IND vs ENG Birmingham Weather Today, Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Day 2 Of England vs India 5th Test

The 5th and last Test match of the series between India National Cricket Team and England National Cricket Team, which was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 scare in the Indian camp, commenced on Friday, July 1 at the Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was appointed as India’s captain for the rescheduled Test match after all-format captain Rohit Sharma got ruled out of the match after failing to recover from Covid-19.

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Meanwhile, England won the toss and invited Jasprit Bumrah and Co. to bat first in the match. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara opened the innings for India in the absence of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul and they failed to provide India with a good start.

Veteran England pacer James Anderson dismissed Shubman Gill in the 7th over and Cheteshwar Pujara in the 18th over. After that, young England pacer Matthew Potts dismissed Hanuma Vihari in the 23rd over and Virat Kohli in the 25th over. Also, Shreyas Iyer was dismissed by James Anderson in the 28th over and India were struggling at 98/5.

Then, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja had a phenomenal 222-run partnership in 239 balls and they helped India make an amazing comeback in the match. Pant was dismissed by Joe Root in the 67th over and he scored 146 runs off 111 balls, including 19 fours and 4 sixes. At stumps on Day 1, India were at 338/7 and Jadeja was unbeaten at 83.

India vs England 5th Test: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Day 2

Rain is once again expected to play some part on Day 2 of the 5th Test match between India and England as there are 79% chances of rain in the daytime when the temperature will be around 18 degrees Celcius.

According to weather.com, rain showers are expected from 7:00 am local time, till 2:00 pm local time. Also, heavy rainfall is expected between 10 am to 12 pm.

Talking about the pitch, on Day 1 the surface provided good support to both the teams as the England pace battery dominated in the first half by picking 5 wickets and the Indian batters dominated in the second half by scoring over 200 runs without losing a wicket. Meanwhile, a similar kind of pitch is expected on Day 2 of the Test match.

Historically, the Edgbaston surface has been good for batters but the pacers too get the support they seek as conditions are conducive for swing.

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