ENG vs IND 2025: Mohammed Siraj enters record books with six-wicket haul at Edgbaston

July 5, 2025

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Mohammed Siraj ended up securing six wickets (6/70 in 19.3 overs) as England have been all-out for 407 of their first innings of the second Take a look at of the continuing five-match Take a look at collection at Edgbaston. This was the primary six-fer at Edgbaston by a visiting pacer since 1993.

This was additionally Siraj’s fourth five-wicket haul in Take a look at cricket. Notably, every one in every of his fifers have come away from dwelling and towards completely different oppositions: Australia (2021), West Indies (2023), South Africa (2024), and now England (2025). He was additionally probably the most economical bowler out of the six who bowled within the innings.

Siraj’s first three wickets have been Joe Root (22 off 46), Ben Stokes (zero off one), and Chris Woakes (5 off 17). He dismissed Root and Stokes on consecutive deliveries within the second over of the third day’s play. Each of them have been caught behind by Rishabh Pant. Siraj’s final two wickets got here within the type of Josh Tongue (zero off two) and Shoaib Bashir (zero off two). Whereas Tongue was pinned proper in entrance, Bashir’s stumps have been disturbed with a nip-backer from exterior off stump.

Aside from him, Akash Deep additionally impressed after India picked him rather than Jasprit Bumrah. The latter was rested to handle his workload. Akash didn’t disappoint as he ended with 4 wickets to his title. Amongst his 4 dismissals was the essential one in every of centurion Harry Brook (158 off 234).

Brook’s wicket marked the top of his stellar 303-run stand with wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith. The latter was stranded on 184 on the non-striker’s finish. His implausible knock got here off simply 207 deliveries and comprised 21 fours and 4 sixes.

The opposite batters other than Brook and Smith contributed solely 46 runs in whole. There have been as many as six gamers from the English camp who departed with out scoring; Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope have been two of them. England’s 407 got here in 89.3 overs.