ENG vs IND Prediction, 2nd Test, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

England will lock horns with India in the second Test of the five-match Test series, starting on Wednesday, July 2, at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

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Moving into the details of the first Test, India batted first and scored 471 runs in 113 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (147), and Rishabh Pant (134) smacked centuries. In response, England scored 465 runs in 100.4 overs with Ollie Pope scoring 106 runs.

In the second innings, Indian batters scored 364 runs in 96 overs. KL Rahul (137) and Rishabh Pant (118) had an impressive time. In the 371-run chase, England finished off the game with five wickets in hand.

ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Match Details

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Match: England vs India, 2nd Test

Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, July 2 to July 6

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

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ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Pitch Report

The Birmingham surface is expected to assist new ball bowlers initially, with swing on offer. As the innings progresses, we can expect the batters to come out on top with comfortable batting conditions. 

ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Probable XIs

England (Playing XI)

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah/Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: England

England, led by Ben Stokes, is coming into this encounter after an exceptional five-wicket win in the 371-run chase against the Shubman Gill-led Indian side in the Leeds Test. On the other hand, the Indian team would be aiming to turn the tables after an excellent game.

That said, we can expect the England side to continue their winning momentum with yet another comfortable win in this game to make it 2-0 with one more game to go.

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