At the end of the second day of the second test against England in Edgbaston in Birmingham, India stood up. On the stumps, England in the first shifts pulled 510 runs with seven goals.
Yashasvi Jaiswal set the Tone Fluent 87 before SHUBMAN GILL stole a show by stunning 269 – knocking that broke more records. Ravindra Jadeja added valuable runs with composed 89 out of 137 supplies, which helped India for 587 mammoths.
With the ball of India, she hit soon. Akash Deep was removed by Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for Ducks, while Mohammed Siraj claimed the goal of Zak Crawley. England has found some stability through the 52-run partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook, but still facing a depression task.
The big question now: Can India convert this dominant start with the series’s victory? Can SHUBMAN GILL’S HEROICS inspire visitors to keep their hopes for a series of victory alive?
Rare case
India won only once in the first shifts on English soil. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS laxman scored the century, with a bird of prey earning a match player for his fundamental knocking. India recorded 628 for eight renowned at the time.
ENG vs Indian, 2. Testing day 2 emphasizes
Another rare case
Only once in the cricket history, the team scored more runs than the first shift in India and still lost the match. This rare example occurred in 2017, when Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim declared 595 for eight against New Zealand Kane Williamson in the Reserve in Wellington – just lose seven goals.
What is the record in India?
India lost only once after the first shifts recorded more than 500 runs. This defeat came in 2008, when Anil Kumble lost to Australia Ricky Polting with four goals on a cricket land in Sydney. Although after publishing 532 in the first shifts-with double centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman-India could not hold.
Can England bounce back?
England can still take the heart of history. On four occasions, they admitted more than 550 runs in the first shifts and still managed to make a comeback and win – three of those who come in the era of Bazball under Captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. So everything is not lost for visitors yet.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
4th July 2025
