DSP Siraj breathes fire! Sends Stokes for a duck, leaves Root fuming - WATCH

NEW DELHI: Mohammed Siraj struck doubly successful 2 balls — including the prized wicket of England skipper Ben Stokes for a aureate duck — arsenic India tightened their grip connected Day 3 of the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston connected Friday.Bowling his archetypal implicit of the day, Siraj archetypal dismissed Joe Root for 22.

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The delivery, angled down the limb side, tempted Root into a flick toward good leg. Instead, the shot brushed his glove, and Rishabh Pant made nary mistake down the stumps. A visibly frustrated Root walked disconnected shaking his head.Off the precise adjacent ball, Siraj produced a brute of a transportation to nonstop Stokes packing for a first-ball duck. The ball, pitched connected a short-of-a-length, reared up sharply and caught Stokes by surprise.

The England skipper was caught successful a tangle, managed lone a bladed edge, and Pant claimed his 2nd drawback successful 2 balls.Siraj fto retired a roar, fists pumping successful celebration, arsenic the Indian players surrounded him successful jubilation.

India are looking to level the five-match bid aft losing the opening Test astatine Headingley successful Leeds by 5 wickets. England presently pb the bid 1-0.