Mohammed Siraj reflects on bizarre dismissal and Lord's heartbreak: 'Some matches stay with you...'

India pacer Mohammed Siraj opened up on his heartbreaking dismissal in the third Test against England at Lord’s on Monday, which sealed a 22-run defeat for his team in their chase of the 193-run target set by the Ben Stokes-led hosts. In a post on Instagram on Tuesday, Siraj reflected on the lessons learned from the defeat at the ‘Home of Cricket’ on Monday, which allowed England to go 2-1 up in the five-Test series with two matches left.

“Some matches stay with you, not for the outcome, but for what they teach,” Siraj wrote in his Instagram post that included images from the match, including him sitting on his haunches after his bizarre dismissal off off-spinner Shoaib Bashir's bowling with the target very much in sight.

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The 31-year-old pacer’s post receives thousands of replies, including from star leg-spinner Rashid Khan, his teammate at Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.

“Mia your energy and passion for the game is on top . Mashallah you are champion bowler and special player,” the Afghan spinner wrote in reply.

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Siraj had played an important role in India’s commanding 336-run victory in the second Test at Edgbaston with his haul of 6/70 in the first innings. He was also among the wickets at Lord’s, collecting a couple of wickets in both innings including 2/31 that helped the Indians bowl England out for 192.

Siraj later forged a 23-run partnership with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, the last-wicket pair grinding their way towards the 193-run target until the former was dismissed for 4 after facing 30 deliveries. Jadeja, meanwhile, remained unbeaten on 61 off 181 deliveries, having brought up his fourth consecutive half-century along the way.

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The Hyderabadi speedster will be hoping to make up for the dismissal, even if he wasn’t really at fault, with another match-winning performance in Manchester, where the fourth Test gets underway at Old Trafford next Wednesday.