Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, aur Prasidh Krishna ke damdaar performances ne India ko 52 runs ki lead dilayi, jab din ke khel ke ant mein India ka score tha 75/2

England ne subah tak match par kabza rakha tha, lekin India ne lunch ke baad shandar wapas aate hue momentum apne haath mein le liya. Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, aur Prasidh Krishna ke damdaar performances ne India ko 52 runs ki lead dilayi, jab din ke khel ke ant mein India ka score tha 75/2.

Din ki shuruaat England ke bowlers ke saath hui, jinhone India ki pehli innings ko jaldi khatam kiya. India, jo pehle din 204/6 par tha, doosre din ke shuruati 34 balls mein hi 224 runs par all out ho gaya.

Lunch ke baad, India ke pace bowlers ne kamaal dikha diya. Mohammed Siraj aur Prasidh Krishna ne England ki batting line-up ko dhwasth kar diya. Siraj ne ek fiery spell daala, jisme unhone Joe Root (29), Ollie Pope (22), aur Jacob Bethell (6) ke wickets liye. Prasidh ne Zak Crawley ka mahatvapurna wicket liya, jab unhone ek pull shot ko mistime kiya aur midwicket par catch out hue. Prasidh ne bhi apna career-best figure diya, 4 wickets for 62 runs. Siraj ke 4 wickets for 86 runs ke saath, dono ne mil kar England ko 247 runs par all out kar diya, jo sirf 23 runs ki lead thi. Harry Brook (53) ne England ke liye thodi ladai ki, lekin wo bhi Siraj ke haathon out hue jab unhone ek ball ko apne stumps par drag kar diya. Tea tak England 215/7 par tha, aur Chris Woakes ke shoulder injury ke wajah se effectively 8 wickets down the.

Stumps on Day 2 at the Oval 🏟️

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten half-century takes #TeamIndia to 75/2 in the 2nd innings and a lead of 52 runs 👌👌

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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 1, 2025

Gus Atkinson ne apna chautha five-wicket haul liya, jisme unhone teen wickets jaldi giraye. Karun Nair (57) India ke liye top scorer rahe, lekin unke alawa koi bada contribution nahi aaya. England ke openers Zak Crawley (64 off 57) aur Ben Duckett (43 off 38) ne aggressive batting ki aur lunch tak England ka score 109/1 tha, jo India ke bowlers ke liye badi chunauti thi. Unhone 77 balls mein 92 runs ka opening partnership banaya, jisme boundaries ki barsaat hui.

India ne apni doosri innings shuru ki aur jaldi hi 23-run deficit ko cover kar liya. Yashasvi Jaiswal ne aggressive aur confident batting ki, 49 balls mein unbeaten 51 runs banaye, jisme 7 fours aur 2 sixes shamil the. Unhone ek short ball par Jamie Overton ko ramp shot ke saath six mar kar apna fifty pura kiya. Lekin Jaiswal ko do baar jeevan daan mila – pehle 20 par Harry Brook ne slip mein catch chhoda aur phir 40 par sub-fielder

Liam Dawson ne deep fine leg par drop kiya. KL Rahul (7 off 28) aur Sai Sudharsan (11 off 29) ke wickets gire, lekin Jaiswal ke saath night-watchman Akash Deep (4*) ne India ko din ke ant tak sambhal liya. Sudharsan ko Gus Atkinson ne LBW out kiya, jo low bounce ke wajah se hua. Din ke khel ke ant mein, bad light ke wajah se stumps jaldi call kar diye gaye jab England ke stand-in captain Ollie Pope ne spinners ke saath bowling karne ka option reject kar diya.

• Pitch Conditions: Oval ki pitch seamers ke liye helpful rahi, jisme wobble seam aur late swing kaafi effective tha. Isne bowlers ko pads target karne aur unpredictable bounce ke saath batsmen ko pareshan karne ka mauka diya.
• Bowling Strategies: Siraj ne apne aggressive approach ke saath inswingers aur nip-backers ka istemaal kiya, jabki Prasidh ne short balls aur fuller lengths ka mix use kiya. England ke bowlers, jaise Atkinson aur Josh Tongue, ne bhi disciplined lines aur lengths pe dhyan diya, lekin fielding errors ne unhe costly padha.
• Batting Challenges: Jaiswal ki proactive batting ne dikha diya ki pitch par run banaye ja sakte hain agar batsman risk le. Lekin Rahul aur Sudharsan ke cautious approach ne unke wickets girne ka karan bana, kyunki wo loose shots khele ya low bounce ka shikar hue.
• Fielding Errors: England ki teen dropped catches, do Jaiswal ke aur ek Sudharsan ka, match ka turning point ban sakta hai. India ke fielders ne bhi Duckett ka catch lunch se pehle drop kiya tha, lekin baad mein unki tight fielding ne comeback ko support kiya.
• Siraj ka Spell: Siraj ne apne tireless bowling se England ke middle order ko toda, jisme Root aur Pope ke wickets shamil the. Unka inswinging yorker Bethell ke liye unstoppable tha.
• Prasidh ka Breakthrough: Crawley ka wicket lene ke baad Prasidh ne England ke momentum ko roka aur tail-enders ko jaldi clean up kiya.
• Jaiswal ka Fifty: Jaiswal ke quickfire 51 ne India ko lead dilayi aur unki aggressive intent ne England ke bowlers par pressure banaya.
• Bad Light Drama: Din ke ant mein, umpires ne Pope ko spin bowling ka option diya, lekin unke inkar ne stumps jaldi call karne ka faisla kiya, jo India ke liye faaydemand raha kyunki Jaiswal spin ke khilaf strong hai.

Yeh din Test cricket ka ek shandar example tha, jisme dono teams ne kadi takkar di. England ne subah dominance dikhayi, lekin India ke bowlers aur Jaiswal ki batting ne match ka rukh badal diya. 52 runs ki lead ke saath, India ab Day 3 par apni position ko majboot karne ki koshish karega, jabki England ko Jaiswal ke wicket ke saath aur tight bowling ki zarurat hogi. Match abhi bhi evenly poised hai, aur agla din is series ke liye nirnayak ho sakta hai.