[Watch] Nitish Reddy's comeback turns into a nightmare as Chris Woakes castles him with a peach at Edgbaston

Nitish Reddy lost his wicket for one run off six balls.

Indian all-rounder Nitish Reddy failed to impress with the bat in the second test against England after losing his wicket cheaply in the first innings. Indian Cricket Team are wrestling with England Cricket Team in the second test of the five-match test series at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

England won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match. India lost two early wickets in the first session in KL Rahul (2) and Karun Nair (31). However, Yashasvi Jaiswal played a marvellous knock of 87 runs to help India get a decent start.

Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill looked settled on the crease at the end of the second session. It looked like both would come up with another good partnership like the previous test. However, Pant got out for 25 runs in the third session, losing his wicket to spinner Shoaib Bashir.

Watch: Nitish Reddy gets clean bowled after misjudging Chris Woakes’ delivery

Nithsh Reddy, who came out to bat at number six, took the crease after Pant’s dismissal. However, his innings was short-lived after Chris Woakes dismissed him. The England all-rounder bowled a good length delivery that pitched outside off. Reddy misjudged it and felt there was no threat to his stumps.

However, the ball made a little movement and hit his off stump. Nitish Reddy got out for one run off six balls.

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Reddy’s wicket came as a big blow for India as they lost two wickets in quick succession. After his dismissal, India lost five wickets for 211 runs. Notably, Reddy replaced Shardul Thakur in India’s playing XI.

India made three changes in their playing XI for the second test. Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep, and Washington Sundar replaced Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah and B Sai Sudharsan in the lineup. Bumrah was rested to manage his workload, while the other two made way for change in team combination.

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