India vs England, 2nd Test Day 5, Edgbaston Weather Update: Will rain spoil India’s chances of maiden Test win in Birmingham? | Cricket News – Times of India

India’s captain Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century throughout day 4 of the second cricket take a look at match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Birmingham’s climate on Sunday may play spoilsport in India’s chances to degree the sequence 1-1 in the second Test towards England at Edgbaston.India are in a dominant place, courtesy of India captain Shubman Gill, who turned the primary batsman in Test historical past to make scores of 250 and 150 in the identical match earlier than Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep once more struck with the brand new ball because the vacationers pressed for a sequence-levelling win.Gill adopted his first-innings 267 in the second Test with one other very good knock of 161 off simply 162 balls.He ultimately declared India’s second innings on 427-6 after tea on the fourth day.That left England needing a mammoth 608 runs to go 2-0 up in this 5-match sequence.However, in response to the forecasts, the morning will start underneath overcast skies with gentle showers anticipated between 9 and 11 am. These early interruptions may delay the beginning of play and inject recent life into the pitch, providing help to the seamers with lingering moisture.

As per the UK Met Office, moist climate is more likely to affect the primary half of the day in Birmingham, with rain chances ranging between 50% and 30% from 10 am to 2 pm native time (7:30 pm IST). However, the forecast signifies that “heavy rain will give way to overcast skies by lunchtime,” and the chance of additional showers will drop to beneath 10% after 3 pm.No facet in 148 years of Test cricket has made extra to win in the fourth innings than the West Indies’ 418 towards Australia at St John’s in 2003.England’s corresponding report is the 378 they made towards India at Edgbaston three years in the past.But at Saturday’s shut in Birmingham, they have been 72-3, needing an additional 536 runs on the ultimate day to realize a win that will be exceptional even in their present ‘Bazball’ period of aggressive batting.Mohammed Siraj, who led India’s assault with 6-70 in the primary innings, struck an early blow Saturday when he eliminated Zak Crawley for a duck as a unfastened drive went straight to backward level.Deep, given the unenviable process of changing Jasprit Bumrah, the world’s primary-ranked quick bowler, then carried on from his 4-wicket haul first time round by bowling left-hander Ben Duckett (25) with a nip-again ball.He then clear bowled Joe Root for simply six because the world’s primary-ranked Test batsman was undone by an outstanding full-size ball that moved away late.