It was a battle to watch as Duckett reached his fifty with an edge off Siraj that beat the gully fielder and went for a boundary in the deep third man. Siraj also went round the wicket looking to angle the ball into Duckett.  He didn’t get the wicket but succeeded in building pressure on the batter, who loves to score freely.  Prasidh Krishna, who replaced Akash Deep from the other end, reaped the reward as he had Duckett caught at first slip by KL Rahul. 

In the next over, Prasidh squared up Joe Root in the crease and he along with Ravindra Jadeja looked convinced that they had the batter. Skipper Shubman Gill, however, decided to consult wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and didn’t review the decision. He was right as the ball was going down the leg side. Given his height, Prasidh was also getting uneven bounce troubling batters. England went into drinks at 87/2 and their skipper resumed the play with three fours in an over from Prasidh to collect 14 runs from the same. 

Root then dispatched Siraj for a boundary off his first ball of the next over. But the moment the English duo started to gain momentum, Siraj struck and trapped Pope in front of the wickets. The English captain reviewed it but the Hawk-Eye showed the ball was hitting the middle stump. The wicket meant the home team was reduced to 106/3.