ENG vs IND 1st Test Day 2: Pant-Bumrah shine as India keep ENG in check

Bumrah, with three wickets, was India's only successful bowler on day 2
Aditya Kaushik New Delhi
Day 2 at Headingley delivered a gripping contest as India, powered by Rishabh Pant's stroke-filled century and Jasprit Bumrah's incisive bowling, maintained a firm grip on the opening Test. The morning belonged to India, who began from a position of strength and extended their dominance through disciplined batting. However, England clawed back with a burst of wickets before lunch and later with the bat through Ollie Pope. Despite losing early ground, the hosts ended the day on a steady note, thanks to Pope's fighting hundred. With both sides landing key blows across three sessions, the match remains delicately poised, though India still hold the upper hand with a healthy first-innings total and three English wickets already back in the pavilion.
Pant's century headlines India's strong start
Rishabh Pant gave India the ideal launchpad in the morning session, bringing up his century with trademark aggression. Team management reportedly lauded his knock as 'the innings that set the tone for the day.' Shubman Gill, who had crossed 150, fell soon after to Shoaib Bashir, triggering a collapse. England's bowlers bounced back impressively, taking four wickets for just 24 runs. Stokes removed Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur, while Tongue accounted for Pant to swing momentum back slightly in England's favour.
Tongue shine in second session India post 471
The post-lunch session saw Josh Tongue dismantle India's tail. He dismissed Bumrah, Jadeja, and Prasidh Krishna in quick succession, sealing his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests. India were bowled out for 471, a total that reflected their early control but also left a sense of what could've been with better lower-order resistance.
Pope counter-punches after Bumrah's early strike
England's reply began shakily with Crawley falling in the opening over to Bumrah. But Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett steadied the innings with a 103-run stand. Bumrah struck again to remove Duckett and later sent back Root. However, Pope stood tall, reaching an unbeaten 100—his second century against India—as England closed Day 2 on 207/3, still trailing by 263.
England 1st innings scorecard:
England 1st Inning
209-3 (49 ov) CRR:4.27
Batter Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley c K Nair b J Bumrah 4 6 1 0 66.67
Ben Duckett b J Bumrah 62 94 9 0 65.96
Ollie Pope Not out 100 131 13 0 76.34
Joe Root c K Nair b J Bumrah 28 58 2 0 48.28
Harry Brook Not out 0 12 0 0 0
Extras 15 (b 0, Ib 7, w 1, nb 7, p 0)
Total 209 (3 wkts, 49 Ov)
Bowler O M R W NB ECO
Jasprit Bumrah 13 2 48 3 4 3.69
Mohammed Siraj 14 0 50 0 1 3.57
Prasidh Krishna 10 0 56 0 0 5.6
Ravindra Jadeja 9 2 25 0 0 2.78
Shardul Thakur 3 0 23 0 2 7.67
India 1st innings scorecard:
India 1st Inning
471-10 (113 ov) CRR:4.17
Batter Dismissed R B 4s 6s SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal b B Stokes 101 158 16 1 63.92
KL Rahul c J Root b B Carse 42 78 8 0 53.85
Sai Sudharsan c JL Smith b B Stokes 0 4 0 0 0
Shubman Gill (C) c JC Tongue b S Bashir 147 227 19 1 64.76
Rishabh Pant (WK) lbw b JC Tongue 134 178 12 6 75.28
Karun Nair c O Pope b B Stokes 0 4 0 0 0
Ravindra Jadeja b JC Tongue 11 15 2 0 73.33
Shardul Thakur c JL Smith b B Stokes 1 8 0 0 12.5
Jasprit Bumrah c H Brook b JC Tongue 0 5 0 0 0
Mohammed Siraj Not out 3 7 0 0 42.86
Prasidh Krishna b JC Tongue 1 3 0 0 33.33
Extras 31 (b 1, Ib 14, w 2, nb 9, p 5)
Total 471 (10 wkts, 113 Ov)
Bowler O M R W NB ECO
Chris Woakes 24 4 103 0 4 4.29
Brydon Carse 22 5 96 1 3 4.36
Josh Tongue 20 0 86 4 1 4.3
Ben Stokes 20 2 66 4 1 3.3
Shoaib Bashir 27 6 100 1 0 3.7

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