Indian pacemen Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna claimed three wickets apiece as their team mounted a strong comeback during Friday's play at the Oval. England appeared dominant at 129 for one wicket before collapsing to 215 for seven by tea break. The hosts responded to India's first innings total of 224 runs with aggressive batting from openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Their partnership produced 92 runs in just 13 overs before both batsmen departed around lunchtime.
Gus Atkinson delivered exceptional bowling figures of five wickets for 33 runs across 21.4 overs for England. The Surrey paceman marked his return from injury with outstanding performances on both days. Stand-in captain Ollie Pope fell to Siraj for 22 runs while leading England without injured Ben Stokes. Chris Woakes sustained a shoulder injury and will miss the remainder of this decisive Test match. India needs victory to level the five-match series at two wins each.
Gus Atkinson delivered exceptional bowling figures of five wickets for 33 runs across 21.4 overs for England. The Surrey paceman marked his return from injury with outstanding performances on both days. Stand-in captain Ollie Pope fell to Siraj for 22 runs while leading England without injured Ben Stokes. Chris Woakes sustained a shoulder injury and will miss the remainder of this decisive Test match. India needs victory to level the five-match series at two wins each.
