: ENG vs IND: Jadejas ton, Bumrahs blitz take visitors to 416 in 1st innings #IndiaNEWS #News Birmingham: A superb century by Ravindra Jadeja and late blitz by stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah took India

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ENG vs IND: Jadejas ton, Bumrahs blitz take visitors to 416 in 1st innings #IndiaNEWS #News
Birmingham: A superb century by Ravindra Jadeja and late blitz by stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah took India to a total of 416 on Day 2 in the first innings of the fifth and final Test against England here at Birmingham on Saturday.
At the time of lunch, Englands score read 16/1, with Zak Crawley (7) and Ollie Pope (0*) standing unbeaten on the crease.
India started off things on day 2 at 338/7. They were bundled out for 416 in 84. 5 overs. Rishabh Pant (146) and Ravindra Jadeja (104) were the stars of India with the bat. Captain Jasprit Bumrah also contributed 31* in just 16 balls consisting of four boundaries and two sixes.
During the 84th over of the first innings, Indias stand-in captain smoked English pacer Stuart Broad for 4,5w,7nb,4,4,4,6,1 a total of whooping 35 runs of which 29 runs went to Bumrahs account.
With this, he has surpassed legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara, who hit South Africas Robin Peterson for 28 in an over in 2003. Following Lara are former Australian batter George Bailey, who hit England pacer James Anderson for 28 in 2013 and South African spinner Keshav Maharaj, who torched Englands Joe Root for 28 runs in 2020.
James Anderson was the star for England, taking 5/60 in 21. 5 overs. Pacer Matty Potts also took 2/105 in 20 overs. Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Stuart Broad got a wicket each.
In the second innings, Jasprit Bumrah provided an early breakthrough, dismissing opener Alex Lees for just 6 runs by dislodging his stumps. Early lunch was taken due to rain interrupting the play.
Earlier, a brilliant century from wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and his 222-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja powered India to 338/7 on the first day of the fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston Stadium here on Friday.
At the end of day one, Jadeja (83*) and Mohammed Shami (0*) were on the crease.
India resumed their innings at 174/5 after Tea. Rishabh Pant showed his attacking intent by smashing pacer Matty Potts for two brilliant fours in the very first over after Tea. The duo continued kept piling runs, bringing up their 100-run partnership.
Jadeja kept rotating the strike as Pant took a more aggressive role as the innings progressed. Potts, James Anderson and spinner Jack Leach faced some hard-hitting from Pant.
He brought up his fifth Test hundred off just 89 balls. This was the third fastest hundred by an Indian outside Asia, with Virender Sehwag hitting the fastest in 78 balls against West Indies in 2006, followed by Mohammed Azharuddin against England in 1990 in 88 balls.
Pant went ballistic in the 61st over bowled by spinner Leach, smashing him for 4,6,4,6.
Jadeja also continued looking good with the bat and brought up his half-century.

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