Jofra Archer took the wicket on the third ball itself.Image Credit Source: Getty Images
The moment the fans of England cricket team were waiting for it finally came. Jofra Archer’s return in the third Test match against India at the historic Lord’s Stadium made England’s fans happy. Star Pesar again increased this happiness manifold with his amazing. The Archer, who returned after more than 4 years in Test cricket, made a strong announcement of his return by taking wickets in just 3 balls.
England’s first innings was reduced to 387 runs in the second day of Lord’s Test on Friday 11 July. After this, when Team India came out for batting, the eyes were on whether the Indian team would be able to start well. At the same time, the return of fast bowler Joffra Archer was also noted that after about 4 years and 5 months, what they do after returning to Test cricket. Archer did not take much time to show his light.
Got wicket after 1598 days
In the second session of the day, Team India’s innings started and in the second over, Jofra Archer was engaged for bowling. He was in front of him, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had gathered 3 fours in the first over itself. But Archer did not let him stand more than 2 balls and caught him out in the third slip on his third ball. With this, Archer took his first wicket in Test cricket after 1598 days.
Archer’s previous wicket in this format came against India. English Pesar made opener Shubman Gill as his victim on the first day of the Ahmedabad Test on 24 February 2021. Incidentally, Gill came as the captain of Team India in this series, which returns Archer.
Bumrah wreaked havoc
Talking about the match, the English team, which scored 271 runs after losing 4 wickets on the first day, was reduced to 387 on the second day. However, for him, Joe Root completed his 37th Test century, but then in the first session, Jaspreet Bumrah’s havoc shook the English batting line-up. Bumrah played a big role in covering England’s innings by taking a total of 5 wickets in this innings. In addition to the root century for England, Bridan Cars scored a half -century in the lower order.
