Jasprit Bumrah’s never-before-seen scenarios in England are record-breaking with a first-ball stunner

India’s Jasprit Bumrah and his teammates celebrate (ANI Photo) England opener Ben Duckett entered the record books for an unintended reason after becoming the first England batsman to be dismissed off the very first ball of an innings against India in One-Day Internationals. Jasprit Bumrah needed just one delivery to give India the ideal start in England’s chase of 234 in the second ODI at the Sophia Gardens on Thursday. Bumrah swooped in to bowl across the wicket and hit a long-on over the left-handed Duckett. Trying to feel the ball outside the off stump, the opener pushed away from his body and could only kick it past wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan who completed a straight catch. The dismissal continued Bumrah’s dominance over Duckett in the series. In the opening ODI, the England opener was repeatedly troubled by India’s pace as deliveries kept beating his outside edge, though he managed to survive on that occasion. However, in Cardiff, Bumrah needed just one ball to end his innings. Earlier, India were reeling at a below-par 233 in 44 overs after suffering a dramatic middle-order collapse. Virat Kohli top-scored with a smooth 65 off 66 balls while Shreyas Iyer produced a fighting 66 off 71 deliveries. The pair added 67 runs after Kohli had earlier shared 60 runs with Rohit Sharma, battling for 26 off 47 balls. England’s pace attack, led by Jofra Archer’s fiery spell of 3 for 47, triggered India’s collapse as the visitors lost four wickets for just 15 runs in the space of 26 deliveries. Saqib Mahmood claimed two wickets while Gus Atkinson finished with three as India squandered a promising platform. Needing 234 to win, England’s chase got off to the worst possible start as Bumrah struck immediately, handing India the early momentum and leaving Duckett with an unwanted spot in the record books.