Umesh Yadav shatters stumps during his County debut for Middlesex

Senior Indian pacer Umesh Yadav picked up his maiden County Championship wicket while playing for Middlesex. He shattered the stumps of Worcestershire’s number three batter Taylor Cornall, dismissing him for just 11.

Yadav bowled 14 overs in Worcestershire’s first innings, finishing with figures of 1-45. However, his Middlesex teammates Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones did most of the damage as the duo shared seven wickets between them.

Umesh Yadav’s maiden County wicket for Middlesex, watch the video:

Middlesex roped in the Indian cricketer for the ongoing 2022 County Championship as a replacement for Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Middlesex vs Worcestershire match updates

After hosts Middlesex scored 188 on opening day, they dismissed Worcestershire batters for just 191.  

They returned to bat for their second innings and finished Day 2 at 180-6, thus managing a lead of 177 runs over the visitors. At the time of publishing, Middlesex reached 207-8 off 72 overs, with overnight batsman Luke Holland (44*) at the crease alongside tail-ender Yadav.

Brief scores:

Middlesex: 188 (59.1)

Luke Hollman 62, Tom Helm 50*

Joe Leach 3-58, Josh Baker 2-29

Worcestershire: 191 (58.5)

Ed Barnard 69*, Josh Baker 36

Toby Roland-Jones 4-60, Tim Murtagh 3-40

Middlesex: 207-8 (72)

Luke Hollman 44*, Robbie White 37

Dillon Pennington 3-35, Charlie Morris 2-47

Middlesex leads by 204 runs