Prasidh Krishna removes Chris Woakes to claim his first wicket as England go 7 down on Day 5 of ENG vs IND 2025 2nd Test [Watch]

Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna removed Chris Woakes to claim his first wicket of the match on Day 5 (Sunday, July 6) of the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.

The breakthrough came off the very first delivery of the 53rd over in England’s second innings. Prasidh bowled a short ball outside off, which Woakes attempted to pull.

However, he only managed a thick top edge that ballooned straight up. Mohammed Siraj positioned himself under it at mid-wicket and completed a simple catch, celebrating with arms outstretched in joy.

Watch the video of the dismissal here:

The 36-year-old departed for seven off 32 balls, including a boundary. His wicket left England in deep trouble at 199/7 after 52.1 overs, still needing 409 runs with 43.5 overs remaining in the day.

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India on the verge of victory, just 3 wickets away from leveling the series

India set England a daunting target of 608 in the fourth innings, and the hosts faltered early. Zak Crawley (0), Ben Duckett (25), and Joe Root (6) fell cheaply, leaving England reeling at 72/3 at stumps on Day 4, with Ollie Pope (24) and Harry Brook (15) unbeaten at the crease.

Rain delayed the start of Day 5 by 100 minutes, but India wasted no time once play resumed. Akash Deep provided the first breakthrough of the day by dismissing Pope for his overnight score of 24, and soon followed it up by removing Brook for 23, reducing England to 83/5 in no time.

Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith staged a brief recovery, adding 70 runs off 115 balls for the sixth wicket. Washington Sundar broke the stand, removing Stokes for 33. Prasidh Krishna then claimed his first wicket of the match by dismissing Chris Woakes, pushing England further into trouble.

At the time of writing, England were 211/7 after 55 overs, still needing 397 runs with 41 overs left in the day. India are just three wickets away from sealing a win and leveling the series 1-1, while Smith (76) and Brydon Carse (5) hold the fort.