IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Edgbaston pitch report, ground conditions; India win/loss record at Birmingham
India will look to bounce back from its reverse in the series opener and square the series when it takes on England at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.
The odds will be stacked against the visiting side as it gears up for the second match. India has played eight games at this ground and has never won. It has lost seven games and drawn one.
India’s record at Edgbaston
Played: 8
Won: 0
Lost: 7
Draw: 1
Last result: England beat India by 7 wickets (2022)
Test matches at Edgbaston
Matches: 56
Batting first won: 29
Bowling first won: 12
Drawn: 15
Highest score: England 710/7d vs India (2011)
Lowest score: Pakistan 72 vs England (2010)
Highest target chased: England 378/3 vs India (2022)
Toss factor at Edgbaston
Won the toss and opted to bat: 40 (13W, 11D, 16L)
Won the toss and opted to field: 16 (7W, 4D, 5L)
Pitch report
The average first innings score at Edgbaston, over the last 10 Tests, stands at 334 runs. The last time India played at the venue, England shot down a target of 378 runs. In the last four Tests at this venue, the team chasing has won, which hints at the pitch favouring the batters.
Like all venues in England, Edgbaston has been favourable for pacers. Since 2000, the quicks have picked 490 wickets at an average of 31. But spinners are not far behind. Spinners have 153 wickets at an almost similar average of 34.
While England has continued with just one spinner, Shoaib Bashir for this match, India is expected to bring in Kuldeep Yadav to improve its spin department.
