ENG vs IND [WATCH]: Jasprit Bumrah sets the tone with a deadly delivery to dismiss Zak Crawley on Day 2 of Headingley Test

On Day 2 of the Headingley Test between England and India, Jasprit Bumrah produced a moment of sheer brilliance that once again exposed Zak Crawley’s vulnerability against high-quality pace bowling.

Jasprit Bumrah strikes early with a lethal delivery to Zak Crawley

England had just begun their response to India’s formidable first innings total of 471 when Bumrah, steaming in with the new ball, delivered an absolute peach to dismiss Crawley for just 4 runs. After playing out three cautious dot balls, Crawley managed to find the boundary with a soft outside edge that ran through the slip cordon. However, the reprieve was short-lived. On the fifth delivery of the over, Bumrah unleashed a good-length ball that initially angled into Crawley’s pads.

Expecting to work it into the leg side, Crawley committed early. But the ball, as if programmed with late intelligence, straightened just enough to take the outside edge of the bat, ricochet off the back thigh pad, and fly directly to first slip. Crawley was caught completely off guard, stuck in the crease, and had no answer to the sharp deviation off the seam.

With this latest dismissal, the statistical evidence behind Bumrah’s dominance over Crawley continues to pile up. In 14 Test innings where the two have faced off, Crawley has now been dismissed by Bumrah on five occasions, which underlines the psychological and technical edge the Indian pacer enjoys in this head-to-head contest. Crawley’s returns against Bumrah have been modest at best, 122 runs from 233 balls, with an average of just 24.40, indicating that not only does he fall often to Bumrah, but he also struggles to score freely. In England alone, Crawley has faced Bumrah in five innings and has already fallen to him four times. The numbers become even more damning here: just 33 runs off 56 deliveries, with an average of 8.25.

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India in command after posting 471 with England on back foot early

India’s dominance on Day 2 was not just defined by the massive first-innings total but also by the early inroads made by Bumrah with the ball. Starting the day at 359/3, India added 112 more runs before being bowled out for 471. The innings was powered by centuries from debutant captain Shubman Gill and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, while Rishabh Pant played a vital supporting role with a fluent 134.  With a solid total on the board and momentum firmly on their side, India came out to bowl with intent, and Bumrah did not disappoint. His dismissal of Crawley in the very first over sent a strong signal of India’s control over the proceedings. At 4/1, England were immediately on the back foot, rattled not just by the scoreboard pressure but also by the intensity and discipline of India’s bowling attack. The tone had been set for a grueling innings ahead for the English batters, and Bumrah’s early strike ensured that India had both the scoreboard advantage and the psychological edge heading into the remainder of the day.

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