July 5, 2025: Birmingham [UK], July 4: Mohammed Siraj grabbed six wickets as India bowled out England for 407 runs, taking a first-innings lead of 180 runs in the first innings of the second test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Akash Deep also helped India's cause with four wickets to his name.
Before the end of the day play India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal for 28. India finished Day 3 on 64/1, leading by 244 runs, led by Rahul 28* and Karun Nair 7*. England started the third session on 355/5 on the board, trailing by 232 runs with Brook and Smith unbeaten on 140(209) and 157(169), respectively. Brook in the 79th over, completed his 150 after pushing the ball towards point for a single.
Jamie Smith remained not out at the score of 184 while Harry Brook smashed 158. Smith makes history by scoring the highest run total by a Three Lions wicketkeeper in a Test. Smith now has the highest Test score from No.7 or lower for England, surpassing KS Ranjitsinhji's 175 against Australia (SCG, 1897).
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul opened the innings for India in the second innings. Indian batters attacked England bowlers as they reached 50 runs in the 8th over.
In the same over, Jaiswal was removed by Josh Tongue for 28 runs off 22 balls, including six fours.
Karun Nair joined Rahul in the middle.
Earlier in the day, Jamie Smith and Harry Brook continued to torment India in the second session by thriving on 'Bazball' and ensuring England remained unscathed on the third day of the second Test at Edgbaston on Friday.
At the stroke of Tea, England hammered 355/5 on the board, trailing by 232 runs with Brook and Smith unbeaten on 140(209) and 157(169), respectively.
Moments into the second session, Brook placed the ball past the diving Nitish Kumar Reddy at gully for a four to bring up his ninth Test century.
India spinners Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja remained harmless against the hard-hitting English youngsters, who maintained a healthy run flow.
Brook didn't hesitate to show off his defensive skills, while Smith continued to thrive with an aggressive mindset. Brook's inside edge barely missed the stumps on a couple of occasions, but fortune was on England's side. Pant dropped a tough chance, allowing Smith a costly lifeline.
In the 62nd over, Smith struck back-to-back fours off Nitish before pulling Akash Deep for a boundary to move closer to a further milestone. Smith steered the ball towards the deep backwards point to sprint for a single and bring up 150, which was met with roaring applause from the crowd in the 64th over.
With no hint of reverse swing or spin, Jadeja managed to bowl a rare maiden over but failed to create an opening. Brook pulled out reverse sweeps from his loaded arsenal to decimate the Indian ball tweakers and keep the boundaries flowing to bring up 350 in the 74th over.
England started Day 3 at 77/3, with Joe Root (18*) and Harry Brook (30*) unbeaten on the crease. India struck early as Mohammed Siraj took back-to-back wickets in the 22nd over, removing Joe Root for 22 and England skipper Ben Stokes for a golden duck.
Jamie Smith joined Brook in the middle. After Smith pushed the ball to mid-on for a single off Akash Deep in the 25th over, England reached 100 runs. Brook carried his form from the first test and completed his fifty in 73 balls. Smith scored 23 runs off Prasidh Krishna's over as both batters attacked the Indian bowlers. In the same over, England crossed the 150-run mark. Krishna conceded the joint-most runs for India in a single over against England alongside Ravindra Jadeja; overall, the joint fourth-most for India.
Smith completed his fifty in the following over (33). England crossed the 200-run mark in the 39th over after Smith smashed a four off Ravindra Jajeda in the same over towards point.
Smith hit back-to-back boundaries off Jajeda in the final over before lunch to reach his century. India won by 587 runs (Shubman Gill 269 runs; Ravindra Jadeja 89 runs; Shoaib Bashir 3/167), while England lost by 407 runs (Jamie Smith 184* runs; Harry Brook 158 runs; Mohammed Siraj 6/70 runs). India 64/1 (KL Rahul 28*, Yashasvi Jaiswal 28; Josh Tongue 1/12).