The second Test of Tendulkar-Anderson Series 2025 is being played at Edgbaston, Birmingham. In this match, the toss was won by England captain Ben Stokes and gave India a chance to bat first. The Indian team had made three changes in the playing XI. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Akash Deep have been included in the team. Bumrah was not kept in the team. At the same time, Sai Sudarshan, Shardul Thakur played in the Leeds Test is also not in the playing XI.
On the first day of this Makabale, India has lost 5 wickets and scored 310 runs. Captain Shubman Gill is playing a century. He has scored 114 unbeaten on the first day’s play, while Jadeja is playing an unbeaten 41 runs.
Team India’s innings highlights
| Batsman | Wicket | Run |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Catch Smith, Bold Stokes | 87 |
| KL Rahul | Bold, Vox | 2 |
| Karun Nair | Catch Brook, Bold Cars | 31 |
| Shubman Gill | Unbeaten | 114 |
| Rishabh Pant | Bold bashir | 25 |
| Nitish Reddy | Bold, Chris Woakes | 1 |
| Ravindra jadeja | Unbeaten | 41 |
India has played 8 Test matches so far on Edgbaston ground, out of which it has lost and a match has been drawn. In Edgbaston, the first bowling team is in profit.
Here in the last four Tests, only the team who batted in the second innings has won. It also includes its biggest successful run to India by England in 2022.
But in the last few years, spinners have not got much help in Edgbaston. This has been the third worst ground for spinners in England’s seven Test venue since 2020. Here fast bowlers have got a wicket for 30 runs on an average, while spinners have to spend 44.45 runs for one wicket. Talking about the weather, rain is expected in Birmingham on the fourth and fifth day.
India’s playing for Edgbaston Test 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna
England’s playing at Edgbaston 11: Jack Craulie, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung, Shoaib Bashir
Results of all Test matches between India and England in Edgbaston
13-15 July 1967: Team India lost by 132 runs
4-8 July 1974: Indian team lost by innings and 78 runs
12-16 July 1979: Team India’s innings and defeat by 83 runs
3-8 July 1986: Draw
6-9 June 1996: Indian team lost by 8 wickets
10-13 August 2011: Team India lost by innings and 242 runs
1-4 August 2018: Indian team lost by 31 runs
1-5 July 2022: Team India lost by 7 wickets
India vs England (H2H) in Edgbaston
Total Test Match: 8
England won: 7
India won: 0
Draw: 1
Last result: England defeated India by 7 wickets in 2022
England’s record in Edgbaston
Total Test Match: 56
Win matches: 30
Match lost: 15
Draw: 11
Test matches in Edgbaston
Total Test Match so far: 56
Batting team won in first innings: 29 times
The bowling team won in the first innings: 12 times
Drew Match: 15
Some special records here:
Largest score: England – 710/7 Declair (against India, 2011)
The lowest score: Pakistan – 72 runs (against England, 2010)
Largest successful runchez: England – 378/3 (against India, 2022)
Toss factor
Winned the toss and chose batting first: 40 times (13 won, 11 draws, 16 losers)
Winning the toss and chose bowling first: 16 times (7 wins, 4 draws, 5 losers)
Pitch report in Edgbaston
The average score of the first innings has been 334 runs in the last 10 Tests. Last time when India played here (in 2022), England easily chased a big target of 378 runs. In the last four Tests, the team that batting in the second consecutive innings has won. That is, it seems easy to chase here and the pitch is considered good for batting.
Fast bowlers dominate: Since 2000, the fast bowlers have taken 490 wickets here, during which they have an average of 31 runs. At the same time, spinners have also taken 153 wickets here and their average has been 34 runs per wicket.
England India’s team combination: England landed with just one spinner Shoaib Bashir. India can include Kuldeep Yadav to strengthen its spin attack.
Special figures related to Bermingham …
-England have successfully chased the targets of all the 250+ runs in the Test, 6 out of 17 have been in “Bazball”.
-The Route, who needs only 73 runs to complete 3000 runs in the Test against India.
– Jaspreet Bumrah has taken 29 wickets at an excellent average of 16.75 so far from the Australia series of 2024-25. The rest of the Indian bowlers have taken 46 wickets, but their average has been 47.22.
– Kuldeep Yadav is the best strike rate (37.3) among the spinners who took 50+ wickets in Test cricket.