England Tour of India: Bumrah’s six-wicket haul, Jaiswal’s 209 gives hosts 171-run lead on Day 2

Jasprit Bumrah showcased why he is one of the best fast bowlers in business as his six-wicket haul helped India bowl out England for 253 runs on Day 2 of the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

India openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 28 runs in five overs to end the day with a 171-run lead.

India started the day at 336/6 in their first innings with Jaiswal unbeaten of 179 with Ravichandran Ashwin for company.

The pair added 28 runs to the overnight total before James Anderson had Ashwin caught behind.

Jaiswal brought up his first double hundred with a six and four at square leg and soaked in the applause at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

The southpaw batter, however, perished soon after trying to hit Anderson over cover but ended up holing out to Jonny Bairstow. Rehan Ahmed and Shoain Bashir cleaned up the tail as India ended their first innings at 396.

England started strong with Ben Duckket and Zak Crawley going after Bumrah and fellow pacer Mukesh Kumar to race to 59-0 in 10 over.

India got their first breakthrough via left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav who removed Ben Duckett for 21. Crawley, however, kept them going as he brought up a half-century...

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