ENG vs IND Prediction for India tour of England, 2025 2nd Test Preview: The India tour of England, 2025 will kick off today with the Modern Indian squad taking on the home side England, marking it as their first test series of the WTC 2025-2027 Cycle. The series between the two starts today at Leeds, and then will move to Edgbaston, Birmingham and across different cities in London for another four Test matches.
What a thrilling way it was to start the new England tour, the first Test at Headingley truly turned everything, it had runs, centuries, and tight match moments with a close finish that went in the England’s corner. England won the toss and decided to bowl first, inviting India to bat. India put a strong show with the bat, scoring five individual centuries across the match. At different points, India looked in control or even in dominance, but they couldn’t push through the other weak moments when it really mattered. England on the other hand, showed great fighting spirit and character. Chasing a big target in the fourth innings has never been easy, but it was England that gave up easily and managed the chase in style. Ben Duckett played a brilliant knock, scoring 149 runs, which really helped the team in the chase.
India head into the match as favorites with their past h2h records and a solid all-around performance. Meanwhile, England, with a good number of wins and form and home advantage on their side, will be hungry to make a bold statement, making it tie with IND. With lessons learned from the season’s disappointment, fans can expect to see an intense and competitive opener between the two. The ENG vs IND match is scheduled at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Wednesday, 2nd July, starting at 3:30 PM IST.
ENG vs IND Match Details, 2nd Test Match India tour of England, 2025
| League | India tour of England, 2025 |
| Match | England vs India, 2nd Test Match |
| Time | 3:30 PM IST, Wednesday, July 02- July 06, 2025 |
| Venue | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
England vs India Head-to-Head Records (Last 5 Years)
| Total Matches | 15 |
| England | 05 |
| India | 09 |
| No Result | 00 |
ENG vs IND India tour of England, 2025 Last 5 Match Record
| Team | Form (Last 5 Matches) |
| England (ENG) | W, W, L, W, W |
| India (IND) | L, L, L, D, L |
ENG vs IND Weather and Pitch Report
Pitch Report
Edgbaston, Birmingham has been a bowling friendly pitch that favors bowlers and especially the pacers along with this it also shows some assistance to the batters as well. When the pitch is new and fresh, batsmen can take the most out of it. However, batting second on this ground has been the favorable option on this ground as the team batting second have won 34 out of 81 matches. Looking at the average first score, the team batting second has a higher chance of winning the game. The surface will not be a traditional green-top but is expected to offer a fair contest between bat and ball. The pitch is likely to retain moisture early on before flattening out, making a first-innings total of around 300 a strong benchmark.
Weather Report
| Temperature | 19°C |
| Weather Forecast | 87%Humidity and 4% rain chances |
| Pitch Behavior | Bowling |
| Best Suited To | Pacers |
| Average 1st innings score | 314 |
ENG vs IND 2nd Test India tour of England, 2025 Ground Stats
| Edgbaston, Birmingham Ground Stats | |
| Total | 56 |
| Team Bat 1st | 18 |
| Team Bat 2nd | 23 |
| Tie/ No Result | 15 |
| Average First Innings Score | 314 |
| Highest Score | ENG vs IND
710-7 |
| Lowest Score | NZ vs ENG
41-2 |
ENG vs IND Predicted Playing XI
England Playing XI(Announced): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
ENG vs IND Team News and Players Injury Update
| England | India |
| No Injury Update. | No Injury Update. |
No injury has been reported as far for the upcoming match, when they will be made available, we will update here.
ENG vs IND Team Squad
England Squad:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir, Jamie Overton, Samuel James Cook, Jacob Bethell
India Squad:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana
ENG vs IND Today Match Prediction: Today Team Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
India tour of England, 2025 is one of the popular domestic T20 cricket leagues among the fans and fantasy platform. As the tournament has already started, fans are trying to find out the best possible combination on fantasy platforms. Hence, we have made an easy Captain and vice-captain choice for you that would help you to earn points for your today teams for small and grand leagues.
- KL Rahul
- Ben Duckett
- Joe Root
- Jasprit Bumrah
Who will win the ENG vs IND 2nd Test of the India tour of England, 2025
As per our analysis and game stats and recent matches and squad of these two teams there is a high probability of IND to win this match. Although the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and its records. So as per the ground stats the chances of team batting second are high, so the chasing team will likely win the 2nd Test Match of the India tour of England, 2025 League. However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and ENG’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.
Who will win Today’s toss between ENG vs IND 2nd Test
As we head into the 2nd Test of the India tour of England, 2025 between England and India, all eyes would be on the Toss, which could play a crucial role in shaping the game. Looking at recent matches and toss winnings, England (ENG) appear more likely to win the toss today. Winning today’s toss could give them an advantage and early edge, especially with their current unbeaten form in the tournament.
ENG vs IND India tour of England, 2025, Where to Watch 2nd Test
| Where to Watch | |
| Live Telecast | Star Sports Networks |
| Live Stream | FanCode |
