Team India: Shubman Gill had scored a double century in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test match.
Team India: The second Test between India and England being played at Edgbaston has now taken an exciting turn. By the end of the third day, India has taken a lead of 244 runs over hosts England. India had scored 587 runs in their first innings thanks to Shubman Gill’s double century, while England’s first innings were bundled out for 407 runs. Now India has strengthened its position by scoring 64 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the second innings.
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England’s first innings and partnership
Team India: For England, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith had brought the hosts close to India’s score with a huge partnership of 303 runs for the sixth wicket. However, Mohammad Siraj’s brilliant bowling bundled out England for 407 runs, giving India a lead of 180 runs in the first innings. By the end of the third day’s play, India had scored 64 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the second innings, taking their total lead to 244 runs. India will now want to strengthen their strategy on the fourth day.
Team India’s strategy: How big a target?
In the first Test at Leeds, England easily achieved the target of 371 runs, so captain Shubman Gill and his team would like to avoid giving any target less than 400. India will try to bat for at least two and a half sessions on the fourth day and put England to bat in the last few overs of the fourth day. Under this strategy, India would like to give England a target of around 500 runs, so that it would be difficult for the hosts to achieve it on the last day.
Biggest chase at Edgbaston
The biggest successful run chase so far at Edgbaston has been 378 runs, which England achieved by winning by 7 wickets against India in 2022. Apart from this, a target of more than 300 runs has never been chased on this ground. Still, India would not want to take any risk and would like to take their lead close to 500 by adding at least 250 more runs on the fourth day.
Biggest targets chased at Edgbaston-
England- 378/3 vs India, 2022
Australia- 282/8 vs England, 2023
England- 211/3 vs New Zealand, 1999
West Indies- 157/3 vs England, 1991
