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Harry Brook Survived a Close Call in the Day’s Final Over when his pull shot off bumrah, caught by mohammed siraj, was rled a no-ball.
Pope remained unbeated on 100 AlongSide Brook at Stumps, Demonstruating His Ability to Adapt to Conditions and The Quality of the Indian Attack.
The england batting display began with early drama as bumrah dismissed zak crawley in the first over. Crawley Edged Three Times Before The Fourth Ball Took His Outside Edge, Touched His Thigh Pad, And Landed in Karun Nair’s Hands at First Slip.
Pope and Ben Ducket Formed A Crucial 122-Run Partnership for the second wicket. Duckett, who scored 62 off 94 balls, survived an early chance when Ravindra Jadeja Dropped Him at Backward Point Off Bumrah’s Bowling.
The Indian Parsers Struggled to MainTain Consistency. Siraj and Prasidh Krishna often Bowled Too Full, Providing England’s Batters with Scoring Opportunities.
Bumrah returned for his third spell to dismiss ducket, who inside-edged the ball. Indian Captain Shubhman Gill’s Decision to Delay Shardul Thakur’s Introduction Until the 34th over raised questions.
Joe root and pop built a threatening 80-r stand for the third wicket before bumrah dismissed root. Pope reached his ninth test Hindred with a single off bumrah.
