The right-arm pacer Akash Deep claimed a historic 10-wicket match haul in the Edgbaston Test, helping India win convincingly.
England, who have had a similar result so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, sit at third place.
With figures of 4/88 and 6/99 in the two innings, Akash Deep etched his name in history books, becoming only the second Indian bowler in 93 years to take a 10-wicket haul in Test match in England.
With the series leveled 1-1, the two teams will travel to London for the third Test, set to be played at Lord’s from July 10 to 14.
England currently need 536 runs to go 2-0 up in the series with the match moving into the final day.
Rishabh Pant departed after scoring 65 off 58 balls in the second innings on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test.
It is to be noted that Shubman Gill eventually declared the innings on 427/6 in the final session of the fourth day, setting a daunting target of 608 runs for the hosts.
As per the listings on Accuweather, the temperature is expected to hit a maximum of 20°C with the probability of precipitation standing at 60%.
With Nair’s departure, Shubman Gill joined KL Rahul in the middle, helping India extend their lead past 300 in the opening session on day four.
The incident took place in the eighth over of the India innings as India took the crease again to extend their lead.
Ravindra Jadeja scored 89 off 137 balls in the first innings, but has so far gone wicketless in the second test, underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
At stumps on Day 3 of the second Test, India had extended a lead to 244 runs with KL Rahul and Karun Nair in the middle.
Coming to bat first after losing the toss, the visitors finished the day at the score of 310 runs for the loss of five wickets with Shubman Gill scoring a hundred along with the 87-run knock by Yashasvi Jaiswal.
After a 147-run knock in the first Test, Gill went on to reach the triple figures again on the first day of the Test match as India are on the verge of getting a big score in the first innings.
In place of Bumrah, Akash Deep has been included in the playing. Apart from that, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar have been included in the lineup with Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur not finding a place
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, Team India made two more changes which saw Nitish Kumar Reddy replace Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar walk out for Sai Sudharsan.
It is to be noted that Wayne Larkins played 13 Tests and 25 ODIs between 1979 and 1991 for England.
The second Test of the five-match series is scheduled to be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the ENG versus IND 2nd Test match.
Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the second Test between England and India.
As many as eight catches were dropped in the first Test, out of which Yashasvi Jaiswal went on to drop four catches.
The second Test is scheduled to be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
England Cricket on Monday, June 30 announced their unchanged playing XI for the Edgbaston Test, which saw them go ahead with Shoaib Bashir as the lone spinner.
The Men in Blue will hope to level the series when they take on England in the second Test, set to be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
In the recent practice session of Team India, Bumrah was spotted bowling full tilt, hinting at his inclusion in the second Test in Birmingham.
The second Test of the five-match series is scheduled to be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Sai Sudharsan, who had a forgettable debut in Test cricket, was also hitting hard in the nets. However, the likes of Rishabh Pant, captain Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul were absent from the practice.
It is to be noted that if Archer fails to make the cut in the XI for the second Test, he will return to his County club and could appear in final stages of Sussex’s next fixture at home against Warwickshire.
The second Test of the five-match series is scheduled to be played from July 2at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
It is to be noted that Ravindra Jadeja was the lone spinner in the Indian lineup in the opening Test and picked up only one wicket across the two innings.
The second Test is scheduled to be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The second Test is scheduled to be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.