India’s tour of England is set for Headingly for the 3rd match in the test series, with India leading 1-0 after a drawn match.
The third test starts the 25th August with England desperate to level the series after they fell apart in the 2nd match.
India had declared their second innings on 298-8 just after lunch to set England 272 to win in 60 overs. It was a victory target the hosts never intended to chase, but one they couldn’t defend either as a highly charged Indian fast-bowling unit rattled the batsmen with their hostile spells throughout the day.
Mohammed Siraj finished as the standout bowler with 4 wickets while Bumrah grabbed 3 for 33. Ishant Sharma finished with 2 wickets and Shami got 1 as Indian fast bowlers bowled England out for the second time in succession to register the nation’s 7th Test win in England.
England would have been confident of pushing for a win at the start of the day’s play when India resumed their second innings at 181 for 6 with a lead of 158 runs, and they even made the perfect start as Ollie Robinson got rid of the overnight batsman Rishabh Pant (22) and Ishant Sharma (16) in quick succession to leave India tottering at 209 for 8 in the first half-hour of play.
Our Series Outright Pick:
Although 1-0 down we still think England will win the series and @9/2 is seriously worth a punt.
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