An all-star batting lineup failed to withstand India’s ferocious bowling attack, with both Joe Root and Ben Stokes out for a duck
England were bowled for a humiliating 110 after being put in to bat first at the Oval.
Jos Buttler’s men were skittled in just a few short hours after India produced a seam masterclass in south London.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl, with plenty of grass on the wicket and some cloud cover overhead.
It proved to be a masterstroke as Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna produced a dazzling display, taking the wickets of Joe Root and Ben Stokes for a duck and skittling the summer’s superstar, Jonny Bairstow, for 7.
There was also some incredible glove work from Rishabh Pant, who caught masterfully as wicket keeper.
🗣️ "England in tatters here." 😬
THREE in quick succession ✅✅✅
Watch LIVE on Sky Sports Cricket now! 📺pic.twitter.com/0hsQkePQFu
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) July 12, 2022
A late stand from David Willey and Brydon Carse came to an abrupt end following a superb ball from Bumrah that ripped Carse’s wickets out of the ground.
He got 6 for 19 in a bowling performance that will go down in history.
🗣️ "This man is a modern master." ✨
That's FIVE for Jasprit Bumrah 👏 pic.twitter.com/zEKnUAgoLN
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 12, 2022
India will now bat with a 97 per cent probability of winning the first game of the series.
Related links:
- Fans divided over Ellen White ‘dive’ for England penalty against Norway
- Italy captain somehow escapes red card for savage tackle on France star
- England women’s squad will not change colour of shorts during Euros despite period concerns
