As Jamie Smith succumbed to a score of 40 with only two deliveries after hitting a massive six, India's perseverance with their short-ball approach paid off in spectacular fashion at Headingley. Despite India being hit into the stands, the well planned breakthrough—which Prasidh Krishna created and Ravindra Jadeja and Sai Sudharsan completed with a superb relay catch—was the outcome of a well thought out strategy that India refused to give up on.

The break in England's rising momentum was a crucial blow, considering that the second new ball was about to arrive.

Earlier in the over, Smith had confronted the bouncer with full power, rocking back to pull Prasidh into the crowd at deep square leg. However, Shubman Gill, who was involved in setting the field, displayed no signs of reaction to the strike.

Jadeja was positioned in deep mid-wicket, while Sai Sudharsan kept an eye on deep backward square, but the leg-side trap was left alone. The message was unmistakable: India supported their strategy, and their bowlers were prepared to carry it out.

The trap closed two deliveries later. Once more, Prasidh pounded it in short, enticing Smith into another pull. This time, the connection wasn't perfect. The ball soared high off the bat but didn't go far enough to go over the barrier. Sai, who had already moved in as backup, caught Jadeja's catch at the very edge of the boundary rope, but Jadeja quickly threw it to Sai as his momentum carried him over.

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The audience gave the child a thunderous ovation after he made the catch in a cool manner, while the commentary box whispered their approval.

Michael Atherton stated over the air, "The plan has worked for India." "Don't you love it when a plan comes together," said Nasser Hussain, who was seated next to him.

As Prasidh had a better performance on Sunday than he did on Day 2 of the match, where he didn't get a wicket, this was his second wicket of the innings. Earlier in the day, Mohammed Siraj took his first wicket of the innings by dismissing captain Ben Stokes for 20, and Prasidh also took the wicket of Ollie Pope for 106. India's first innings saw Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant all score centuries, leading the team to a score of 471.

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