Recent Match
India tour of England, 2025, 2nd Test, Birmingham, Jul 2nd, 2025

India

(150.6 ov) 587/10 (82.6 ov) 427/6

England

(89.3 ov) 407/10 (68.1 ov) 271/10

Complete India won by 336 runs

Player of Match: Shubman Gill

12.5
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, good length ball around off, defended
12.4
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, half an appeal for LBW
12.3
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, left alone
12.2
Woakes to Karun Nair, FOUR, what
12.1
Woakes to Jaiswal, 1 run, 128kph, back of a length on middle and leg, Jaiswal tucks it into the on-side
Vijay K Deshmukh: The top four positions need to be stable in this format, and players in these roles should be given a consistent run to build confidence and rhythm. Feel bad for Sai — he deserved more opportunities at this position
11.6
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, good length ball outside off, Nair gets forward and defends to point
11.5
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run
11.4
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, left alone outside off
11.3
Tongue to Karun Nair, FOUR, again full, not quite a half-volley, but Nair unleashes another glorious cover drive.
11.2
Tongue to Karun Nair, FOUR, second half-volley for Nair and he couldn't be more grateful! The line is outside off, he leans into the drive and cracks it away through the covers
Nrup Thaker: Woakes has been phenomenal this morning unlike at leeds. Testing batsmen with both swings from the same length.
11.1
Tongue to Jaiswal, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket
Josh Tongue, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, pitched up on off,
10.5
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, good length ball on middle, defended down the pitch
Now this won't help Woakes's mood at all. He runs in to bowl and Nair pulls out late
10.4
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run
England review for LBW! Again Nair is hit on the pad as he offers no shot and this time Woakes is convinced. The umpire says no but Stokes goes for the review.
Oliver: There is uneven bounce, should that be more of an occurrence, then leaving out Bumrah can haunt India.