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Team India made a remarkable comeback on the second day of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy’s final Test at The Oval in London. England started the match on a high note by folding the visitors on 224 in the first innings. Karun Nair failed to tackle the Josh Tongue challenge and departed after scoring 57 off 109. Five balls later, Washington Sundar also followed him to the dugout after ending his innings on 26 off 55. Gus Atkinson sent tailenders Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna on ducks and completed his fourth five-wicket Test haul. Tongue grabbed three wickets in the innings.
Following the total, England got a brisk start from their openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Both built a 92-run stand for the opening wicket in just 77 balls. Akash Deep delivered the first breakthrough to the visitors as he got rid of Duckett, who concluded his innings after scoring 43 off 38. After Duckett, Crawley fell against Prasidh and India took a sigh of relief. Mohammed Siraj, who was struggling to contain runs, stepped up in the pressure situation and took the scalps of Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Jacob Bethell lbw.
Krishna also showcased his courageous side and went on to dismiss Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, and Gus Atkinson. Siraj ended England’s innings on 247 after getting the better of Harry Brook, who played 53-run innings off 64 deliveries. Both Prasidh and Siraj bagged four-wicket haul apiece, with the former registering his best Test figures of 4/62 as well.
India lose two wickets in the final session of The Oval Test
In the final session, when India came to bat, Yashasvi Jaiswal exuded confidence with his bat. The southpaw smashed his fifty in just 44 balls and helped India get a rapid start in the match. However, Tongue and Atkinson again gave India a tough time as well.
Tongue dismissed KL Rahul, who could score only seven runs off 28 balls, while Atkinson hunted the scalp of Sai Sudharsan, who could chip in with only 11 runs after consuming 29 deliveries. Akash Deep has been sent at number four to play the role of a nightwatchman. After the second day’s play, India reached 75/2 with Jaiswal (unbeaten 51 off 49) and Akash Deep (unbeaten four off two) at the crease in their second innings, leading by 52 runs.
