
Siraj equals Waqar Younis in elite list
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The Indian bowlers dished out a brilliant performance in the first innings of the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy. Thanks to a stellar display from the bowlers, England managed to gain a lead of only 23 runs. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna picked four wickets each.
The Indian team wrapped up the English side on a total of 247 in response to the 224 amassed by the Indian team. India posted 75/2 by the end of the second day’s play and has a lead of 52 runs. Jaiswal is at the crease by scoring 51 runs while Akash Deep, who walked in as a night watchman, is at the crease on a score of 4.
Siraj has scripted history by taking four wickets. He got four dismissals after conceding 88 runs from 16.2 overs. The right-handed pacer took wickets of Ollie Pope, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root and Harry Brook and kept India in the hunt of equalling the series by 2-2. With his impressive spell, Siraj broke Bumrah’s all-time record and also equalled former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis.