India were unable to make a breakthrough in the first session on Day 5 at Headingley.
India were unable to make a breakthrough during the morning session of the fifth day’s play in the ongoing Headingley Test against England.
Starting the day at 21 for no wicket, the English opening duo of Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley began cautiously but gradually increased the scoring pace. They added 96 runs in the session, taking the hosts to 117/0 in pursuit of a 371-run chase.
The Indian bowlers endured a tough time and chances were hard to come by. Mohammed Siraj generated one in the 39th over but Yashasvi Jaiswal by dropping another catch in the game.
Siraj bowled a short delivery as Duckett top-edged but Jaiswal, running in from deep backward square-leg, made a mess of it.
Siraj was left dejected by the missed opportunity and made his displeasure known. Even head coach Gautam Gambhir looked livid in the dressing room. This was Jaiswal's fourth dropped catch of the match.
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In the second session, Prasidh Krishna drew the first blood for the tourists, removing Crawley on 65. The lanky pacer also dismissed Ollie Pope (8) cheaply to give India some respite from the onslaught.
At the time of writing, England were 228/2 after 49 overs with Ben Duckett (126) and Joe Root (10) batting in the middle, needing 143 more runs to claim a 1-0 lead in five-match series.