![[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: Mohammed Siraj bowls stunners to remove Root and Stokes in same over on Day 3](https://cricketmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mohammed-Siraj-removes-Ben-Stokes-for-a-golden-duck-on-Friday-2025-07-0c2ea4dd04f4e08d6387c8a3c9dc268e-3x2-1.jpg "[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: Mohammed Siraj bowls stunners to remove Root and Stokes in same over on Day 3 1")
India had a strong start on Day 3 of the second Test at Edgbaston. Already in a strong position following captain Shubman Gill’s historic 269 and a spectacular Day 2 bowling performance, India’s great pacer Mohammed Siraj dismissed Joe Root and Ben Stokes in consecutive deliveries in only the second over of the day.
The right-arm seamer first dismissed the veteran English hitter, Root. Siraj bowled from around the wicket and lured Root with a delivery on the leg stump line.
The ball drifted late and hit the edge of Root’s bat, landing safely for Rishabh Pant. The former England skipper walked off for 22.
Stokes, playing his first ball, was smacked by a short-pitched delivery outside off. The England captain got a slight edge on it, giving Pant another catch behind the stumps. Notably, Stokes scored his maiden golden duck in Test cricket. Jamie Smith, who faced the hattrick ball, pushed the delivery down the ground for a boundary.
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WHAT A START! 😍#MohammedSiraj strikes in his very first over of the day, getting the big wicket of #JoeRoot, and needless to say, 𝐲𝐞𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐢, 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐚𝐲𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢! 🏏🔥
How crucial could this breakthrough be in shaping the innings? 🤔#ENGvIND… pic.twitter.com/VReeydN59s
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 4, 2025
That’s two in twoooooo…. 🔥#MohammedSiraj is on fire at the moment as he dismisses the English skipper, #BenStokes for a GOLDEN DUCK! 🤩🤩
𝗬𝗲𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗶, 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗮𝘆𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶 😎👊🏻#ENGvIND 👉 2nd TEST, Day 3 | LIVE NOW on JioHotstar ➡… pic.twitter.com/lG7FoBArNx
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 4, 2025
England on back foot early on Day 3
Meanwhile, Day 2 of the Test match belonged to India, first with the bat, thanks to Gill’s double-century, and then with the ball. Akash Deep, who replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI, made an impact late on Day 2 with two wickets in two balls, before Siraj had Zak Crawley caught at slip.
With the visitors now already sending five English batters back in the pavilion, they will be confident of dismantling the tail soon. At the time of writing, England’s scorecard read 109/5 with Harry Brook (42*) and Jamie Smith (14) at the crease and are trailing by 478 runs.
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