IND vs ENG: Siraj, Akash Deep mayhem hands England unwanted record for most ducks

India staged a melodramatic comeback connected Day 3 of the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston, halting England’s complaint with the 2nd caller shot aft being pushed backmost by a monolithic 303-run concern betwixt Jamie Smith and Harry Brook. While India had made a roaring commencement connected Day 3 by removing Joe Root and Ben Stokes successful speedy succession, with Stokes falling for a aureate duck, the momentum shifted sharply arsenic Smith and Brook dug in. Coming unneurotic astatine 84/5, the duo mounted a stunning counterattack. Brook compiled a superb 158 disconnected 234 balls, portion Smith showcased singular fluency to notch up 184 from conscionable 207 deliveries. Their blend of aggression and power not lone steadied England but besides kept the Indian bowlers astatine bay done overmuch of Day 3. Just arsenic the lucifer appeared to tilt successful England’s favour, Akash Deep provided India the much-needed breakthrough with the 2nd caller ball. The pacer cleanable bowled Brook with a transportation that breached his defence, mounting disconnected a illness that saw England tumble from 387/5 to 418 each out. They mislaid their past 5 wickets for conscionable 31 runs.

In the process, England recorded an unwanted statistical feat. Their six ducks successful this innings happened for the archetypal clip successful England's history, marking the highest fig of players that got retired for zero runs successful a azygous innings successful a Test.

The erstwhile grounds full was 365 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka astatine Mirpur backmost successful 2022. Their last full of 407 besides became the lowest all-out people by immoderate squad that featured a 300-plus concern and the highest with six ducks. Meanwhile, the crippled besides brought to airy a opposition from the archetypal Test, wherever India’s 471 each retired astatine Headingley stood arsenic the lowest full ever to see 3 idiosyncratic centurions.

As India returned to bat with a commanding 180-run lead, they present person a premier accidental to agelong their vantage and perchance enactment the lucifer retired of England’s reach.