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Ben Stokes Reacts To England’s Shocking Loss To Young Indian Team At Edgbaston

Amogh Bodas

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. 

Upcoming – oneday – Wooloowin
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Result – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
Amaravati Royals AMR

140/3

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139/9

Amaravati Royals beat Simhadri Vizag Lions by 7 wickets

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Andhra Premier League, 2025
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41/0

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37/7

Tungabhadra Warriors beat Kakinada Kings by 10 wickets (D/L) method

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Andhra Premier League, 2025
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Andhra Premier League, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
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Cambodia Women tour of Singapore, 2025
Singapore Womens SIN-W

171/4

Cambodia Women CAM-W

69/7

Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 102 runs

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Cambodia Women tour of Singapore,T10.2025
Singapore Womens SIN-W

33/2

Cambodia Women CAM-W

32/8

Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 8 wickets

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Caribbean Premier League, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 04:30 AM IST
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Caribbean Premier League, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 08:30 PM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – Saint George
Caribbean Premier League, 2025
18 Aug 2025, 04:30 AM IST
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Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
West Delhi Lions WDL

61/2

New Delhi Tigers NDT

138/8

West Delhi Lions beat New Delhi Tigers by 15 runs (D/L) method

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Delhi Premier League , 2025
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197/7

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120/3

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
17 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
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Purani Delhi 6 PD

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Women’s Premier League, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
South Delhi Superstarz Women SDSW

North Delhi Strikers Women NDSW

Result – t10 – Norway
ECI Norway, 2025
Sweden SWE

200/5

Hungary HUN

198/2

Sweden beat Hungary by 5 wickets

Result – t10 – Norway
ECI Norway, 2025
Hungary HUN

128/5

Norway NOR

129/1

Norway beat Hungary by 9 wickets

Result – t10 – Norway
ECI Norway, 2025
Norway NOR

149/8

Sweden SWE

150/8

Sweden beat Norway by 2 wickets

Result – t10 – Norway
ECI Norway, 2025
Hungary HUN

98/6

Sweden SWE

99/3

Sweden beat Hungary by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Norway
ECN Norway T20I Tri-Series, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 12:45 PM IST
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Sweden SWE

Upcoming – t20 – Norway
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17 Aug 2025, 04:45 PM IST
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Hungary HUN

Upcoming – t20 – Norway
ECN Norway T20I Tri-Series, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 08:45 PM IST
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Hungary HUN

Result – t10 – Croatia
ECS-W Croatia, 2025
Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

80/5

Lavender Lionesses Women LL-W

79/3

Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 5 wickets

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Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

104/5

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82/4

Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 22 runs

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Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

87/1

Lavender Lionesses Women LL-W

86/3

Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 9 wickets

Result – t10 – Croatia
ECS-W Croatia, 2025
Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

83/2

Lavender Lionesses Women LL-W

82/4

Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECS-W Croatia, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 12:15 PM IST
Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

Lavender Lionesses Women LL-W

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECS-W Croatia, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 02:15 PM IST
Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

Lavender Lionesses Women LL-W

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECS-W Croatia, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 04:15 PM IST
Jinx Zagreb Women JZ-W

Lavender Lionesses Women LL-W

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
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Yorkshire YOR

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
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Upcoming – oneday – United Kingdom
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Glamorgan GLAM

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Upcoming – oneday – United Kingdom
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17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
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Canceled – oneday – Dhaka
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India IND

Match Called off

Live – t10 – Kuwait City
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Royal Trivianz RTZ

69/7

Toss – t10 – Kuwait City
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17 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
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17 Aug 2025, 10:15 PM IST
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18 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
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Shivamogga Lions SML

127/5

Gulbarga Mystics GBM

93/0

Gulbarga Mystics beat Shivamogga Lions by 10 wickets (VJD method)

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Mysore Warriors MYW

177/10

Hubli Tigers HBT

43/0

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17 Aug 2025, 03:15 PM IST
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Bengaluru Blasters BNB

Upcoming – t20 – Mysuru
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17 Aug 2025, 07:15 PM IST
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Result – t20 – Oman
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Majees Titans MAT

172/6

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173/0

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Result – t20 – Oman
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152/6

Royal Oman Stallions ROS

191/6

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Renaissance Challengers RNC

0/0

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120/10

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17 Aug 2025, 05:00 PM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – Oman
Oman D20 League, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 09:00 PM IST
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Muscat Thunderers MUT

Result – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
SLC Greens SLGR

189/4

SLC Greys SLGY

166/8

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Result – t20 – Westcourt
South Africa tour of Australia, 2025
Australia AUS

173/8

South Africa SA

172/7

Australia beat South Africa by 2 wickets

Result – 100-ball – United Kingdom
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
Trent Rockets TRR

145/6

Southern Brave SOB

140/4

Trent Rockets won by 4 wickets

Live – 100-ball – London
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Oval Invincibles OVI

151/2

Welsh Fire WEF

Upcoming – 100-ball – Manchester
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17 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Manchester Originals MAO

Northern Superchargers NOS

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
17 Aug 2025, 10:30 PM IST
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London Spirit LOS

Result – 100-ball – United Kingdom
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
Trent Rockets Women TRW-W

106/10

Southern Brave Women SBW-W

109/4

Southern Brave Women beat Trent Rockets Women by 6 wickets

Result – 100-ball – Bridgetown
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
Oval Invincibles Women OIW-W

150/5

Welsh Fire Women WFW-W

111/10

Oval Invincibles Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 39 runs

Upcoming – 100-ball – Manchester
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Manchester Originals Women MOW-W

Northern Superchargers Women NOS-W

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
17 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix Women BIP-W

London Spirit Women LSW-W

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Top End T20 Series, 2025
Melbourne Renegades Academy MR-A

107/1

Australian Capital Territory ACOM

106/9

Melbourne Renegades Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 9 wickets

Result – t20 – Marrara
Top End T20 Series, 2025
Melbourne Stars Academy MS-A

231/4

Hobart Hurricanes Academy HHA

227/3

Melbourne Stars Academy beat Hobart Hurricanes Academy by 6 wickets

Result – t20 – Marrara
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Pakistan Shaheens PS

111/10

Perth Scorchers Academy PSA

114/8

Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 2 wickets

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Top End T20 Series, 2025
Bangladesh A BANA

186/6

Nepal NEP

154/7

Bangladesh A beat Nepal by 32 runs

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17 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Chicago Kingsmen CHK

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17 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
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17 Aug 2025, 03:00 PM IST
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Bangladesh A BANA

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17 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Meerut Mavericks MEMA

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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.

Ben Stokes On England’s Performance 

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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On Jamie Smith, Harry Brook, and the Build-up to Lord’s 

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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