ENG vs IND 2025: England’s explosive batsman Harry Brook, Jamie Smith created history against Indian bowling
Harry Brook and Jamie Smith shared a 200-plus run partnership for the sixth wicket, outplaying the Indian bowlers at Edgbaston.
Harry Brook: On the third day of the second Test of the five-match Test series being played between England and India at Edgbaston, England’s dangerous batsman Harry Brook and wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith created history by performing brilliantly.
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History created for England
Both the England batsmen have made a record partnership of 200 or more runs for the sixth or lower wicket during England vs India in Test cricket. The pair of both has become the first pair to do so.
This is only the third time in Test history that there has been a partnership of 200 or more runs for the sixth or lower wicket in a single match. Before the Edgbaston Test, this has only happened in 1955 and 2009.
Test matches that recorded two or more 200+ partnerships for the sixth wicket or lower order
| Match | Ground | Year | Partnerships |
| West Indies vs Australia | Bridgetown | 1955 | Keith Miller-Ron Archer (206 runs for the sixth wicket) Dennis Atkinson-Claremont DePiazza (347 runs for the seventh wicket) |
| India vs Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 2009 | Rahul Dravid-MS Dhoni (224 runs for the sixth wicket) Mahela Jayawardene-Prasanna Jayawardene (351 runs for the sixth wicket) |
| England vs India | Birmingham | 2025 | Shubman Gill-Ravindra Jadeja (203 runs for the sixth wicket) Harry Brook-Jamie Smith (303 runs for the sixth wicket) |
Statistics till 4 July
Brook was at the crease to handle England’s crumbling middle order. In the second over of the day, Jamie Smith had to come to the field to support Harry Brook. After Mohammad Siraj took two wickets in the same over, both the batsmen played responsibly, hitting the ball across the boundary from time to time and rotating the strike.
Indian bowler Mohammad Siraj started the day in a great way. Two strong pillars of England, Joe Root (22 runs, 46 balls) and Ben Stokes (0) were dismissed in the same over and showed the way to the pavilion. England were in a difficult situation at that time after losing five wickets for 84 runs, and were seen struggling to move towards India’s huge target of 587 runs in the first innings.
Earlier, from the Indian camp, captain Shubman Gill put the Indian team in a strong position by scoring a brilliant double century (269 runs, 387 balls). Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (87 runs, 107 balls) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (89 runs, 137 balls) also played brilliant innings. However, both batsmen missed out on scoring a century.
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