Awesome!" sachin tendulkar posted on his 'X' page. Siraj has proven that not only speed, but also pitching the ball at the right place at the right time can take wickets. That is what Sachin has pointed out and praised. Following Siraj's bowling, the indian team bowled england out for 407 runs and took a 180-run lead in the first innings. On a pitch favorable to batting, Siraj and akash Deep took all 10 wickets together. akash Deep took 4 wickets for 88 runs. Siraj took 6 wickets for 70 runs. england were struggling at 84/5 at one stage. But Harry Brooke scored 158 runs and Jamie Smith scored 184 not out to put on a magnificent partnership of 303 runs, taking england past 400 runs. This was seen as a brilliant effort by England. However, after Brooke's dismissal, england were quickly all out from 387/5 to 407 runs.When the second new ball came into play, india took five wickets in the last 7.2 overs to wrap up the match. It was a remarkable event that six batsmen were out for a duck in England's first innings. This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that so many ducks have occurred in an innings that has scored more than 400 runs. This excellent performance by Siraj is his first five-wicket haul in England.
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