Eng vs Ind | Pope-Bairstow duo lead England's recovery at lunch on day 2
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Umesh Yadav (3/49 in 13 overs) dismissed night-watchman Craig Overton (1) and Dawid Malan (31) in quick succession to reduce England to 62 for 5
Umesh Yadav struck twice in the first hour of play before a counter-attacking stand between Jonny Bairstow and Ollie Pope took England to 139 for five at lunch on day two of the fourth Test here on Friday. At the break, Bairstow and Pope were going strong on 34 and 38 respectively after England resumed the day at 53 for three. The hosts still trail by 52 runs after bowling out India for 191 on day one. England scored 86 runs in the 25-over session with Bairstow and Pope sharing an unbeaten 77-run stand off 109 balls. Umesh, perennially in and out of the playing eleven and featuring in his first Test in nine months, was impressive in his opening spell after taking the prized wicket of Joe Root on Thursday. He got his 150th Test wicket in his first over of the day after nightwatchman Craig Overton slashed one hard only to edge it to Virat Kohli at first slip.More Related News
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