Jasprit Bumrah breathed fire against England on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test by returning figures of 6 for 45 in 15.5 overs. He got Joe Root caught at slip for five with his reverse swing and then brought the house down when he bowled first-Test hero Ollie Pope for 23 with a trademark yorker. Bumrah then removed Jonny Bairstow to claim his third wicket. Stokes attempted to stop the rot in his attacking stay at the wicket but he too failed to find a solution against Bumrah. The right-arm pacer bowled Stokes for his 150th Test wicket with a delivery that seamed back in to the left-hand batsman and stayed low to rattle the stumps.
The dismissal left Stokes showing a helpless reaction which is going viral on social media.
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Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s 209 and six wickets by pace bowler Bumrah put India firmly in command of the second Test against England on Saturday’s day two.
Bumrah picked six wickets and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three to bowl out England for 253 as the tourists conceded a first-innings lead of 143 in Visakhapatnam.
Bumrah registered his 10th five-wicket haul in Tests after he sent back Tom Hartley for 21 and took one more to wrap up the innings.
Earlier, Jaiswal single-handedly powered an Indian innings in which the next best score was 34.
The 22-year-old moved from his overnight 179 and smashed spinner Shoaib Bashir for a six and four with sweeps to get past 200.
He removed his helmet, jumped with joy and blew kisses to a weekend crowd that rose for a standing ovation.
Veteran pace bowler James Anderson, 41, finally got Jaiswal out for his third wicket as the batsman walked back and the England players came rushing to congratulate him.
Bashir and fellow spinner Rehan Ahmed also took three wickets each.
(With AFP Inputs)