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

England

(89.3 ov) 407/10 (15.6 ov) 72/3

India

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

England won the toss and opt to Bowling

3.4
Siraj to Duckett, FOUR, from round the wicket. Short and wide outside off, so much width, Duckett crashes the cut and easily clears backward point, went hard at it and did not mind to keep it down
3.5
Siraj to Duckett, FOUR, from round the wicket.
3.4
Siraj to Duckett, no run,
3.3
Siraj to Duckett, no run,
3.2
Siraj to Duckett, no run,
3.1
Siraj to Duckett, no run, good length outside off, Duckett goes on the back foot and punches straight to the fielder at backward point
3.1
Siraj to Duckett, no ball, full outside off, Duckett gets forward to drive and mistimes it back to Siraj who leaps and collects, threatens to shy back at the batter
3.5
Siraj to Duckett, FOUR, to deep backward point
3.4
Siraj to Duckett, no run, good length on middle and off, hint of away movement
3.3
Siraj to Duckett, no run
3.2
Siraj to Duckett, no run, good length outside off, Duckett goes on the back foot and punches straight to the fielder at backward point
3.1
Siraj to Duckett, no run
2.6
Akash Deep to Pope, 2 runs, good length and sliding into the pads
2.5
Akash Deep to Pope, no run, again quite tentative. On a length outside off, bat away from the body, tapped to backward point
2.4
Akash Deep to Pope, no run, full just outside off, Pope gets forward to drive towards cover
2.3
Akash Deep to Pope, no run
2.2
Akash Deep to Duckett, 1 run, to backward square leg
2.1
Akash Deep to Duckett, no run, India lose a review. What a corker of a delivery though. Akash Deep was punching the air in celebration.
Big appeal for a caught behind and Duckett doesn't move. Not out is the call from umpire Sharfuddoula.
1.6
Siraj to Pope, 2 runs, full outside off, Pope gets forward and drives wristily, past cover and it's a couple to get off the mark