India National Cricket Team veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and youngster Sai Sudharsan showcased a brilliant fielding effort on Day 3 of the first Test against the England National Cricket Team.
Ravindra Jadeja and Sai Sudharsan combined to grab a terrific relay catch and send the English wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith packing at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday, June 22.
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Smith came out to bat after the dismissal of his skipper Ben Stokes in the 65th over. He looked solid in the middle and batted brilliantly against the Indian bowling unit.
Jamie Smith showcased a great intent while facing the visiting bowlers, and he made sure to punish the bad deliveries from time to time, keeping his strike rate high.
The wicketkeeper-batsman looked set to register a half-century against India, but his innings was cut short before he reached the milestone.
In the 80th over, Prasidh Krishna continued following the short-ball tactic after receiving orders from his skipper, Shubman Gill, and it finally paid off.
On the third ball, Prasidh Krishna bowled a short ball outside off-stump, and Jamie Smith went for a pull. He was not able to time his shot very well, and the ball went towards Ravindra Jadeja at deep square leg.
Jadeja, who had earlier dropped a catch, didn't make any mistake this time and he caught the ball, before throwing it back towards Sai Sudharsan as he realised he was going over the boundary line, and the youngster didn't make any mistake.
The terrific catch from the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Sai Sudharsan dismissed Jamie Smith for 40 runs off 52 balls, with 5 fours and 1 six. Also, the partnership of 73 runs off 88 balls between Harry Brook and Jamie Smith was broken.
Watch: Ravindra Jadeja and Sai Sudharsan take a brilliant catch and dismiss Jamie Smith
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 22, 2025Conditions are good, conditions are fine - Stuart Broad
Speaking on Sky Sports ahead of the commencement of the play on Day 3, pace-bowling legend Stuart Broad said that the conditions in Leeds are good and the pitch is still very good. He elaborated:
"Conditions are good, conditions are fine. We always have a really quick outfield here at Headingley, so scoring rates are pretty high. The pitch still looks beautiful, to be honest.
"It's a really brilliant test match pitch, carrying through, not a lot of seam movement, but it has swung for the bowlers. There will be a bit of wear over the next coming days. I think certainly by day five it will begin to spin, which you'd think would be advantage India with them bowling last, but England's plan, what are they, 262 runs behind.
"They want to try and get as close as possible to put the Indian batting unit under pressure in the third inning. So we always call day three moving day in test match cricket. We'll know a lot more by tonight, but you know, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, a bit ride on their shoulders in this first hour to make sure England get a solid start against what I would imagine a fired up Jasprit Bumrah in this first hour."
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