England beat India by seven wickets in Edgbaston Test. England achieved the target of 378 runs for the loss of three wickets on the fifth day. This is England’s biggest score chase in Tests. Earlier in 2019, he had successfully achieved the target of 359 runs against Australia.
At the same time, this is also the biggest score chase in Edgbaston. Earlier, South Africa had chased 281 runs at Edgbaston in 2008. The record for the highest chasing score for England at Edgbaston is 208 runs, which they achieved against New Zealand in 1999.
What happened in the India-England test series?
In this fifth Test against England, India scored 416 runs in the first innings. In response, England’s team was reduced to 284 runs and India got a lead of 132 runs. India scored 245 runs in their second innings. In this way England got the target of 378 runs, which was achieved by the English team. With this win, the five-match Test series between India and England ended in a 2-2 draw.
Virat Kohli was the captain in the first four matches of the series played in August-September last year. The first Test was a draw in Nottingham. India won the second Test at Lord’s by 151 runs. The third Test was played at Leeds, which was won by England by an innings and 76 runs. At the same time, India won the fourth Test played at Kennington Oval by 157 runs. England won the fifth Test by seven wickets.
England’s second innings:
Chasing the target of 378 runs, the England team got off to a great start. On the fourth day of the test, the team scored 100 runs in 21 overs without losing a wicket. Jack Crawley and Alex Lees shared a 107-run partnership for the first wicket. Lees scored the second half-century of his Test career. On the fourth day, the match turned in the 22nd over and Jasprit Bumrah clean bowled Crawley. Crowley was dismissed after scoring 46 runs.
On returning from the tee break on the fourth day, Bumrah got Ollie Pope caught by wicketkeeper Pant on the very first ball. Pope could not even open the account. After this, Alex Lees was run out in the very next over. He was dismissed for 56 runs in 65 balls. After the fall of three wickets, Root and Bairstow batted tremendously and did not let a single wicket fall. Both played an unbeaten partnership of 269 runs. Root remained unbeaten on 142 and Bairstow remained unbeaten on 114.
India’s second innings:
Earlier in India’s second innings, Shubman Gill four runs, Hanuma Vihari 11 runs, Virat Kohli 20 runs, Shreyas Iyer 19 runs, Ravindra Jadeja 23 runs, Shardul Thakur four runs, Mohammed Shami 13 runs and captain Jasprit Bumrah was dismissed for seven runs. .
Pujara got out after scoring 66 runs. He scored the 33rd half-century of his Test career. At the same time, Pant played an innings of 57 runs. Pant scored the 10th half-century of his Test career. Indian team was reduced to 245 runs. Mohammad Siraj remained unbeaten on two runs. Captain Ben Stokes took the maximum four wickets for England. At the same time, Stuart Broad and Matty Potts took two wickets each. James Anderson and Jack Leach got one wicket each.
England’s first innings:
Earlier, India had bundled out England for 284 runs in the first innings. The England team had a poor start in the first innings. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah gave England the first three blows. He sent Alex Lees (6), Jack Crowley (9) and Ollie Pope (10) to the pavilion. Joe Root then shared a 34-run partnership with Jonny Bairstow.
Root was sent to the pavilion by Mohammad Siraj in his very first over. Root was dismissed for 31 runs off 67 balls. Root hit four fours in his innings. Night Watchman Jack Leach was dismissed for zero. He was caught by Mohammad Shami at the hands of wicketkeeper Pant. Stokes shared a 66-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Jonny Bairstow.
Stokes was dismissed after scoring 25 runs. Bairstow then put on a 91-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Sam Billings. Meanwhile, Bairstow scored the 11th century of his Test career. This was his third consecutive century in Tests. Bairstow was caught by Mohammad Shami at the hands of Virat Kohli.
Bairstow could score 106 runs. Siraj then wrapped up England’s innings by sending Billings, Stuart Broad and Matty Potts to the pavilion. Anderson remained unbeaten on six runs. Siraj took the maximum four wickets for India. At the same time, Bumrah took three and Shami took two wickets. Shardul Thakur gets a wicket.
India’s first innings:
Earlier, India’s first innings was reduced to 416 runs. Batting first after losing the toss, India started with nothing special. The team’s first wicket fell on the score of 27. Gill was dismissed after scoring 17 runs. After this Pujara also got out after scoring 13 runs. Hanuma Vihari got out on 20 and Virat Kohli scored 11 runs.
India:
India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah(c)
England:
England (Playing XI): Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Sam Billings(w), Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
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