The second Test match saw India defeat England by 106 runs.
As part of the 2023–25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, India is presently playing England, captained by Ben Stokes, in a five-game Test series. At the Dr. Y S Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam, the hosts showed off their skills in the second Test, thrashing the visitors by 106 runs to level the series 1-1 after falling short by 28 runs in the first Test in Hyderabad.
India now has 38 points, second in the WTC 2023–25 points standings, following their victory. Notably, the team captained by Rohit Sharma fell from second to fifth after the loss in Hyderabad.
In addition, India had already defeated South Africa and the West Indies in this WTC cycle. This was their third victory overall. With 21 points, England, on the other side, is struggling in seventh place.
The defending world champions, Australia, are still top of the standings with 66 points. India’s next step to climb to the top of the standings is to win the games against the team coached by Brendon McCullum.
India defeats England by 106 runs, led by Jaiswal and Bumrah.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s first-ever double century allowed India, who chose to bat first, record a massive 396 in the first innings. Jasprit Bumrah’s six-fer enabled the hosts to bowl out Ben Stokes and company for a mere 253 runs. India jumped off to a commanding 143-run lead because to the star speedster’s impressive 6/45 stint.
Even with Gill’s century, India’s second innings ended with Tom Hartley taking four wickets. Nevertheless, on Day 4 of the match, some outstanding bowling from Bumrah and seasoned player Ravichandran Ashwin prevented England from chasing a massive score of 399 in the fourth innings. Interestingly, the visitors could only muster 292 runs, which gave India a 106-run lead in the end.
