Can India win 2nd Take a look at after 587 in Birmingham? Right here’s what historical past says
India have put themselves in a commanding place on the finish of Day 2 of the second Take a look at towards England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. At stumps, England trailed by 510 runs within the first innings with seven wickets remaining.
Yashasvi Jaiswal set the tone with a fluent 87, earlier than Shubman Gill stole the present with a shocking 269 — a knock that shattered a number of data. Ravindra Jadeja added invaluable runs with a composed 89 off 137 deliveries, serving to India publish a mammoth whole of 587.
With the ball, India struck early. Akash Deep eliminated Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for geese, whereas Mohammed Siraj claimed the wicket of Zak Crawley. England discovered some stability by way of a 52-run partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook, however they nonetheless face a frightening job.
The massive query now: can India convert this dominant begin right into a series-leveling win? Can Shubman Gill’s heroics encourage the guests to maintain their hopes of a sequence victory alive?
The uncommon occasion
India have received solely as soon as after scoring over 500 of their first innings on English soil. That memorable victory got here in 2002, when Sourav Ganguly’s aspect defeated Nasser Hussain’s England by an innings and 46 runs at Headingley, Leeds. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and VVS Laxman all scored centuries, with Dravid incomes Participant of the Match honours for his essential knock. India had scored 628 for eight declared again then.
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One other uncommon occasion
Solely as soon as in Take a look at cricket historical past has a staff scored extra runs than India’s first-innings whole and nonetheless misplaced the match. That uncommon occasion occurred in 2017, when Mushfiqur Rahim’s Bangladesh declared at 595 for eight towards Kane Williamson’s New Zealand on the Basin Reserve in Wellington — solely to lose by seven wickets.
What’s India’s report?
India have misplaced solely as soon as after scoring over 500 runs of their first innings. That defeat got here in 2008, when Anil Kumble’s aspect misplaced to Ricky Ponting’s Australia by 4 wickets on the Sydney Cricket Floor. Regardless of taking a 69-run lead after posting 532 within the first innings — with twin centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman — India could not maintain on.
Can England bounce again?
England can nonetheless take coronary heart from historical past. On 4 events, they’ve conceded over 550 runs within the first innings and nonetheless managed to stage a comeback and win — three of these coming within the Bazball period underneath captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. So, all isn’t but misplaced for the guests.
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