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The England cricket team’s strategy to use a batting-friendly surface in this series to counteract their lack of quality pace bowlers right now and their Bazball approach has backfired. Team India made the best use of the batting pitches in Leeds and Birmingham and were unlucky in Leeds but did everything right in Birmingham.
Shubman Gill was phenomenal in both innings of the match, as he scored a big double century in the first innings, followed by another 150+ score in the 2nd Test. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rishabh Pant also played some good knocks. Meanwhile, Akash Deep, making his debut appearance in the series, took 10 wickets in this match, including a six-wicket haul in the second innings.
For England, Jamie Smith was undoubtedly their best batter, scoring 184 runs in the first inning and coming close to another tonne in the 2nd inning. Harry Brook was the other top performer for England in the 1st innings. In this match, Shoaib Bashir took five wickets, and Josh Tongue took four.
The Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill led the side from the front en route to a brilliant win in Birmingham, allowing them to make it 1-1 in the 5-match series. There were several Indian top performers in the ENG vs. IND match highlights. England also tried their best in this match but certainly lagged behind their opponents. Let's take a look at some of the ENG vs IND top performance in ENG vs IND highlights today.
The Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill had an outstanding match at Edgbaston. He was named the ENG vs IND Player of the Match for centuries in both innings, including a double-hundred in the 2nd inning. Gill scored 269 runs off 387 balls helped Team India to score 587 runs in the first inning and then later went on to score 161 runs off just 162 balls to help Team India to a crucial victory.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was involved in a valuable 203-run partnership for the 6th wicket alongside captain Shubman Gill. Jadeja hasn't had the best of series before this. But he went on to score 89 runs off 137 balls as he missed out on his century by just 11 runs. He carried his great form into the 2nd inning as well, as he remained unbeaten on 69 runs off 118 balls that helped Team India to score 427 runs, and set England a target of 608 runs.
Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant didn't perform up to his level in the 1st inning, as he was dismissed after scoring only 25 runs. But we saw the Rishabh Pant we all know. The left-hand middle-order batter scored a quickfire 65 runs off 58 balls that helped Team India to score 427 runs in the 2nd inning.
Akash Deep had the huge responsibility to replace Jasprit Bumrah in this match. And he didn't disappoint anyone. In the first inning, Akash bagged 4 wickets for 88 runs and then went on to further improve his number, taking 6 wickets in the 2nd inning, which didn't allow England any chance to have a go for a win. He took ten wickets in all during this match.
For England, Jamie Smith was the best batter for England in the ENG vs. IND highlights today. The wicketkeeper batter scored 184 runs and remained unbeaten when the hosts were in trouble. He went to display his great talent in the 2nd inning as well, as he scored 88 runs and missed out on a century. Unfortunately, he couldn't save England from a disappointing 336-run defeat.
The Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill was named the ENG vs IND Player of the Match for his performance, as he was undoubtedly the best ENG vs IND batter in the match. Both the first and second innings saw him score a double century and more than 150 runs, respectively. He was also brilliant while leading the team as the captain.
The summary for the 2nd Test match is very straightforward. Team India scored 587 runs in the 1st innings. England were all out for 407 runs, while India scored 427 runs to set a target of 608 runs against England, who were all out for 271 runs in the fourth innings
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