Ind vs eng 2nd test: The second match of the five -Test series between India and England is now going to start in just a few hours. Both teams will face face-to-face at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham from Wednesday, July 2. This match for India is not going to be less than a challenge, because it has not won any Test match in the last 58 years on this historic ground.
In the first Test played in Leeds, India lost by 5 wickets to England. Now there is pressure on Team India to equal the series 1-1 and for this he will have to break the process of defeat that has been going on since 1967.
India’s black history in Edgbaston
India played the first Test match in Edgbaston in 1967. In that match, captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s team had to face a crushing defeat from England by 132 runs. After this, India lost by an innings and 78 runs under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar in 1974. S. in 1979 India also suffered a defeat by an innings and 83 runs under Venkataraghavan. Then in 1986, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, India had saved some respect by getting a test draw here. The only match so far in which India did not get defeat.
In 1996, under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, the process of defeat started and England defeated India by 8 wickets. In 2011, England, led by MS Dhoni, defeated India by an innings and 242 runs. In 2018, Virat Kohli’s team also had to face defeat by 31 runs.
In 2022, when the 5th Test match was postponed in Edgebeston in 2022, captain Jasprit Bumrah was and India also lost by 7 wickets this time. Overall, India has played 8 Tests on this ground, out of which 7 were defeated and there was a draw.
Story of India’s defeat in the first Test
In the Leeds Test, India scored 105 runs while batting first, and then stopped England’s innings at 353. After this, India scored 423 runs in the second innings on the basis of KL Rahul’s 137 -run century and a big partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal and gave England a target of 371 runs.
But English openers Ben Docket scored 149 runs and Jack Crolye scored 65 runs and failed all the strategy of India by sharing 188 runs for the first wicket. Root’s 53 runs and Jamie Smith’s unbeaten innings of 44 runs completed the rest and England won the match by 5 wickets.
India’s fielding was also poor in the match, especially Yashasvi Jaiswal left 4 easy catches. Due to which the England team got around 160 runs extra. After this defeat, India is 0–1 in the series.
Shubman Gill has a golden opportunity
Shubman Gill is captaining India for the first time in this series. In the first Test, he looked helpless many times, but now he has a chance to prove himself and create history. If India wins Edgbaston, Shubman Gill will become the first Indian captain to win on this ground. The work which Kohli, Dhoni, Ganguly and Dravid have not been able to do yet.
IND vs Eng 2nd Test Live: when, where and how to see
Day- Wednesday, 2 July
Time- 3:30 pm (Indian time)
Toss- 3:00 pm
Where will the match be played?
place- Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Where to see live broadcast
Sony Sports Network, Sony Sports 1 (English), Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports 4 (Tamil, Telugu), Sony Sports 5 (Regional/Alternate Feed)
Where to see live streaming?
JioCinema app
Disney+ hotstar (subscription based)
