Bumrah Strikes Before Duckett and Pope Hold Firm in 1st Test

AFP | Leeds, United Kingdom

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India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah struck an early blow before England’s Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope led the tourists’ recovery during the first Test at Headingley yesterday.

At stumps on the second day, England were 107-2 in reply to India’s first innings 514, a deficit of 365 runs.

Duckett, dropped on 15, was 53 not out and Pope unbeaten on 37.

India 1st Innings (Overnight: 359-3)

• Y. Jaiswal b Stokes 101

• L. Rahul c Root b Carse 42

• S. Gill b Starchman 81

• S. Gill † c Tongue b Bashir 37

• R. Pant † b Tongue 134

• R. Jadeja not out 84

• S. Thakur b Tongue 5

• K. Ahmed b Carse 0

• J. Bumrah c Stokes b Tongue 3

• M. Siraj not out 2

• Extras: (lb4, nb9, w2) 15

• Total: (all out, 105 overs) 514

England Bowling:

• Stokes 14-2-57-1

• Carse 16-1-78-2

• Bashir 23-1-98-1

• Tongue 22-3-84-4

• Starchman 22-3-87-1

England 1st Innings

• Z. Crawley b Bumrah 5

• B. Duckett not out 53

• O. Pope not out 37

• Extras: 12

• Total: 107-1 (28 overs)