By Kaif - Jul 04, 2025 04:48 PM
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First-ever golden duck for the England captain Ben Stokes in Tests: The excitement of the second match of the 5-match Test series between India and England continues at Edgbaston, in which Team India is seen in the driving seat. Playing first after losing the toss, India scored a mountain-like score of 587 runs. In the reply innings, the condition of England's batsmen seems to be completely tight. The reason for this is Akashdeep and Mohammad Siraj, who are giving the hosts a tough time with their dangerous bowling.
When England's innings started on the second day, Akashdeep took two wickets back to back in the third over itself. At the same time, at the beginning of the third day of the match, Siraj also took the wickets of two English batsmen on two consecutive balls.
In the ongoing second Test match against India, England captain Ben Stokes had a moment he would hardly want to remember. Stokes, known for his explosive batting and match-winning performance on the cricket field, was out on a golden duck today. This was the first time in his Test career as a captain that he returned to the pavilion on the very first ball without scoring any runs.
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During this, Siraj had a chance to take a hat-trick, but he missed it. However, due to his lethal bowling, half of the England team has returned to the pavilion. During this, there were three players who could not even open their account. These include Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and England captain Ben Stokes.
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England team's first innings was not very good. They got two consecutive blows on 13 runs. Akash Deep dismissed last match's centurions Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope on 0. Jack Crowley also could not do anything special and became Siraj's victim after scoring 19 runs. Siraj also started the third day in a bang. In his very first over, he sent Joe Root and Ben Stokes to the pavilion. Stokes could not even open his account and became a golden duck. At the same time, 22 runs came from Root's bat.
| Batsmen | Wickets | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Crowley | caught Karun Nair, b Mohammed Siraj | 19 |
| Ben Duckett | caught Shubman Gill, b Akash Deep | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | caught KL Rahul, b Akash Deep | 0 |
| Joe Root | caught Pant, b Siraj | 22 |
| Harry Brook | Not out | 30* |
| Ben Stokes | caught Pant, b Siraj | 0 |
| Jamie Smith | Not out |
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