India put on another clinical bowling performance and bowled England out for 246 in the second ODI of the three-match series at Lord’s. At the heart of India’s brilliant bowling show was leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
In the first ODI at The Oval, Chahal was rendered to be almost unused bowling just 2 wicketless overs as the pacers did the damage.
Today, though, as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami went wicketless in their opening spells, it was Chahal who once again proved his worth in the middle-overs of ODI cricket by nipping out 4 English batters that meant India had the upper hand for the entire innings after the first wicket of Jason Roy, forced by Hardik Pandya in the 9th over.
Yuzvendra Chahal takes 4 as India bowl England out again
Chahal had shown great form in the two T20Is earlier against England where he took 4 wickets for 42 runs. He continued that grip on the English batsmen in the second ODI. To think all four batters whom Chahal dismissed – Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali – got out while playing an attacking shot, England had their executions wrong against the wily leg-spinner.
Chahal first struck in his second over, the 15th, with the big wicket of Jonny Bairstow who was starting to grow in confidence with 6 fours that he had already hit to reach 38 runs. He went for a big slog against Chahal, but the ball was full and pitched on leg; Jonny missed his hit and the ball hit the leg stump.
Two overs later, Chahal had another in-form batsman – Joe Root – who went low but missed his sweep to another loopy delivery in line with the stumps, that, on review by Root, was shown to be crashing into the stumps.
Ben Stokes played audaciously and succeeded for a while- reverse sweeping Chahal for two boundaries, but the leggie had the last laugh as Stokes missed his third reverse sweep and was plumb lbw. Moeen Ali fell to Chahal, caught at deep mid-wicket by Jadeja when he mistimed one slog as he hunted boundaries in the late overs.
Netizens were full of praise for Yuzvendra Chahal for his exceptional bowling performance that put India in command at Lord’s.
Here are some of the reactions hailing Chahal’s spin wizardry:
A fantastic spell (4-47) from @yuzi_chahal comes to an end and he gets an applause here at the Lord’s.
Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Moeen Alihttps://t.co/N4iVtxsQDF #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/VoN6FwdWOG
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2022
Mohinder Amarnath’s record bettered after almost 40 years.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been brilliant today.#ENGvIND https://t.co/OY2L6J9AXJ
— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) July 14, 2022
Outstanding from Yuzvendra Chahal: 4-47 from his 10 overs.
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) July 14, 2022
Yuzvendra Chahal is the first leg-spinner to take a four wicket haul in an ODI at Lord’s since Shane Warne in the 1999 World Cup Final. #EngvInd
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 14, 2022
The best-ever figures for India in a Lord’s ODI.
A special spell from Yuzvendra Chahal
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) July 14, 2022
Yuzi Chahal giving Englands finest sweep shot selection troubles whether conventional or otherwise #engvind #INDvsENG #lords #ODISeries
— John Wright (@johnwright15) July 14, 2022
England take two ego reviews with them as well. Chahal has three, all on the sweep to Chahal. Shabaash England.
— Nikhil
(@CricCrazyNIKS) While rightly raving about Bumrah, let’s not forget the impact Chahal makes in white ball cricket. Scalps of Bairstow and Root today!
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 14, 2022
That’s 5-fer for Chahal,3 wickets and 2 DRS down,all credit to him.#ENGvIND
— Akash Kumar Jha (@Akashkumarjha14) July 14, 2022
@yuzi_chahal is just too good!#RoyalsFamily
— Jake Lush McCrum (@JakeLushMcCrum) July 14, 2022
Acha. I really like Chahal. Kya jigraaa hai banday Mai.
— Khan Ka Sapahi (@originalvicky) July 14, 2022
Chahal – 4 for 47: Best Bowling figure by an Indian in Lord’s in ODI format. pic.twitter.com/ERjjycdy7r
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 14, 2022
Best bowling figure for Chahal in ODIs:
6/42 vs AUS, Melbourne (2019)
5/22 vs SA, Centurion (2018)
4/46 vs SA, Cape Town (2018)
4/47 vs ENG, Lord’s (2022)*
4/49 vs WI, Ahmedabad (2022)Chahal becomes first IND bowler to take 4 wickets in an ODI game at Lord’s ground.#ENGvsIND
— SportsAmaze (@Sports_amaze) July 14, 2022
Stokes thought he will do it everytime and get away. Chahal might not be a scientist but he is a chess player bro. #ENGvIND
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) July 14, 2022
@yuzi_chahal are you trying to find out who got the best ODI bowling figures for India at Lord’s?
It’s someone called Yuzvendra Chahal!#ENGvIND | #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/6XWxXbIrcV
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