England hold the edge despite Bumrah fifer on day 2 of 2nd test

 



India had plenty to take away from Day 2 at Lord's—Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul and the heroic arrival of an injured Rishabh Pant at the crease. Both moments could prove crucial if India are to repeat their Edgbaston heroics. But for that to happen, others must step up as well. Akash Deep went wicketless with the ball, while Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to deliver with the bat. In response to England’s 387, India ended Day 2 at 145 for 3.

England resumed at 251 for 4, with Joe Root unbeaten on 99. It took just one delivery on the second morning for him to bring up his 37th Test century, guiding Bumrah to the boundary through gully. But Bumrah had his revenge—Root was eventually dismissed for 104 by the same bowler bowled of the inside edge .

Rested for the second Test due to workload management, Bumrah (5/74) returned to the XI and made an instant impact at Lord’s. Using the new ball to devastating effect, he cleaned up England captain Ben Stokes, dismissed Chris Woakes on the next ball to create a hat-trick opportunity, and later shattered Jofra Archer’s stumps to complete his five-wicket haul and earn his name on the Lord’s honours board. Mohammed Siraj (2/85) claimed the wickets of half-centurions Jamie Smith (51) and Brydon Carse (56). However, a brief controversy over the Dukes ball and a drop in bowling intensity allowed England’s tail to stretch the total from 271/7 to 387. Akash Deep, India’s match-winner from Edgbaston, went wicketless.

India’s innings began aggressively with Jaiswal (13), but his return was short-lived. Back in the Test side after four years, Jofra Archer had him edging to slip early. At No. 3, Karun Nair looked promising alongside KL Rahul and seemed poised for a comeback after failures in the first two Tests. But on 40, he edged a Ben Stokes delivery, with Joe Root taking a low one-handed catch that stirred some debate over its legitimacy.

Shubman Gill (16) was undone by smart tactics. Though looking solid at first, Chris Woakes brought keeper Jamie Smith up to the stumps—disrupting Gill’s footwork and rhythm. A slightly seaming delivery caught the outside edge as Gill tried to defend on the front foot, and Smith completed the dismissal.

Then came Rishabh Pant. There was uncertainty whether he’d bat at all after suffering a finger injury while keeping. But showing characteristic courage, Pant walked in to bat. The injury clearly affected his strokeplay—he was cautious, scoring 19 off 33 balls. KL Rahul, meanwhile, remained solid at the other end with a patient 53*, anchoring the innings.

India will hope the Pant–Rahul partnership blossoms on Day 3, as they chase England’s imposing total.


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