BIRMINGHAM: India’s deputy captain Jasprit Bumrah shone on the ball after crushing Stuart Broad for the costliest over in Test history to steer his team towards dominance as England dropped to 84/5 in a rain-battered second day at the rescheduled final test, here at Edgbaston.
India was eliminated by a gargantuan 416 after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hit her second Test hundred in the first inning.
Indian captain Bumrah played a late 31-run cameo, bringing veteran pacemaker Broad to task, who conceded 35 runs in one over.
After a rough first day with the bowl, England put on a lousy batting show as Bumrah stormed through the host’s top order grabbing three early wickets.
Alex Lees, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope were sent back to the pavilion by the skipper at regular intervals in between periods of rain.
England’s star batsman Joe Root managed to survive India’s furious pace attack for a brief time before falling prey to Mohammad Siraj on the 31st on a trapped wicket just before the day’s conclusion.
Meanwhile, night watchman Jack Leech proved useless in serving his purpose, as Mohammad Shami efficiently took him out on a duck.
England will resume proceedings on day three with the overnight score at 84/5 with skipper Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow at the crease.
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