ENG vs IND Lord's Test: Nitish Kumar Reddy provides double strike, dismisses both openers

Overview

• Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed both Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett in his first over of the Lord's Test
• India got the wickets of both English openers in the first innings before the Lunch break 
• England managed to score 83/2 in their first 25 overs at the end of the first session

Nitish Kumar Reddy provided India an early breakthrough in the first innings of the Lord's Test for India, as he got rid of both the English openers before the end of the first session. In his very first over, the All-rounder dismissed Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, which helped India to gain a bit of advantage in the match.

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Batting first, the English openers seemed to have a change in their approaches, as they toned down their aggression and were slightly watchful against Jasprit Bumrah. From the nursery end, where Nitish operated, there seemed to be a bit more on offer for the pacers through the air and off the surface.

Watch Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissing both Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley in a single over of the Lord's Test here -

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Reddy made good use of the surface, as he got the ball to swing both ways at a decent pace. The right-arm pacer shortened his length and forced Ben Duckett to play the pull shot. However, the Southpaw could not make good contact, which led to him edging the ball, as Rishabh Pant caught the ball to provide the early breakthrough.

England end the first session of the Lord's Test at 83/2

Crawley had no clue as the ball moved towards his right, and was forced to play, inducing an outside edge. Pant did not commit any mistake behind the stumps and claimed the catch to provide India with the second wicket of the over and the innings, which put them at the top briefly in the match.

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Since then, England batted better, thanks to the pair of Joe Root and Ollie Pope, who negated the tough spell of Bumrah and ensured no further wickets were lost. At the end of the first session, England managed to score 83/2 in their 25 overs.