The fourth cycle of the World Test Championship has already begun, and the Men In Blue start their campaign in an away tour against the dynamic England side. When these two sides previously met in India for a 5-match test series, the home side, under the leadership of former test captain Rohit Sharma, won the series 4-1. Now, with Rohit & Virat retired from tests, the Men in Blue embark on a new journey in whites under the leadership of Shubman Gill. Meanwhile, the English side will try to record another home series victory against India.
Day & Date: Wednesday, 2nd July, 2025
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Timings: 3:30 PM (IST)
Categories | England | India |
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Matches Played | 137 | 137 |
Matches Won | 52 | 35 |
Drawn | 50 | 50 |
Neutral Venue | 0 | 0 |
The pitch at Edgbaston, Birmingham, is expected to be a classic test match wicket once again. The cold conditions, coupled with the swing & seam movement, will make conditions tough for the batters. The team that wins the toss will look to bat first, as runs on the board will put pressure on the team that bats last at this venue.
The weather in Edgbaston, Birmingham, is expected to be affected by rain on days 4 & 5 a little bit. The temperatures will hover around 26°C.
Based on the current scenario, the England Cricket Team starts as favorites for this series with an experienced side & a better head-to-head record against India in test cricket.
England (ENG): Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Ollie Pope (Wk), Jamie Smith (Wk), Samuel Cook, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton
India (IND): Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.
England (ENG) Confirmed 11: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (Wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
India (IND): KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharshan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
England (ENG): Joe Root & Ben Stokes
India (IND): KL Rahul & Jasprit Bumrah
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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Rishabh Pant | India | 478.0 | 2 |
Ben Duckett | England | 369.0 | 2 |
Lokesh Rahul | India | 319.0 | 2 |
Shubman Gill | India | 273.0 | 2 |
Josh Tongue | England | 215.0 | 2 |
Ollie Pope | England | 206.0 | 2 |
Ben Stokes | England | 201.0 | 2 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 199.0 | 2 |
Jamie Smith | England | 182.0 | 2 |
Harry Brook | England | 175.0 | 2 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
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Rishabh Pant | India | 252 | 2 |
Ben Duckett | England | 211 | 2 |
Lokesh Rahul | India | 179 | 2 |
Shubman Gill | India | 155 | 2 |
Ollie Pope | England | 114 | 2 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 105 | 2 |
Harry Brook | England | 99 | 2 |
Jamie Smith | England | 84 | 2 |
Joe Root | England | 81 | 2 |
Zak Crawley | England | 69 | 2 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
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Josh Tongue | England | 7 | 2 |
Ben Stokes | England | 5 | 2 |
Jasprit Bumrah | India | 5 | 2 |
Prasidh Krishna | India | 5 | 2 |
Brydon Carse | England | 4 | 2 |
Shoaib Bashir | England | 3 | 2 |
Shardul Thakur | India | 2 | 2 |
Mohammed Siraj | India | 2 | 2 |
Ravindra Jadeja | India | 1 | 2 |
Chris Woakes | England | 1 | 2 |