ENG vs IND, 2025, 2nd Test, Day 5: Akash Deep’s 6-99 helps India draw level 1-1 with 3 games to go

ENG vs IND 2025, 2nd Test Day 5, Highlights: Akash Deep’s 6-wicket haul (6/99) in 2nd innings levels series 1-1 with three Tests remaining in the series.

Brief scores: India 587 (Gill 269, R Jadeja 89, Bashir 3/167) & 427/6d (Gill 161, R Jadeja 69, Tongue 2/93) beat England 407 (Smith 184*, Brook 158, Siraj 6/70) & 271 (Smith 88, Deep 6/99) by 336 runs. 

Shubhman Gill, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep helped India etch history as they defeated England by a massive margin of 336 runs in the second Test at Edgbaston. Happy faces were seen in India’s dugout as they made a strong comeback after a defeat in the first Test. 

Let’s take a look at how the two sessions progressed on Day 5 of the second Eng vs Ind Test of the 2025 series at Edgbaston.

India scalp three crucial wickets in first session 
The first session of the final day started a bit late as rain intruded the game at Edgbaston. Later, when the covers were off, the weather remained heavy, signalling threat for the England batter. 

Akash Deep gave India the perfect start with two crucial wickets, one of Ollie Pope and the other of Harry Brook. The pacer from Bengal looked impressive as he smartly trapped the batters with his variations. 

For instance, to dismiss Pope, he generated extra bounce and later he bowled a sharp inswinger to get rid of Brook. The secret to his success was the firm wrist position and the use of crease; he executed both these dimensions perfectly. 

Later, after the early strikes, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith showed some resilience but Washington Sundar eventually took the former’s wicket, just at the stroke of lunch. Overall, India owned the session as they took three crucial runs and leaked only 81 runs. 

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Akash Deep brings up first five-wicket haul 
Just like the first innings, Jamie Smith was getting under India’s skin as he was scoring runs from one end. His calculative risks were pinching India’s bowling line up. 

However, the star of the day, Akash Deep, decided to step up and complete his five wicket haul. He bowled a slower- short of a good length ball which Smith eventually mistimed. He was his team’s lone warrior as no other player passed the 50+ mark. 

After his dismissal, England’s batting line up had no other player to bank on, and hence, the men in blue winded up the innings with a combined effort. 

What’s next 
Session by session, India pulled the scales in their favour and eventually won the second match by 336 runs. The series now levels at 1-1 and It’ll be interesting to see how both the teams come up with a fresh plan at Lord’s. It is highly possible that both the teams instigate their prime bowler- Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI. Overall, it’ll be exciting to see how the Bazballers come back in the third match after this massive defeat.

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Statistical Highlights from ENG vs IND, 2025 Edgbaston Day 5

• India’s opening bowlers have taken 17 wickets in Edgbaston Test 2025. That’s the highest tally for them in England. The previous highest was 14 wickets in the Nottingham Test 2021. 
• Smith’s run aggregate (272) at Edgbaston 2025 is the highest for a designated England wicketkeeper-batter in Test history. The previous highest tally belonged to Alec Steward (204) who brought it up against South Africa in Old Trafford 1998. 
• Akash Deep registers his first fifer in Test cricket. 
• Jamie Smith accumulated 272 runs (184*+88) in Edgbaston Test 2025. That’s the third highest run tally for a designated wicketkeeper-batter in Test history. The top two places belong to Andy Flower
• Akash Deep registered his first 10-wicket haul in Tests. This is also the second such haul for an India bowler at Edgbaston, after Chetan Sharma achieved it in 1986.
• India registered their second-biggest win (in terms of runs) against England at Edgbaston. It is also their biggest win in this category on English soil. 
• India registered their first ever Test win at Edgbaston.
• India registered their biggest overseas win in terms of runs. 

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