 👏🏼👏🏼
Rooooooooooot— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
ROOOOOOOOT. What a player! 👏🏼
— Sam Billings (@sambillings)
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