India vs England Highlights 5th Test Day 2: India Lead by 52 At Stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal Makes Half-Century; KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan Depart – Times Now

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 2 Highlights: India are 75-2 at stumps with Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the charge with an unbeaten 49-ball 51. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took four-wicket hauls as England were bowled out for 247 and took a 23-run lead at the Oval in the first innings. Earlier, India made 224 runs after Ollie Pope won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Updated Aug 1, 2025, 23:52 IST
India vs England Live Score, 5th Test Day 1 (Credit: Times Now Digital)
Right. It was a day when the ball completely outplayed the bat, as 15 wickets fell in the day. Despite the full quota of overs not being bowled on the opening day due to rain and further interruptions on Day 2, this final Test has raced ahead at a remarkable pace. With ‘Moving Day’ approaching, the tempo is expected to climb even higher. Throughout the series, as has been the pattern, the momentum has rarely stayed with one side for long. Every time a team looks set to take control, the opposition hits back with greater intensity to keep the contest alive. At Stumps on Day 2, India might sense a slight edge, but with the series at stake, they’ll be keen to build on it and press for a commanding finish. England, meanwhile, will eye early wickets on Day 3 to curb India’s lead. Play resumes on Saturday, August 2nd, and the first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Join us then. Take care and cheers!
When India came out to bat, the sun had broken through, and the openers got off to contrasting starts. Yashasvi Jaiswal looked confident and assertive, while KL Rahul appeared tentative from the outset. It didn’t take long for Josh Tongue to find the edge and send Rahul packing. But England’s fielding soon began to unravel. Jaiswal was dropped twice, first by Brook in the second slip and later on 40 by Dawson, while Sudharsan too was handed a life on 7. Jaiswal continued to bat with positive intent, a smart approach on a pitch where any ball could pose a threat. Sudharsan, though, couldn’t make the most of his reprieve, eventually perishing. India ended Day 2 with a lead of 52 runs before Stumps were called due to bad light.
However, after almost a listless morning, coming into the afternoon session, the Indians brought in some control on a pitch that was doing all sorts to keep the batters in check. Like the Indian innings, England’s batters got starts but couldn’t convert, as the bowlers kept chipping away with wickets. Krishna’s dismissal of Crawley on 64 triggered an opening, and with Root also falling cheaply, the English middle order couldn’t stitch meaningful partnerships. Brook showed intent, but wickets kept tumbling around him. From 129 for 1, England slid to 215 for 7. Siraj bowled a tireless spell, claiming three key wickets, while Krishna matched his senior pro with an equally impactful burst late in the session, with both tearing apart the English middle order. Coming into the final session, with England already a batter short, Siraj and Krishna didn’t take long to wrap up the tail, with Siraj claiming the big scalp of Harry Brook, and overall bagging a deserved 4-for.
England stamped their authority on the morning session, with Gus Atkinson leading the charge through a brilliant five-wicket haul. He made sure the Indian tail didn’t wag, wrapping up the innings swiftly as India added just 20 runs to their overnight total of 204. In reply, Duckett and Crawley came out with intent, racing past 100 inside 15 overs and throwing India off their rhythm. Duckett’s attacking 43 ended in a loose stroke, but the early assault had already shifted the momentum to an extent. With the pitch quickening up and inconsistency on the Indian bowlers’ part, England looked well set and in command.
But what an enthralling day of cricket this has been. Both teams have gone hard at each other and have prevented each other from gaining any sort of ascendancy. The morning session was bossed by the Englishmen, but the following two sessions went blue, and so far, we have two shared sessions as well. This proves that this Test pretty much hangs in balance with no clear upper hand to any side.
The light-meter is out, and when asked by Kumar Dharmasena if he’s willing to carry on by bringing in the spinners, the English skipper, Ollie Pope, declines, prompting the umpires to call it STUMPS due to bad light. With still 15 minutes left in the extended session, the artificial light takes over the natural light and hence, it is not perfectly alright to carry on. Kind of a smart decision by Pope here as Jaiswal is a good player against spin and certainly, with no proper full-time spinner in the ranks, he doesn’t want more runs to be leaked. 
Game stopped due to : Bad Light
17.6: Gus Atkinson to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Cutting back in sharply into the left-hander, on middle and leg, on a good length, Jaiswal looks to cover the line of the ball but is beaten on the inside edge due to the sharp movement and wears it on the front pad.
17.5: Gus Atkinson to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Outside off, on a length, YJ leaves the ball alone.
17.4: Gus Atkinson to Akash Deep, Leg bye! Too straight again, on the pads, on a short of a length, Deep misses out on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads towards deep fine leg.
17.3: Gus Atkinson to Akash Deep, FOUR! Well, the nightwatchman is off the mark straight away! Drifts on the pads, does Gus, on a good length, Deep clips it uppishly but away from the man at mid-wicket for a boundary.
Akash Deep is in as the night-watchman for India.
17.2: Gus Atkinson to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! LBW! This looks straight and the finger is raised! Sai Sudharsan consults his partner at the other end and takes the review. This nips back in from around the wicket, on a short of a length, on middle, Sudharsan hops to deal with it but the ball keeps low and sneaks under the vertical blade. The ball goes onto hit the back pad. No bat involved on UltraEdge. It is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball hitting the leg stump. Oh, what happened there? Sudharsan had started to walk off but he turns around and has a heated verbal exchange with Ben Duckett. Looks like something was said in the England huddle as Sai went past them.
17.1: Gus Atkinson to Sai Sudharsan, Beaten! This straigthens off the deck, on a good length, Sai defends with a straight bat and is beaten on the outside edge.
Nasser Hussain with another piece of interesting information. He points out that over the past couple of years in County matches at the Kennington Oval, day three has consistently proven to be the toughest for batting. Particularly due to those indentations created on the pitch, which make life increasingly difficult for the batters. Given how difficult batting has been in this particular Test, the third day will be really very interesting to watch.
16.6: Jamie Overton to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length, outside off, Jaiswal lets the ball go through.
16.5: Jamie Overton to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and outside off, Jaiswal offers no shot.
16.4: Jamie Overton to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal jams it back towards Overton.
16.3: Jamie Overton to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Clever, very clever and that will be FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal! It has been an entertaining knock so far, but not without a bit of fortune. Overton goes into the surface, over middle, Jaiswal arches back and watches the ball onto his bat. Plays the upper cut over the keeper and the slip cordon for a six.
16.2: Jamie Overton to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full, on off, Jaiswal eases the drive straight to cover-point.
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