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Action is guaranteed when Mohammed Siraj is on the field. The experienced Indian pacer, who watched the previous two matches from the sidelines, is currently on the ground with the Men in Blue with the aim of whitewashing West Indies in the three-match ODI series.
On the fourth ball of the ninth over, during the run chase, Mohammed Siraj extended his follow-through with an intention to intimidate the batter, Amir Jangoo, who was then on strike. Jangoo went to play a cover drive off Siraj's 137.5kph.
Mohammed Siraj exchanges heated words with Amir Jangoo
The delivery was not too wide off the off stump to be treated with a cover drive. The batter also made very little adjustment to execute the short. In the end, Amir Jangoo somehow survived as the ball passed the stumps by only some inches after getting an inside edge from the bat.
It could be Siraj's second wicket of the night if the ball had lashed on the stumps. Earlier in an innings, the pacer bowled out the in-form Caribbean batter, John Campbell. Jangoo survived being bowled out, but had to endure the words thrown by Siraj. A heated moment in the middle of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Watch the heated moment here
🔴 HEATED ARGUMENT B/W MOHD SIRAJ & AMIR JANGOO 🤯
— Sam (@cricsam02) October 3, 2026
- Siraj bowled a delivery that Jangoo edged but survived.
- Siraj then said: “Hit the ball, smash some sixes.”
- Jangoo replied: “I already smashed your bowlers in the last match.”
- Siraj: “You didn’t smash my balls today.” 😭… pic.twitter.com/8eRqAUwE33
Mohammed Siraj missed the first two matches of the series
Mohammed Siraj is playing today's match in place of Prasidh Krishna. Prasidh Krishna was the main pacer for the Indian cricket team during the first two matches of the series.
Ahead of the third match, it was learnt that the seamer would not be a part of the playing eleven because of a niggle. Siraj was with the team from the beginning of the series, but he the team management kept him on the bench.
Keeping Siraj on the bench was believed to be because of workload management, as the pacer played back-to-back matches for India and then in the domestic matches. The brief rest has seemed to work in favor of the fast bowler.
West Indies needs to score 352 runs to win the match
During the two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, there was a significant drop in Mohammed Siraj's pace, which raised concerns over his workload. So far in this match, he has been bowling with good speed, maintaining a pace around 140.
In the first innings of the match, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul showed that quality batting is possible on this surface. While Rohit missed his century by a few runs, Rahul registered his ninth century, coming out to bat as the No. 5 batter. With KL Rahul's unbeaten 129 and Rohit Sharma's 92, India secured a total of 351 against 7 wickets.
