Mohammed Siraj creates history with sensational six-wicket haul at Edgbaston

Mohammed Siraj took six wickets (6/70 in 19.3 overs) as England were all out for 407 in the first innings of the second Test of the ongoing five-match series at Edgbaston. This was the first visiting bowler to give Edgbaston a six-fer since 1993.

In Test cricket, this was Siraj’s fourth five-wicket haul. Notably, each of his fifers has played away from home and against a different opponent: South Africa in 2024, Australia in 2021, the West Indies in 2023, and now England in 2025. Among the six bowlers that bowled during the innings, he was also the most economical.

Ben Stokes (zero off one), Chris Woakes (five off 17), and Joe Root (22 off 46) were Siraj’s first three wickets. In the second over of play on the third day, he got rid of Root and Stokes on successive deliveries. Rishabh Pant caught them both in the rear. Josh Tongue (zero off two) and Shoaib Bashir (zero off two) were Siraj’s final two wickets. A nip-backer from outside off-stump upset Bashir’s stumps while Tongue was stuck just in front.

In addition, Akash Deep made an impression after being selected by India to replace Jasprit Bumrah. To handle his workload, the latter was given a break. With four wickets at the end, Akash did not let anyone down. The pivotal dismissal of centurion Harry Brook (158 off 234) was one of his four.

Brook’s incredible 303-run partnership with wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith came to an end with his wicket. At the non-striker’s end, the latter became trapped on 184. With just 207 deliveries, he produced an incredible knock that included four sixes and 21 fours.

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Smith and Brook were the only other batters to score more than 46 runs. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope were two of the six English camp players who left without contributing a goal. It took England 89.3 overs to get 407 runs.

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