Did Jasprit Bumrah Make History at Lord's with 5-74?

London, July 11 (NationPress) The fast-paced bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah etched his name onto the prestigious honours board at Lord's after achieving figures of 5-74, guiding India to dismiss England for 387 runs in 112.3 overs on the second day of the third Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test on Friday.

With a more responsive pitch, Bumrah skillfully maneuvered the new ball, striking early to remove England's overnight batsmen, Joe Root and Ben Stokes, within the opening half-hour. He further claimed the wickets of Chris Woakes and sealed his five-wicket haul by dismissing Jamie Smith.

In only his second Test at Lord’s, Bumrah achieved his 13th five-wicket haul at the historic venue, surpassing the legendary Kapil Dev to become the Indian bowler with the most five-fors in overseas Tests.

Despite Joe Root scoring 104 - marking his 37th Test century, 11th against India, and eighth at Lord's - England found themselves struggling at 271/7 before Smith and Brydon Carse put together a crucial 84-run partnership for the eighth wicket, boosting the hosts' morale on a slow pitch under the blazing sun. Smith contributed 51 after being dropped by KL Rahul, while Carse scored 56 for his first Test fifty, with England benefiting from 31 extras conceded by India.

The day began with Root striking a boundary off Bumrah to reach his 37th Test century right at the start of the morning session, moving ahead of Rahul Dravid and Steve Smith among all-time centurions. However, Bumrah responded by clean bowling Stokes with a spectacular delivery that angled in from around the wicket, knocking the bails off the stumps.

Bumrah then dismissed Root for the 11th time in Tests, with a full delivery that nipped back, causing Root to chop onto his stumps for 104. Soon after, Bumrah caught Chris Woakes off guard, as the latter edged a tentative poke, leading to a review from India that confirmed the dismissal.

India could have claimed another wicket had Jamie Smith not been dropped by KL Rahul at second slip. Notably, the visitors managed to get the new ball changed after just 10.3 overs. This change temporarily halted India's wicket-taking momentum, allowing Smith to score three boundaries off Siraj and Bumrah before another ball change occurred after just 48 deliveries.

With Smith spearheading a resilient lower-order effort, Carse began to confidently score boundaries and singles, eventually reaching fifty as part of the eighth-wicket partnership. Smith then executed a stunning off-drive off Nitish Kumar Reddy and reached his fifty off 52 balls with a single through backward square leg, as England reached 353/7 at lunch.

India struck immediately after the break, with Siraj getting Smith to play away from his body, resulting in a catch behind to substitute keeper Dhruv Jurel. Following two boundaries from Carse off Bumrah, the pacer rebounded to complete his five-wicket haul by clean bowling Archer. Siraj sealed England's innings by bowling Carse around his legs with a fuller delivery.

Brief scores: England 387 in 112.3 overs (Joe Root 104, Brydon Carse 56; Jasprit Bumrah 5-74, Nitish Kumar Reddy 2-62) against India.