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England vs India 2nd Test, Ben Stokes: India avenged Leeds’ defeat in Edgbaston. Team India has also equalized the five-match Test series 1-1. In the second Test match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, India beat England by 33 runs. After this defeat, English captain Ben Stokes has given a big statement. He also told who was the hero of Team India’s victory.
England Test captain Ben Stokes said in a press conference after the match, “I think Akashdeep used the crack on the pitch last night and this morning. His ability to change and use it is amazing. He is very accurately bowling. He was focusing on the crack. The ball that was out on the ball that was out this morning could not do anything.”
The team led by Stokes does not believe in the draw, but the captain said that the target was out of reach. He said, “Losing by 300 or more runs is really a huge difference. When we got down to bat, we knew what is the challenge before us. But last night, three wickets and two wickets early this morning lost everything.”
Stokes admitted that India performed better in every department of sports. He said, “This week he performed better as an all -round unit, performed better in both batting and bowling. We did so last week.”
Accounting of second Test match
In the second Test match played at Edgbaston, India scored 587 runs after playing first. In response, England also scored 407 runs in the first innings. Then India declared 627 runs for 6 wickets. In the final innings, the British collapsed for just 271 runs and India won the match with a huge margin of 336 runs.