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Siraj Strikes Twice as India Tighten Grip on Third Test at Lord's
13 Jul
Summary
- Siraj dismisses Ollie Pope via lbw, reducing England to 42/2
- Nitish Kumar Reddy dismisses Zak Crawley, leaving England at 50/3
- India bundled out for 387 in their first innings, with Rahul, Pant, and Jadeja impressing
On Day 4 of the third Test between India and England at Lord's, India pacer Mohammed Siraj continued his impressive performance with the ball. Siraj dismissed Ben Duckett early and then struck again, removing Ollie Pope via lbw for just four runs off 17 balls, reducing England to 42/2.
The dismissal of Pope came in the 12th over of England's second innings. Siraj bowled with a wobble seam that landed on a good length around the fourth stump, beating Pope for an inside edge. The right-handed batter went for a defensive shot but failed to make contact with the ball, and he was hit high on the knee roll. The on-field umpire was not interested, but Siraj urged skipper Shubman Gill to take a review, and the replays showed the ball would have smashed the top of the middle and leg stump.
Nitish Kumar Reddy then joined Siraj in the wickets tally, dismissing Zak Crawley for 22 (49), caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal at gully. At the time of writing, England were 50/3, with Joe Root and Harry Brook at the crease.
Earlier on Day 3, India were bundled out for 387 in their first innings, after leveling their score with England. KL Rahul top-scored with 100 off 177 balls, while Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja also impressed with their 74 and 72, respectively. For England, Chris Woakes bagged three wickets.
