After losing a two horse race in the first test, the wounded Indian team is all set to pounce on the hosts in the second test tomorrow. The last match turned out to be neck and neck as both the teams fought really hard to seize the victory. While India will anticipate winning the second test to even the scores, England will hope to continue their domination. Read below the cricket fantasy prime data and predictions to play fantasy cricket and win prizes.
Head-to-Head:
Overall: Matches – 118
England – 44
India – 25
Tied – 49
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
| Total matches | 136 |
| Matches won batting first | 49 |
| Matches won bowling first | 38 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 315 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 298 |
| Average 3rd Inns scores | 258 |
| Average 4th Inns scores | 156 |
| Highest total recorded | 729/6 (232 Ov) by Aus vs Eng |
| Lowest total recorded | 42/10 (17 Ov) by Ind vs Eng |
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England
England had their best moments in the first test match but can still tweak their shortcomings. The opening batsmen need to perk up and perform better for their team. The bowlers, on the other hand, will want to restrict Virat Kohli who was a major threat in the first game. England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the match and could be replaced by Chris Woakes. Also, Dawid Malan has been dropped from the playing XI and Ollie Pope is his replacement. Sam Curran, who impressed the audience with his batting and bowling spells, will be the star player for England.
India
India, who lost the first test match by a hairline, will look forward to win the next match at Lord’s. While the bowlers did a superb job, the batsmen faltered and lost the match by just 31 runs. The batting lineup has to jump through hoops and give their best shots unlike the first match. Skipper Virat Kohli’s responsible batting form is expected to continue; all other top and middle order batsmen need to buckle down. Cheteshwar Pujara could find his place in the playing XI. Rishabh Pant might be tried as the wicket-keeper batsman. India will again miss the service of their death-over specialist Jasprit Bumrah.
| England | India |
| Joe Root © | Virat Kohli © |
| Alastair Cook | Shikhar Dhawan/ KL Rahul |
| Keaton Jennings | Murali Vijay |
| Jonny Bairstow | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| Jos Buttler | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Sam Curran | Dinesh Karthik/ Rishabh Pant |
| Chris Woakes | Hardik Pandya |
| Ollie Pope | R Ashwin |
| Adil Rashid | Kuldeep Yadav |
| James Anderson | Ishant Sharma |
| Stuart Broad | Umesh Yadav |
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