Indian team’s star fast bowler Mohammad Siraj performed brilliantly with the ball on the third day and took a fifer. On the basis of his bowling, India has strengthened its position.

New Delhi: India has increased its lead against England to 244 runs by scoring 64 runs for the loss of one wicket in its second innings on Friday, the third day of the second Test match. At the end of the day’s play, KL Rahul was present at the crease with 28 runs and Karun Nair with seven runs.

What is the current scenario?

During this time, India lost the wicket of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (28 runs) to Josh Tongue. Earlier, despite the big centuries of Jamie Smith (184 not out) and Harry Brook (158) and a 303-run partnership for the sixth wicket between the two, England’s first innings were reduced to 407 runs.

What happened when Team India got the new ball?

After getting the new ball, India took the last five wickets of England within 22 runs. Six batsmen of England were out without opening their account. For India, Mohammad Siraj took six wickets for 70 runs while Akash Deep took four wickets for 88 runs. India had scored 587 runs in the first innings.

How did England reply to Team India?

For England, wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith played an unbeaten innings of 184 runs and also shared a 303-run partnership with Harry Brook for the third wicket to bring England back in the match. Smith hit 21 fours and four sixes in his unbeaten innings of 207 balls. Brook hit one six and 17 fours in his 234-ball innings. After taking the new ball, India took the last five wickets of England within 20 runs. Due to this, the team’s innings ended in the last session of the day. Six England batsmen returned to the pavilion without opening their account.