IND Vs ENG Live Score, 2nd Test Day 5: Akash Deep Picks Up Maiden Fifer; India Need 2 Wickets | England - 242/8 (61)

The man from Dehri, Bihar shines bright. The 28-year-old Akash Deep reaps the rewards of disciplined lengths and skillful seam movement to pick up his first-ever five-wicket haul for the Indian Test team.

Not just that; he dismisses the well-set Jamie Smith for 88 to leave India on the brink of a massive win in Birmingham. Josh Tongue has joined Brydon Carse and only Shoaib Bashir is to follow.

ENG: 407 & 244/8 (62)

The short-ball ploy works. After evading a number of bouncers, Chris Woakes top-edges one to a beaming Mohammed Siraj at midwicket. Prasidh Krishna provides the breakthrough and picks up his first wicket of the match in the process.

Brydon Carse joins Jamie Smith, who continues to soldier on like a lone warrior, in the middle. India need three more wickets to claim a famous win at Edgbaston.

ENG: 407 & 220/7 (55.2)

The first half hour of play in the post-lunch session has been negotiated well by Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes. While Woakes has been watchful and padded away deliveries pitching outside the leg stump, Jamie Smith has taken the attack to India, as is his wont.

The 24-year-old notches up his second fifty of the match and goes hammer and tongs after that, taking Washington Sundar for 17 runs in the 49th offer. Akash Deep, meanwhile, continues to bowl magnificently from the other end.

ENG: 407 & 196/6 (50)

Invigorated by Stokes' wicket at the stroke of lunch, India return enthused and eager to snare the remaining four wickets. Washington Sundar sends down the pending three deliveries of his over, inducing Chris Woakes' outside edge off the very first which falls short of slip.

Ravindra Jadeja continues from the other end.

ENG: 407 & 158/6 (42)

India have inched closer to a series-levelling win pacer Akash Deep striking twice and spinner Washington Sundar removing skipper Ben Stokes at the stroke of lunch to leave England reeling at 153 for six. Having already taken two wickets late on Day 4, the right-arm quick continued his dream spell by removing Ollie Pope (24) and Harry Brook (23) in quick succession, tightening India's grip on the contest.

Stokes was the third batter to fall on the day as Washington trapped him leg before in the last over before break. Catch a summarized version of the morning session in this lunch report.

Brilliant tactical cricket from India. Ravindra Jadeja hurries through the 40th over of the innings, with seconds left on the clock for lunch. The visitors get one more over with spin to test Ben Stokes with the cracks outside off, and Washington Sundar delivers!

The Tamil Nadu off-spinner tosses the third ball full around off and it goes on with the angle, trapping Stokes plumb in front. The England captain reviews, but to no avail and India have a huge breakthrough as they march off the field for lunch.

ENG: 407 & 153/6 (40.3)

England still need 479 runs for an improbable win.

Ben Stokes (22) and Jamie Smith (23) are holding on with a 46-run stand. Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja continue to apply pressure, with Siraj showing visible frustration after a sloppy fielding effort allowed a single. The pitch is showing some variable bounce and the clouds are lingering, with even umbrellas spotted in the crowd. 61.3 overs remain.

ENG: 407 & 129/5 (34.3)

Akash Deep has run riot this morning after a rain delayed start with reverse swing and clever seam movement, claiming two wickets including Brook LBW for 23.

England crawl to 110/5 at drinks on Day 5, still needing 498 for a miracle in the remaining 68 overs. Ben Stokes (10) and debutant Jamie Smith (17) are holding on as Prasidh builds pressure from the other end.

ENG: 407 & 110/5 (28)

Akaaashh Deeeppp!!! You Beauty!

He is breathing fire at Edgbaston! A sharp nip-backer has trapped Harry Brook right in front off a -- the finger shot up in a flash and the review couldn't save him. Brook departs for 23 off 31, and England are now five down chasing a mountain.

ENG: 83/5 (21.3) | Need 525 Runs

Akash Deep strikes again taking the first wicket of Day 5! Ollie Pope falls for 24 as a back-of-length delivery kicks up, hits his elbow, and trickles onto the stumps. It is a huge breakthrough for India early. England now 80/4 in their massive chase.

