India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah delivered an early breakthrough, but England’s Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope weathered the storm to keep their side in contention on Day 2 of the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. At tea, England reached 107 for 1 in response to India’s imposing 471, still trailing by 364 runs but recovering steadily from an early setback.

Bumrah, operating under overcast skies and under the Headingley floodlights, produced a beauty with the final ball of the opening over that angled in and then seamed away to catch Zak Crawley’s outside edge. Karun Nair completed a sharp catch at first slip to provide India with an early breakthrough and further burnish Bumrah’s reputation as a first-over menace.

With that wicket, Bumrah moved ahead of South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Australia’s Mitchell Starc for the most first-over wickets in Tests since 2021. The Indian pacer now leads the elite list with eight wickets in the opening over across the last four years. Rabada and Starc remain tied with seven each, while West Indies’ Kemar Roach follows with six.