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Pacers Thrive On 15-Wicket Day At The Oval As Siraj, Krishna Stage India's Fightback

Arnav Chopra

Gus Atkinson and Mohammed Siraj (Source: @englandcricket, @mufaddal_vohra/X.com)Gus Atkinson and Mohammed Siraj (Source: @englandcricket, @mufaddal_vohra/X.com)

It turned out to be an eventful second day of the fifth Test between England and India, as both sides had their share of moments. On a day where pacers fully dominated, India bowled England out for 247 after they were knocked over for 224.

Here, we take a look at how it panned out on Day 2 of the fifth Test between England and India at the Kennington Oval in London on Friday, August 1st.

Atkinson Picks Fifer To Wrap Indian Innings For 224

Resuming the day on 204 for 6, Indian batters Karun Nair and Washington Sundar walked out to the centre, but only to be met with disappointment, as Nair departed early, with just 14 runs added in the day. India lost its seventh wicket on 218, and a major collapse followed as the visitors were then suddenly bowled out for 224 within the first hour's play.

Gus Atkinson was the pick of the bowlers, grabbing figures of 5 for 33 in 21.4 overs, while Josh Tongue picked three for 57 runs. Meanwhile, English pacer Chris Woakes, who got badly injured as he dislocated his left shoulder, didn't come out to bowl at all during the day.

Nair was the top scorer for the side, with 57 off 109 deliveries, as he smashed eight boundaries, as India could only reach 224 by the end of their innings.

Siraj, Krishna Partnership With The Ball Rattles England As Three Lions Fold For 247

As the day moved on, England started off brilliantly with an outstanding 92-run partnership for the first wicket between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, before the latter was sent back by Akash Deep for 43, while Crawley became the second scalp with 64 runs written after his name.

However, after that, there weren't many contributions, with Ollie Pope scoring 22 while Joe Root (29) was another victim of Mohammed Siraj, who grabbed his second wicket, trapping both of them in front of the stumps.

Following them, England lost their wickets quickly as rain intervened multiple times with stoppages. Harry Brook turned out to be the hero for the England side after the collapse, as he scored 53 before getting knocked over by Siraj.

Both Siraj and Prasidh Krishna picked four wickets each as England were dismissed for 247, ending up with a lead of 23 runs in the end. Both England and Indian pacers dominated on the green track at the Oval.

Jaiswal's Fifty Puts India Slightly Ahead By Day 2's End

With a 23-run deficit, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul walked out. However, while Jaiswal was batting brilliantly, Rahul was spending time in the middle and was sent back by Tongue for just seven as India had 46 runs at that stage. Later, Sai Sudharsan was dismissed for 11, trapped by Atkinson in front of the stumps.

With a few minutes left in play, India sent in Akash Deep in place of Shubman Gill for the third wicket as nightwatchman.

Jaiswal ended the day with 51 runs remaining unbeaten, taking India's score to 75 for two after the end of 18 overs as play was called off early, because English skipper Ollie Pope refused to bowl the final overs with spin. India, by the end of Day 2, were ahead with a lead of 52 runs on the board.