After the batsmen, the Indian team defeated England by 336 runs in the second Test match, based on the excellent performance of the bowlers led by Akash Deep. In this way, India has leveled the five-match series 1-1. This is a historic victory for India in Birmingham because before this, the team had never won a Test match here. The Indian team, led by Shubman Gill, broke the spell of Birmingham and hoisted the tricolor in Edgbaston.

The target was 608 runs.
India scored 587 runs in the first innings and got a big lead of 180 runs by dismissing England for 407 runs. With the help of Shubman Gill's century, India declared the second innings at 427 for six and set a target of 608 runs in front of England, gaining a total lead of 607 runs. England's second innings was all out for 271 runs on the fifth day, and India won.

India created history at Edgbaston.
The Indian cricket team had the challenge of making a comeback in the remaining four matches of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. India's record at Edgbaston was not good. Birmingham was one of the three venues in England where the Indian team had never won. Before this match, the Indian team had played eight matches in Birmingham in which it had to face defeat in seven, while one match was a draw. But under the leadership of Gill, the Indian players left behind the previous record and created history at Edgbaston.

Gill is the first Asian captain to win in Birmingham.
India had to face defeat in the first Test match played in Leeds, after which head coach Gautam Gambhir and new Test captain Gill had to face criticism. But Gill did not give up and made a strong comeback in the series by winning at Edgbaston, which is called England's stronghold. India won the Test for the first time under Gill's leadership. Gill is the first Asian captain to defeat England in Birmingham.

India's biggest Test win abroad
This is India's biggest Test win abroad in terms of runs. Earlier in 2016, it won the match against the West Indies by 318 runs at North Sound. At the same time, it is its fourth biggest win overall in Tests in terms of runs. Gill has been selected as the Player of the Match for his brilliant innings.

India reaches fourth place in the WTC.
With this win, India has reached the fourth position in the points table of the new cycle of WTC (2025-27). With the first win in two matches, it has 12 points in its account, and the point percentage is 50. At the same time, England slipped to fifth place with 12 points and a 50 percent point percentage with this defeat. Currently, Australia is at the top with 12 points and 100 percent, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are in second and third place, respectively. At the same time, the West Indies team is in sixth place after losing to Australia.

Akash Deep's strong performance
The fifth day's play started late due to rain, but Akash Deep gave two early blows to England. After this, Ben Stokes, along with Jamie Smith, took charge of the innings and shared a 70-run partnership for the sixth wicket. This partnership was broken by Washington Sundar by dismissing Stokes. Lunch break was announced as soon as Stokes' wicket fell. However, in the second session, India took the remaining four wickets and ended the match. For India, fast bowler Akash Deep gave a career-best performance and took six wickets in the second innings. Akash had taken four wickets in the first innings. Apart from Akash, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar got one wicket each.

England lost the wickets of Chris Woakes (7), Jamie Smith (88), Josh Tongue (2), and Brydon Carse (38) in the second session. Shoaib Bashir returned unbeaten after scoring 12 runs. Wicketkeeper batsman James Smith performed brilliantly in the second innings for England and scored a half-century. The third Test match between India and England will be played at Lord's ground from July 10.

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