New Delhi: India has suffered a crushing defeat against England (IND vs ENG 5th Test) in Edgbaston Test. In this match, England beat India by 7 wickets. India’s position was very strong in the initial days of the match, but on the fourth day of the match, the grip of the match slipped into the hands of India. In this five-match Test series, England has leveled 2-2 by winning the last match and the series has been drawn.
In England’s second innings, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow played a scintillating inning to give victory to their team England. Both the players scored centuries. Joe Root scored an unbeaten 142 off 173 balls, while Bairstow scored an unbeaten 114 off 145 balls. The Indian team failed to take the wickets of these two players and the result was that Team India had to face a crushing defeat.
In this match, a great innings was also seen from Team India. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja scored centuries in India’s first innings, while Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant scored half-centuries in the second innings. India had managed to score 416 runs in its first innings, but in the second innings, India could score only 245 runs.
