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IND vs ENG 2nd Test: The Indian team has defeated England on the Birmingham ground. Shubman Gill proved to be the biggest hero in the match for India. He scored 269 runs in the first innings and 161 runs in the second innings.
India vs England 2nd Test: The Indian cricket team defeated England by 336 runs in the second Test match and tied the series 1-1. The bowlers and batsmen performed brilliantly in the match for India. Shubman Gill scored centuries in both the innings. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep took 5-5 wickets. For the first time, the Indian team has won a Test match on the Birmingham ground. Earlier, India had played 8 Test matches here, out of which it lost 7. Now under the captaincy of Gill, Team India has made the impossible possible. He has become the first captain to give India its first Test win in Birmingham.
Akash Deep opened the innings
Akash Deep bowled brilliantly in the second innings against England and took 6 wickets. This is his first five-wicket haul in Test career. He did not give the England batsmen a chance to stay at the crease. Jamie Smith scored the highest 88 runs for England in the second innings. Captain Ben Stokes scored 33 runs, but he could not stretch his innings. Ben Duckett scored 25 runs. The England team could only score 271 runs in the second innings. Apart from Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar took one wicket each in the second innings for the Indian team.
Shubman Gill had scored a double century
The Indian team had scored 587 runs while batting first against England. Then Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja played brilliant innings for the team. It is because of these players that India was able to score as big as the Himalayas. Gill showed good batting and scored 269 runs, which included 30 fours and three sixes. Apart from him, Jaiswal scored 87 runs and Jadeja scored 89 runs. In the end, Washington Sundar also contributed 42 runs. Shoaib Bashir took the maximum of three wickets for England.
Brook and Jamie had a partnership of 303 runs
After this, England had a very bad start in the first innings, when Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope could not even open their account. After this, Joe Root (22 runs) and Jack Crowley (19 runs) also did not stay at the crease for long. At one time, the England team looked in trouble after losing five wickets for just 84 runs, but after this Harry Brook and Jamie Smith scored centuries. These two players took England out of trouble by sharing 303 runs for the sixth wicket. But then Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep brought India back into the match. Siraj took 6 wickets. Akash Deep took four wickets. As soon as Brook and Jamie were out, the entire England team was reduced to 407 runs. In this way, India got a lead of 180 runs on the basis of the first innings.
Gill also scored a century in the second innings
After getting the lead, the morale of the Indian team increased. After this, the Indian batsmen batted well in the second innings and declared the innings at 427 runs and gave England a target of 608 runs to win. In this innings, Shubman Gill again proved to be the biggest hero for India. He scored 161 runs. Apart from him, KL Rahul contributed 55 runs, Rishabh Pant 65 runs and Ravindra Jadeja 69 runs. These batsmen scored runs very easily against the England bowlers.
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