Friday was special for Jasprit Bumrah.
The seasoned Indian pacer led his side off the field to appreciation from the crowd after claiming his 15th Test fifer — 13th away from home, the most by an Indian — as he made his way onto the Lord’s honours board.
Shortly after Joe Root (104, 199b, 10×4), brought up his eighth century at the iconic ground, adding just five runs to his overnight score, Bumrah removed Ben Stokes, Root and Chris Woakes (the last two off consecutive balls) in his first two overs to draw the momentum in the visitor’s favour. England would have been in a spot of bother if K.L. Rahul had held on to a regulation chance in the slips off Mohammed Siraj’s bowling to send Jamie Smith packing.
Bumrah’s brilliance notwithstanding, the host still managed to put up 387 in its first innings, riding on fifties by Smith (51, 56b, 6×4) and Brydon Carse (56, 83b, 6×4, 1×6), the pair frustrating Indian bowlers for the larger part of the first session as they stitched an 84-run stand for the eighth wicket.
– Shayan Acharya
IND v ENG Lord’s Test Day 2: Bumrah’s fifer, Rahul’s resistance keep game in balance
A slow second day at Lord’s saw momentum oscillating between India and England, with Jasprit Bumrah’s genius and K.L. Rahul’s quiet resistance countering some good batting from Joe Root, Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse.
