ENG vs IND: [Watch] Match drop?Mohammed Siraj's big blunder near boundary allows Harry Brook to hit brutal ton, Prasidh Krishna's joy turns into agony

Mohammed Siraj touched the boundary rope after grabbing Harry Brook’s catch.

England Cricket Team have a target of 374 runs in the fifth test against the Indian Cricket Team at The Oval, London. On day four, Harry Brook got a lifeline in the second innings after Mohammed Siraj made a huge blunder near the boundar ropes.

During the 35th over on day four, Brook pulled a lofted shot off Prasidh Krishna’s delivery. Siraj grabbed the catch near the boundary, however, he mistakenly touched the boundary rope. Hence, India failed to get a big breakthrough in the match.

Siraj was shocked after goofing up the catch and covered his face in disbelief. Krishna was seen celebrating at first as he was confident of Siraj pulling off the catch. The incident came as a big blow as Brook went on to score a century in the second innings, taking game away from India.

Watch: Mohammed Siraj touches boundary rope after taking Harry Brook’s catch in The Oval test

England Cricket shared the video of the moment on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Have a look at the video below.

Meanwhile, England have reached a dominating position in The Oval test. With a brilliant 195-run partnership with Brook and Joe Root, England scored 153 runs in the second session on day four.

Earlier, India were bowled out for 224 runs in the first innings with a half-century by Karun Nair (57). Gus Atkingson hunted a five-wicket haul. England piled up 247/10 in the first innings and earned a 23-run lead. Siraj and Krishna captured four-wicket hauls each.

In the second innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal (118) hammered a century while Akash Deep (66), Ravindra Jadeja (53), and Washington Sundar (53) slammed half-centuries to power India to 396/10.

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