ENG: 407 & 83/4 (20.4)

After multiple rain delays, play finally got underway!

England begin their improbable chase of 534 with Harry Brook and Ollie Pope at the crease. Prasidh Krishna and Akash Deep started proceedings for India.

The hosts are currently 74/3 after 18.2 overs, with Brook on 17 (24) and Pope on 24 (49).

The rain has clared now and the play is set to begin at 12:40 PM Local (17:10 IST). Here are the revised session timings:

• 1st Session: 12:40 – 14:30

• 2nd Session: 15:10 – 17:10

• 3rd Session: 17:30 – 19:00

• 430 runs – Shubman Gill now holds the 2nd-highest match aggregate in Test history, behind only Graham Gooch’s 456 (1990).

• 1st Indian to score 250+ and 150+ in the same Test.

• Only the 9th player ever with a double ton and a hundred in the same Test.

• Gill joins Allan Border as the only two to score 150+ in both innings of a Test.

• 3 hundreds in first two Tests as captain – Ties the record with Virat Kohli!

• 585 runs – Most by an Indian in their debut Test series as captain (surpassing Kohli's 449).

• 11 sixes – Only Rohit Sharma (13) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (12) have hit more in a Test for India.

Just as we were gearing up for a restart, the rain is back again--its showering light but covers are on again. Umpire Chris Gaffaney was seen in discussion with Indian coach Gautam Gambhir, as the team watches on. According to AccuWeather, this passing shower should clear in about 12 minutes. Hang tight!

Now that the skies are bright at Edgbaston and the inspection is just minutes away at 11:45 local! India will be hoping to get back on soon--seven wickets to go! Now, one thing is clear that full 90 overs is not possible to play.

Okay so, there's Good news for now--rain has stopped and it’s brightened up at the ground! Super soppers are working hard, and one cover’s already off.

However, umbrellas remain up and puddles linger. It’s around 15°C, and AccuWeather warns showers could return within the hour. Fingers crossed for a restart soon.

According to AccuWeather, it's still raining heavily in Birmingham and the rain is not stopping soon...

It’s absolutely bucketing down at the moment at Edgbaston! The players have rushed off and the covers are firmly in place. No play anytime soon--hover cover is out and the square’s fully sealed.

Most runs in India in a single match in each format:

• Test: 1,014 vs England (Birmingham, 2025)

• ODI: 418 vs West Indies (Indore, 2011)

• T20I: 297 vs Bangladesh (Hyderabad, 2024)

Shubman Gill’s 585-run tally in the two Test matches so far means that he is on track to beat Don Bradman’s record of most runs scored in a single Test series. The Australian legend scored 974 runs in five matches (seven innings) against England in 1930. Just 389 runs needed, with three Test matches still left.

Shubman Gill has scored 585 runs in the two India vs England Test matches so far. He now needs just 17 runs more to become the highest run-scorer for India in a Test series against England.

1. Rahul Dravid – 602 runs (4 Tests, 2002)

2. Virat Kohli – 593 runs (5 Tests, 2018)

3. Shubman Gill – 585* runs (2 Tests, 2025)

4. Sunil Gavaskar – 542 runs (4 Tests, 1979)

Shubman Gill’s 161-run knock in the second innings has earned him fans across the cricketing world, and one of them is former England cricketer Jonathan Trott.

“I honestly feel privileged to be here and witness that innings. I can’t recall him giving the English bowlers even a single chance. The way he shifted gears – hitting sixes at will – without slogging, just pure cricket shots, was something special. Today, he showed how complete a batter he is,” Trott said.

“It reminded me of the previous Indian number four – almost a carbon copy of that genius. I don’t think he could’ve dreamed of a better start to his first two Tests on this tour. Sure, he’d have liked to win at Headingley, but now he’s hopefully set up a fantastic victory here tomorrow.”

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

The India vs England Test series will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website. The television broadcast will take place on the Sony Sports Network channels – Sony Sports Ten 1 & Sony Sports Ten 5 TV (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), and Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil & Telugu).

A very good afternoon to all our readers tuning in to the start of our live coverage of the final day of India vs England, 2nd Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The fifth-day action starts at 3:30 PM IST, so stay tuned for pre-match updates and information.