ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 2: IND pacers rattle ENG batting order before tea

Siraj and Prasidh Krishna take 3 wickets each before tea as the England batters lose control of the innings in the 2nd session.

The hosts, England, continued their stunning outing with the ball in the fifth Test of the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy as they finished India’s first innings early on Day 2 by taking the remaining four wickets of the visitors while conceding just 20 runs, effectively bundling India out for just 224. After that, English openers subjected Indian pacers to extreme punishment with aggressive shots all around the ground, handing the hosts their natural Bazball-style start to the innings.

All-round England takes control in morning session

India started their day with the overnight score of 204 for 6. India looked in great form at the start before India’s late collapse custom was put on display again after Karun Nair (57) and Washington Sundar (26) lost their wickets in back-to-back overs to Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson, as India went from 218 for 6 to 220 for 8. Md Siraj (0) also lost his wicket to Atkinson before Prasidh Krishna (0) lost his wicket two balls later in the same over to bundle India out for just 224 and complete his fourth Test fifer. Atkinson's bowling figure of 5 for 33 is the second-best bowling effort by any English pacer against India at the Oval in Tests.

 

In reply, the English opening pair of Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley got England off to a great start in response to India’s below-par total. The duo added 92 runs in just 12.5 overs before Akash Deep got Ben Duckett (43) caught behind to hand India their first wicket of the innings.

 

Meanwhile, Zak Crawley (52 not out) completed his fifty and added another 17 runs with skipper Ollie Pope (12 not out) for the second wicket as the session came to a close with England 105 for 1, trailing by 115 runs in the first innings.  Siraj-Prasidh get India back on track 

The post-lunch session saw Team India’s pacers turn the tide in their favour, as quick wickets led to England’s top order collapsing. Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, and Joe Root all departed without making significant contributions to the total.

 

The run rate, which had flowed freely in the first session, was noticeably slowed down thanks to some brilliant line and length from the Indian bowlers throughout the afternoon.

 

Mohammed Siraj led the charge with a three-wicket haul in the second session, continuing his impressive form in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah during this series.

 

The session also featured some heated moments, with Prasidh Krishna getting into a verbal exchange with Joe Root. The England batter didn’t back down and had a few words of his own for the pacer. Umpire Kumar Dharmasena intervened to separate the players, but the altercation briefly raised the intensity at The Oval.

 

Krishna also finished with three wickets, including two just before lunch, making it seven wickets in the day for India’s pace unit.

 

Shubman Gill and Co. ended the session on a high, taking five wickets after lunch to prevent England from taking control of the match early in their first innings.

 

England 1st innings scorecard at lunch Day 2: 

England 1st Inning
215-7 (42.5 ov) CRR:5.02
Batter				R		B			4s		6s		SR
Zak Crawley		c R Jadeja b MP Krishna		64		57			14		0		112.28
Ben Duckett		c D Jurel b A Deep		43		38			5		2		113.16
Ollie Pope (C)		lbw b M Siraj		22		44			4		0		50
Joe Root		lbw b M Siraj		29		45			6		0		64.44
Harry Brook		Not out		33		36			5		0		91.67
Jacob Bethell		lbw b M Siraj		6		14			1		0		42.86
Jamie Smith (WK)		c KL Rahul b MP Krishna		8		22			1		0		36.36
Jamie Overton		lbw b MP Krishna		0		4			0		0		0
Extras		10 (b 5, Ib 2, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total		215 (7 wkts, 42.5 Ov)
Yet to Bat		Chris Woakes,Gus Atkinson,Josh Tongue
Fall of Wickets
92-1(Ben Duckett 12.5),129-2(Zak Crawley 21.1),142-3(Ollie Pope 24.4),175-4(Joe Root 32.6),195-5(Jacob Bethell 36.4),215-6(Jamie Smith 42.1),215-7(Jamie Overton 42.5)
Bowler	O		M		R		W			NB		WD		ECO
Mohammed Siraj	12		1		66		3			0		0		5.5
Akash Deep	17		0		80		1			1		0		4.71
Prasidh Krishna	11.5		0		51		3			2		0		4.31
Ravindra Jadeja	2		0		11		0			0		0		5.5

 

India 1st innings scorecard: 

India 1st Inning
224-10 (69.4 ov) CRR:3.22
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	lbw b G Atkinson	2	9	0	0	22.22
KL Rahul	b C Woakes	14	40	1	0	35
Sai Sudharsan	c JL Smith b JC Tongue	38	108	6	0	35.19
Shubman Gill (C)	runout (G Atkinson)	21	35	4	0	60
Karun Nair	lbw b JC Tongue	57	109	8	0	52.29
Ravindra Jadeja	c JL Smith b JC Tongue	9	13	1	0	69.23
Dhruv Jurel (WK)	c H Brook b G Atkinson	19	40	2	0	47.5
Washington Sundar	c J Overton b G Atkinson	26	55	3	0	47.27
Akash Deep	Not out	0	7	0	0	0
Mohammed Siraj	b G Atkinson	0	4	0	0	0
Prasidh Krishna	c JL Smith b G Atkinson	0	2	0	0	0
Extras	38 (b 12, Ib 6, w 16, nb 4, p 0)
Total	224 (10 wkts, 69.4 Ov)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Chris Woakes	14	1	46	1	0	3.29
Gus Atkinson	21.4	8	33	5	4	1.52
Josh Tongue	16	4	57	3	0	3.56
Jamie Overton	16	0	66	0	0	4.13
Jacob Bethell	2	1	4	0	0	2