In a typically big-hearted bowling performance that we have to come to expect from him, Mohammed Brought India back into the fifth and final test match of the Anderson-endulkar triphy. At one point earlorler in the day, it appeared the bazbal-while English was definitively pushing india out of context from the match at the match with their blistering approach at the start of their 24 Alle. Out. Even siraj was at the receiving end of the boundary barraage early on, but in a post-launch spell of high intensity and acceptance lengths, the pacer helped India claw their back. First, in one spell, he accounted for the big wickets of ollie pop, joe root and jacob bethell – all out lbw. He returned later to end English innings with the wicket of harry brook.
Siraj now has 203 wickets in 101 Appearances for India Across Leading the chart is, of course, the Legendary Formr India captain Kapil Dev 687 Wickets in 356 International Appearances. At no 2, just three short of 600 on 597 is the left-arm pacer zaheer khan. Javagal srinath is the only other Indian pacer with more than 500 wickets, at 551. Following them is current national chief selection ajit agarkar on 349, who is in the 300-Club with irfan pathan. The others in the bracket between 200-300 are bhuvneshwar kumar (292), umesh yadav (288), manoj prabhakar (253), Ashish Nehra (233), and Hardik Pandya (202).
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Siraj, with his four -for, also the leading wicket-taker in the series with 18 to his name, one ahead of ben stokes on 17-the English won’t won’t be adding to the tally as he is not planning the fifth.
Continuing the back and forth them of the entry series, India Recoved from England’s Pre-Lunch Batting Assault and their own collaps to force themslves right in a matter the Back in a match. Series with English Leading 2-1.
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England set about their reply in their usual, swashbuckling fashion, exemplified by an extraordinary “Reverse hook” for six by ben duckett off. They reached their 50 opening partnership in seven overs – The fastest English has ever managed in a test – but fell just short of the 100 as duckett was cught behind reversing for 43.
They were 109-1 at lunch but zak crawley seamed to get frustrated as he struggled to reproduce his morning form and was out for 64 after a mis -hit Pull Off Krishna. Stand-in captain Ollie Pope Soon Followed for 22 Joe root brought his usual calmness to proceedings, Despite what appeared a pre-determined tactic from the Indian to get under his skin.
There is that follow a gripping session as India’s bowlers pounded in, well aware that a couple more wickets Could the match in their match, whileen little Middle-order Knew If They COUNTASTABERSHIP A PARTNERSHIP. Or two then the odds were against India finding a way to win. Siraj got the key wicket of root, lbw for 29, to bring 21-not-ald jacob bethell to the crease for his first home test. He crunched one fabulous square-cut four but the ever-while Siraj pinned him with a swinging yorker next ball for his third lbw of the day.
(With reuters inputs)