India beat England by a big margin of 336 runs at Edgbaston.
Edgbaston is done and dusted. The Shubman Gill-led Indian side has breached Birmingham for the first time in India’s Test history. The visitors defeated Ben Stokes & Co. by a whopping 336 runs, to thump England and equal the scoreline. The two teams will now head to Lord’s, where the third Test will be played from July 10. India registered an emphatic victory on the back of some strong performances from captain Gill, Akash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj. The 28-year-old pacer who was brought in for Jasprit Bumrah scalped 10 wickets in the game. He broke the back of the English side in both innings. While Siraj managed to register figures of 6/70 in the first innings, Akash Deep walked on the same path later. He grabbed a six-wicket haul in the second innings.
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PAL
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MAL-W
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ASM-W
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INA
130/8
PHL
183/6
Philippines beat Indonesia by 53 runs
PHL
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SK
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INA
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PHL
–
GRC-W
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TKW-W
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SBA-W
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BUL-W
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TKW-W
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SBA-W
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BSP
169/5
BMP
101/7
BCC Spartan beat BSCU – MU Plovdiv by 68 runs
SOST
127/3
MAR
124/6
Sofia Stars beat MUS Akademik Ravens by 7 wickets
MAR
94/2
BSP
91/9
MUS Akademik Ravens won by 8 wickets
SOST
110/6
MAR
121/8
MUS Akademik Ravens beat Sofia Stars by 11 runs
LEST
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LEUL
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OSTG
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LEST
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ATPG
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BRBA
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LEUL
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ATPG
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BRBA
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GENW
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SCO-W
164/10
DGW-W
202/4
Dragons Women beat Scorchers Women by 38 runs
TYP-W
180/4
DGW-W
191/3
Dragons Women beat Typhoons Women by 11 runs
SCO-W
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TYP-W
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GUE
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SCOT
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Match Abandoned
ITA
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JER
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Match Abandoned due to rain
ENGU19
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INDU19
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MECS
170/7
TCC
297/2
FEK
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GUJCC
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MR
203/6
THUO
84/10
Malaysia Reds beat Thunderstorm Outlanders by 119 runs
WAF
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MINY
4/0
LAKR
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SFU
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ENGA-W
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NZA-W
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OAW
136/9
RWT
138/8
Ruby White Town Legends beat Ossudu Accord Warriors by 2 runs
KAK
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MMS
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YAR
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VMK
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ML
120/7
TAN
192/4
Tanzania beat Malawi by 72 runs
BHN
207/2
GER
161/8
Bahrain beat Germany by 46 runs
GER
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TAN
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BHN
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ML
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ZIM
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SA
465/4
AUS A
243/10
SL-A
294/7
Sri Lanka A beat Australia A by 51 runs
PTS
102/2
WTS
112/6
Whiptail Smashers beat Piton Strikers by 10 runs
IYH
102/6
AMW
40/1
TBC
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TBC
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BMB
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CBG
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IDTT
220/5
DID
102/10
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 118 runs
GLAM
122/4
KENT
118/9
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
DURH
182/7
BB
174/8
Durham won by 8 runs
DER
201/3
YOR
200/6
Derbyshire beat Yorkshire by 7 wickets
HAM
178/3
SOM
179/6
Somerset beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
NOT
189/9
LEI
188/2
Nottinghamshire beat Leicestershire by 1 wickets
NOR
152/9
WOR
153/4
Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by 6 wickets
GLO
204/5
MID
195/7
Gloucestershire won by 9 runs
SURR
141/6
ESS
145/6
Essex beat Surrey by 4 wickets
HAM-W
154/2
SOM-W
153/8
Hampshire Women beat Somerset Women by 8 wickets
TBLZ-W
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DUR-W
16/1
Match Abandoned
SUR-W
159/5
ESS-W
93/5
(D/L) method
LAN-W
124/3
BRB-W
123/7
Lancashire Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 7 wickets
Ben Stokes, the English skipper, was presumably disappointed at the way things panned out over the past five days. In the post-match interview, he spoke about the things England could have done better. He expressed that the Three Lions weren’t able to capitalise on their chances with the bat and ball. On being asked how he would look back at the decision to bowl first, he said that it was a tough call to make.
“Two moments. Having them at 200 for 5, we were really happy there, and not being able to burst them open there and being 80 for 5, it’s tough to be able to scrape it back from there. As the game got deeper and deeper, it suited India more than us”, said Stokes.
India put England to bat on the evening of Day 4, with a hefty target of 608. It was a humongous target in the context of the game. The English players, who were already tired and frazzled with all the time on the field, now had to come and bat for just over an hour. The skipper spoke about the impact of such moments on the players. He was also sure that the team would get used to such situations.
“It is always a difficult position to be batting at the end of the day after a long day. Tired bodies, tired minds. But it’s a situation we’ll face again and need to get used to. And the opposition is world-class, Shubman had a fantastic game”, the English skipper expressed.
Upon being asked about the Indian seamers performing better than the Englishmen, Stokes answered that it wasn’t much of a concern. He expressed that the hosts tried everything they could to stop India and take wickets, but the Indians were just too good with respect to the skills they displayed. He also said that it becomes difficult to bounce back when the opposition is on top.
“I won’t say it’s necessarily a concern. We tried everything, changed plans, and did what we could. But when a team is on top of you, it’s tough to wrestle momentum back”, said Stokes in his post-match interview.
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England registered six ducks in the first innings. If not for Harry Brook and Jamie Smith, the hosts would have been humiliated at home. Who knows, if not for the twin centuries from their No.5 and No.7, the Englishmen would have been on the receiving end of a follow-on. After India piled up 587 runs in the first innings, England were reduced to 84/5. But just when India were starting to dominate, Brook and Smith smashed tons, registering a gruesome partnership of 303 runs. That partnership is what got England to a respectable 407, which still was 180 runs behind India. In the post-match interview, Stokes also emphasised the partnership between Brook and Smith. He also spoke about how well the English wicketkeeper-batter is shaping up.
“Jamie’s been incredible since he’s come into the team. He’s been exceptional with the bat and goes massively under the radar as a wicketkeeper. He stuck to his guns and played his natural game, and the way he and Harry were able to get momentum back, even though it wasn’t enough, was great.”
Upon being asked about the changes ahead of the next Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, Stokes confirmed that the team would review how players are shaping up in the next couple of days before determining the balance of the team for the next assignment, starting July 10.
“A couple of days to think about it, but it’s been a tough week, so we’ll see how we shape up at Lord’s.”
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