Akash, India win second Test against England at Edgbaston

Deep took six wickets successful the 2nd innings arsenic India levelled their five-match Test bid against England 1-1.

Akash Deep, filling successful for prima bowler Jasprit Bumrah, took six wickets arsenic India crushed England by 336 runs to level the cricket bid 1-1 aft they bowled retired the hosts for 271 to assertion their archetypal Test triumph astatine Edgbaston.

With Bumrah being rested successful the 2nd Test, Akash was the improbable inspiration down the visitors’ dominant, series-tying triumph conscionable earlier beverage connected the last time of the 2nd Test connected Sunday.

Akash claimed the archetypal five-wicket haul of his abbreviated Test career, removing 4 of the apical 5 successful England’s batting bid and past top-scorer Jamie Smith (88) connected the mode to claiming figures of 6-99.

Akash finished with the bowling figures of 10-for-187 for the match.

Akash Deep celebrates with India teammates aft taking 5 wickets connected the last time of the 2nd Test against England [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]

Set a world-record people of 608, England started the last time connected 72-3 with a gully its lone realistic anticipation and was each retired with astir 2 hours inactive to play connected Sunday arsenic India sealed a archetypal triumph astatine Edgbaston successful 9 attempts.

The 3rd Test begins astatine Lord’s connected Thursday.

India recovered good aft a pugnacious decision astatine Headingley past week, erstwhile England chased down 371 connected time five.

Bumrah was near retired to sphere his fitness, but Akash was a more-than-able deputy.

At property 28, helium is simply a precocious bloomer – surely astatine Test level, wherever helium has played conscionable 8 matches since his debut successful February past twelvemonth – but looks the portion already with his nagging enactment and length. He volition apt clasp his spot for the 3rd Test.

India skipper Shubman Gill was India’s different prima successful the 2nd Test, making 269 successful the archetypal innings and 161 successful the 2nd innings successful a record-setting performance.

Jamie Smith top-scored with 88 runs for England successful their 2nd innings tally pursuit [Paul Childs/Action Images via Reuters]