India vs England 5th test: Records, stats and pitch report

As part of the five-match series that was postponed owing to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp last year, India will play England in a one-off Test match starting on Friday, July 1, 2022, at Edgbaston. Both the teams head into the much-awaited final test, with India leading the series 2-1.

Here is the head-to-head record of both the teams as they play the final game at Birmingham:

1. England has played 53 games at the location so far, winning 28, losing 10, and drawing 15 of them.

2. India has participated in seven Test matches in Edgbaston, losing six and drawing one.

3. England has not yet lost a Test match to India at this location. With the Englishmen’s series on the line, that is quite a staggering statistic. On the other hand, India would want to make history at Edgbaston by winning their first Test there.

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Here are some stats about the performance of both the teams at the Edgbaston

1. The year 1986’s 390/10 score remains India’s highest total at the site.

2. The highest score for England at the venue (710/7) was against India.

3. With his best statistics of 6 for 58 and a total of 10 wickets at the location, Chetan Sharma has been the most productive bowler for India.

4. With 45 wickets at the venue, James Anderson is first on the list for England.

5. With 216 runs, Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for the most runs scored by an Indian batsman at the location.

6. With 869 runs, Alastair Cook holds the record for the most runs scored by an England hitter at the location.

7. At this location, India’s lowest score is 92/10 from the year 1967.

8. England’s lowest score at this pitch is 89 v West Indies all the way back in 1995.

9. The last time both the sides met on this ground, England beat India by 13 runs in their 2018 tour. Sam Curran was a man of the match for his 24, 4/74, in the first innings and 63 & 1/18 in the second innings. The then India captain Virat Kohli scored a sublime 149 in the first innings on this very ground.

10. In a piece of good news for India, England has lost the last two test matches played on this ground, against New Zealand and Australia. Therefore, the hosts would also have a point to prove.

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Here’s the pitch report of the Edgbaston Cricket Ground:

Although Edgbaston is regarded as a solid batting surface, seamers will experience movement due to the day’s anticipated cloud cover. Both teams will be depending on their pacers to get early wickets because weather is also likely to cause significant disruptions.

This is not the typical grassy pitch at Lord’s or Old Trafford, nor is it the typical perfectly flat track at Trent Bridge. Here, you have to work for your runs, and the bowlers also get some traction from bounce, seam, or turn.