India’s dream of winning a Test series in England after 15 years has not come true. England beat India in a rescheduled Test at Edgbaston to tie the five-Test series 2-2. On the fifth and final day of the match England (England Cricket) India needed 119 runs to win and India needed 7 wickets. But if the root (Joe Root) And Johnny Bairstow (Jonny Bairstow) The pair turned the tide on India’s hopes. The duo laid the foundation for England’s victory on the fourth day and erected a victory building on the last day.
The two had a partnership of over 200 for the fourth wicket and this was the biggest reason for India’s defeat. Both batsmen completed their centuries. However, there were many other reasons why the Indian team lost the Test despite being on the front foot. Here are the reasons behind the defeat of Team India.
The first reason for the defeat: No bowler could run except Bumrah
India gave England a target of 378 to win the Edgbaston Test. To date no team in England has been able to achieve such a big goal. Edgbaston also did not chase the 285-plus score before this. The road was not going to be easy for England in such a situation. But the Indian bowlers, who bowled brilliantly in the first innings, looked breathless in the second innings.
Captain Jaspreet Bumrah (Jasprit Bumrah) Except no bowler could play. Mohammed Shami robbed runs at an economy rate of more than 4. Mohammad Siraj, who took the most 4 wickets in the first innings, proved to be the most expensive in the second innings. He scored with an economy rate of over 6. The rest of the bowlers were the same. Due to this, the Indian team could not put pressure on England in the second innings.
Another reason for the defeat: Hanuma Vihari missed Bairstow’s catch
Johnny Bairstow, who hit a century in the first innings, also hit a century in the second innings. This was also the fault of Team India. In fact when Bairstone was playing at 14 runs the ball went to hit a big shot on the ball of Mohammad Siraj but the ball went to the edge of the bat and hit the fourth slip. Hanuma Vihari, who was fielding there, could not judge the catch properly. This was followed by a difficult catch of Bairstow from the hands of Rishabh Pant. The English batsman took full advantage of it and snatched the victory from India’s hands by scoring a century.
Third reason for defeat: Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer could not play big innings
Big innings was expected from Virat Kohli in the Edgbaston Test. Before the match, coach Rahul Dravid also said, “We expect a match-winning innings from a big player like Virat.” But Virat failed. He was dismissed for 11 in the first innings and 20 in the second innings. The same thing happened with Shreyas Aiyar. He scored a total of 34 runs in two innings. For the same reason, the Indian team could not make a big score in the second innings and suffered defeat even after reaching the victory.
Fourth reason for defeat: Jaspreet Bumrah’s defensive captaincy
India set a target of 378 to beat England in the fourth innings. No team in England has ever achieved such a big goal. But if England did, Indian captain Jaspreet Bumrah was somewhere in the wrong. He spread the fielding after seeing England openers Jack Crowley and Alex Lees batting immediately. This gave him a chance to turn the strike.
The Indian bowlers could not take advantage of the reverse swing due to defensive fielding and the Lees-Crowley duo put on a 107-run partnership for the first wicket with a run rate of over 4. Joe Root and Johnny Bairstow did the same. The duo also took advantage of defensive fielding and paved the way for England’s victory with a partnership of over 200 runs.
Fifth reason for defeat: Lack of big partnership in the second inning
India took a 132-run lead over England in the first innings. In such a situation, Team India was in the main seat. But in the second innings, the Indian batsmen were put under one weapon after another. Team India, who scored more than 400 runs in the first innings, were all out for 245 in the second innings.
India had a chance to knock England out of the match by scoring big. But Team India failed to do so. With the exception of Rishabh Pant (57) and Cheteshwar Pujara (66), many batsmen could not play big innings. The biggest partnership for India was 78 runs. Due to this, the Indian team could not give a target of 450 runs to England.
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