These are the main reasons for India’s historic victory in Edgbaston Test

Updated: 06-07-2025, 09.18 PM

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The Indian cricket team defeated the England cricket team 336 in the second Test to currently get 1-1 in the series. Chasing a target of 608 runs for victory, the English team was reduced to 271 runs. Akash Deep took a total of 10 wickets in the match from India. It was India’s first Test win on Edgbaston’s grounds. Let’s take a look at the major reasons for India’s victory in this match.

Shubman Gill’s incredible performance

Captain Shubman Gill played an important role in this victory of India. The Indian captain scored 267 runs in the first innings. He then contributed 161 runs in his second innings. He has become the third captain of India to score a century in both innings of the same Test. Prior to him, Sunil Gavaskar (vs West Indies, Kolkata 1978) and Virat Kohli (vs Australia, Adelaide 2014) have done such acts among the Indian captains.

Return in the form of fast bowlers

India’s bowlers were disappointed in the Headingley Test and this was the main reason for the team’s defeat. At the same time, Indian fast bowlers in Edgbaston wrote the team’s success. Mohammad Siraj (6/70) and Akash Deep (4/88) took all 10 wickets of England’s first innings. At the same time, during the second innings, Akash took 6 wickets and Siraj took 1 wicket. However, the famous Krishna still appeared in search of rhythm.

Fielding improvement

In the first headingley Test of the series, Indian players performed ashamed in fielding. Yashasvi Jaiswal alone left 4 catches and made an unwanted record. In the Edgbaston Test, Indian players took lessons from their previous mistakes in fielding. Indian captain Gill caught the best catch in England’s first innings in the slip of opener Ben Docket. Apart from him, Indian players caught good catches in the slip.

Middle order and lower order scored runs

In the first innings, India lost 5 wickets on a score of 211 at one time. After this, Ravindra Jadeja (89) had a big partnership with Gill while handling the innings. After this, Washington Sundar (42) also played a great innings. At the same time, during India’s second innings, Jadeja scored an unbeaten 69 runs, proving his utility. Due to their efforts, India scored more than 1,000 runs in the match.