ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for 2nd Test

The first match of the series ended in England’s favor.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 02 Jul 2025, 15:26 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

England (ENG) and India (IND) will take on each other in the second Test of the ongoing five-match series. The match will start on Wednesday, July 2, at Edgbaston in Birmingham. England had named Jofra Archer in the squad for this game, but announced an unchanged playing 11. India might make a couple of changes in the playing 11. It is still not clear whether Jasprit Bumrah will play this match or not.

The first match of the series ended in England’s favor as they chased down the target of 371 runs with five wickets in hand. India’s top order had a terrific outing with the bat in the match. However, the middle-order failed to join the party. The top five batters made a total of 721 runs in the match, while the remaining six could score just 65 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant scored a century each in the first innings. KL Rahul and Pant scored a century for the team in the second innings. During this process, Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper-batter to score a century in each of the innings of a Test match. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers for India and took a fifer in the first innings.

England saw a century from Ollie Pope in the first innings. Harry Brook missed a well-deserved century by just one run as he was dismissed for 99 runs. Ben Duckett dominated the second innings as he made 149 runs off 170 deliveries. He had scored a half-century in the first innings and won the Player of the Match award.

Match Information

England vs India, 2nd Test

India tour of England, 2 Jul 2025, Wed, 3:30 PM IST ,Edgbaston, Birmingham

Broadcast

Sony Sports Network

Live Stream

JioHotstar

Weather Report

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Clouds

20.7°C

36% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

England

W
W
W
W
W

India

L
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Rishabh Pant

IND - wk

266 Runs

2 Matches

2

Ben Duckett

ENG - wk

211 Runs

2 Matches

3

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

197 Runs

2 Matches

4

Yashasvi Jaiswal

IND - bat

192 Runs

2 Matches

5

KL Rahul

IND - bat

181 Runs

2 Matches

6

Ollie Pope

ENG - bat

114 Runs

2 Matches

1

Brydon Carse

ENG - bowl

95.65

2 Matches

2

Harry Brook

ENG - bat

87.61

2 Matches

3

Ben Duckett

ENG - wk

79.92

2 Matches

4

Ollie Pope

ENG - bat

78.62

2 Matches

5

Jamie Smith

ENG - bat

78.50

2 Matches

6

Rishabh Pant

IND - wk

76.88

2 Matches

1

Josh Tongue

ENG - bowl

7 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Ben Stokes

ENG - all

6 Wkts

2 Matches

3

Jasprit Bumrah

IND - bowl

5 Wkts

1 Match

4

Brydon Carse

ENG - bowl

5 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Prasidh Krishna

IND - bowl

5 Wkts

2 Matches

6

Shoaib Bashir

ENG - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Jasprit Bumrah

IND - bowl

3.21

1 Match

2

Ben Stokes

ENG - all

3.24

2 Matches

3

Chris Woakes

ENG - all

3.27

2 Matches

4

Ravindra Jadeja

IND - all

3.66

2 Matches

5

Shoaib Bashir

ENG - bowl

3.83

2 Matches

6

Brydon Carse

ENG - bowl

3.88

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

England

Zak Crawley, BM Duckett, Ollie Pope, JE Root, HC Brook, Ben Stokes (C), JL Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, BA Carse, JC Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

Bench : Jacob Bethell, J Overton, Samuel Cook, Jofra Archer

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), K Nitish Kumar Reddy, RA Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Bench : DC Jurel, AR Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, JJ Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, KL Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, H Rana

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at Edgbaston in Birmingham might provide decent help to batters. The bowlers might dominate the first day, and the batters are likely to dominate as the match progresses. The average first innings score in the last 10 matches here has been 308 runs. Pacers are likely to find a lot of help from the surface.

80%

Pace Bowling

20%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

308

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Rishabh Pant IND | WK

Pant was the most successful batter for India in the first game and might continue his dominance here. He made a total of 252 runs at a strike rate of 79.24. He hit 27 fours and nine sixes in the match.

9
C

Ben Stokes ENG | ALL

Stokes had a terrific outing with the ball in the first innings of the previous match. He took four wickets for 66 runs in 20 overs and picked up one wicket in the second innings.

8.5
C

Joe Root ENG | BAT

Root was dismissed for just 28 runs in the first innings of the last Test. In the second innings, he guided England to a win with an unbeaten knock of 53 runs.

9

KL Rahul IND | BAT

Rahul was the second-highest run-scorer in the first match. He missed a half-century in the first innings and then went on to score a century in the second innings.

8.5

Shubman Gill IND | BAT

Gill had a great outing with the bat in his captaincy debut. In the first innings, he scored 147 runs and hit 19 fours and one six.

8

Josh Tongue ENG | BOWL

Tongue was the most successful bowler in the first game. He took seven wickets in the match at an average of 22.57.

8.5

Ollie Pope ENG | BAT

Pope was the second-highest run-scorer for England in the first match. He made 114 runs in the two innings at a strike rate of 78.62.

6.5

Harry Brook ENG | BAT

Brook was unfortunate in the first innings as he was dismissed after scoring just 99 runs at a strike rate of 87.61. He didn’t get a chance to bat in the second innings.

7.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal IND | BAT

The left-handed opener made 105 runs in two innings of the first Test at a strike rate of 61.76. He made a century in the first innings.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Shoaib Bashir

ENG | BOWL

Bashir managed just three wickets in the first game and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

8.5

Prasidh Krishna

IND | BOWL

Prasidh did pick five wickets in the first match, but he was very expensive. He can be left out of fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Jul 2 2025 3:26 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

7 : 4

IND

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10.5/100

Head To Head
Jamie Smith

6

Rishabh Pant
C

9

Ben Duckett

9

Ollie Pope

8.5

Joe Root

8.5

Harry Brook
VC

6.5

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes

9

Brydon Carse

8.5

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

6 : 5

IND

Credits Left
7.5/100

Grand League
Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett

9

Ollie Pope
VC

8.5

Joe Root

8.5

Harry Brook

6.5

KL Rahul

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes
C

9

Nitish Kumar Reddy

8.5

Brydon Carse

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

7 : 4

IND

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Jamie Smith

6

Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett

9

Ollie Pope

8.5

Joe Root
C

8.5

Harry Brook

6.5

KL Rahul

9

Ben Stokes

9

Washington Sundar

7.5

Josh Tongue
VC

8

Akash Deep

7.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

7 : 4

IND

Credits Left
11.5/100

CricTracker Special
Jamie Smith

6

Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett

9

Ollie Pope

8.5

Joe Root
C

8.5

Harry Brook

6.5

KL Rahul

9

Ben Stokes

9

Washington Sundar

7.5

Josh Tongue
VC

8

Akash Deep

7.5

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