India vs England – 2nd Test Match, 2nd Day Update

India vs England, 2nd Test 2025 – Highlights

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates: July 2–6, 2025 (Day 2: July 3)
Status: India in command at stumps on Day 2

India 1st Innings: 587 all Out

• Shubman Gill produced a career-defining innings, scoring a monumental 269 off 387 balls—his highest Test score and one of the best by an Indian in England.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) and Ravindra Jadeja (89) provided crucial support, with Jadeja and Gill sharing a vital partnership to lift India from a tricky position.
• Washington Sundar chipped in with a handy 42 before being bowled by Joe Root.
• Bowling (England): Shoaib Bashir was the pick, taking 3/167, while Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue picked up two wickets each.
• India’s lower order added useful runs, pushing the total to a mammoth 587 before being bowled out late in the third session.

England 1st Innings: 77/3 at Stumps (Day 2)

• England’s reply began poorly, losing Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Zak Crawley with just 25 runs on the board.
• Akash Deep struck twice, and Mohammed Siraj claimed one wicket, putting England under immediate pressure.
• Joe Root (18)* and Harry Brook (30)* steadied the innings with an unbeaten 50-run partnership by stumps.
• England trail by 510 runs with seven wickets in hand at the end of Day 2.

Key Moments

• Gill’s 269 anchored India’s innings and broke several records, including one of the highest scores by an Indian captain in England.
• Jadeja’s 89 and Jaiswal’s 87 ensured India recovered from early wickets and built a massive total.
• England’s top order collapsed under relentless Indian pace, giving the visitors a commanding position going into Day 3.

Score Summary at Stumps, Day 2

India dominated Day 2, thanks to Shubman Gill’s double century and early breakthroughs with the ball. England face a massive task to avoid a follow-on and stay alive in the match.