[WATCH] Mohammed Siraj matches Javagal Srinath's dismissal against Pakistan in 1999 Chennai Test

Mohammed Siraj’s wicket from the fifth day of the third Test had given the fans a walk down memory lane from the 1999 Chennai Test match when the former Indian bowler, Javagal Srinath, also was dismissed in the same fashion. At Lord’s, Siraj’s dismissal brought an end to India’s stay against England with a 22-run defeat.

It was the Shoaib Bashir ball to which Siraj tried to defend. The mistake he made was not being attentive to the ball, which popped up in the air and bounced on the seam to hit the stumps. It was just a dramatic end to the game as Ravindra Jadeja stood there alone on the other end with his hands on his head, looking at the heavens.

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It took the fans back to the 1999 Chennai Test match, when Saqlain Mushtaq tried the same sort of ball to which Srinath defended, and the ball bounced just before the stumps to break the furniture. It was nearly the same emotion for the Pakistan players and the fans as the England players and their fans had at Lord’s.

Watch: Mohammed Siraj matches Javagal Srinath's dismissal against Pakistan in 1999 Chennai Test

Both teams came into the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar series with a 1-1 margin. Even after three days’ of hard batting, no one was able to get the better of the other one, as they finished with the first innings score of 287 as Joe Root and KL Rahul celebrated their centuries from the respective camps.

Siraj’s last wicket today brought back memories of Javagal Srinath’s dismissal by Saqlain Mushtaq in the 1999 Chennai Test. Both moments were heartbreakers! #ENGvIND 🏏 pic.twitter.com/EWCC1yGV5i

— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) July 14, 2025

In the second innings, England kept coming hard against Inda, who also kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. Joe Root again showed courage and batted beautifully before going back to the hut on a brain fade. Washington Sundar picked up four crucial wickets in the second innings of their bowling.

The chase of 193 was going to be a tough one, and it became even harder after the visitors lost four wickets in the third evening. They again lost three in the first 40 minutes of the chase. That was nearly the end of the game, apart from Ravindra Jadeja, who stretched it till the end to keep the hopes of the fans.