Main point:
England’s condition was very bad on the third day of the second Test match being played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. The team lost their 5 wickets for just 84 runs.
Delhi: England’s condition was very bad on the third day of the second Test match being played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. The team lost their 5 wickets for just 84 runs. Then Jamie Smith, who landed on the field and he changed the direction of the match. He played a bang of 184 runs in 207 balls and brought England to 407 runs in the first innings.
Record partnership with Harry Brook
24 -year -old Jamie shared a big 303 -run partnership for the sixth wicket with Harry Brook. Brook also played an important innings of 158 runs. This partnership survived England followeds. India scored 587 runs in their first innings and after that this partnership of England was very important, which gave India a lead of only 180 runs and returned to England in the match.
Historical records as number 7 or below batsman
Jamie Smith broke New Zealand’s Ian Smith’s record in 1990 against India. He scored the biggest personal score against India batting number seven or below. Earlier, no batsman had scored more than 180 runs against India in this situation.
The highest individual score made by the batsmen against or below India
| player name | Run | Team | Site | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Smith | 184 | England | Birmingham | 2025 |
| Ian Smith | 173 | New Zealand | Auckland | 1990 |
| Prasanna jayawardene | 154 | Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 2009 |
| Jamie Neesham | 137 | New Zealand | Wellington | 2014 |
| Chris Woakes | 137 | England | Lords | 2018 |
Wicketkeeper’s biggest score in home Test
This score of Jamie is the biggest score made by any wicketkeeper in England against India. He broke the 35 -year -old record which was created by Ian Smith. Apart from this, this is the biggest score of any England wicketkeeper in Test cricket so far.
Second highest score after Andy Flower
This score made by wicketkeeper against India in Test cricket is the second highest score. The first number is Andy Flower, who scored 232 runs in the Nagpur Test in 1999. Flower scored 183 runs in Delhi in the same series.
The second youngest wicketkeeper to make 150+
Jamie Smith has become the second youngest wicketkeeper to score 150 or more runs against India. His historical performance has included him in the list of Test cricket veterans.
The record of scoring a fast century was also broken
Jamie Smith completed his century in just 80 balls. He did this feat in the first session of the third day itself. This is the third fastest century from England and the fourth fastest century against India. Also, this is the fastest century against India by a wicketkeeper, which broke Kamran Akmal’s record.
AB de Villiers’s club included
Smith became the fourth batsman in Test cricket history to complete a century inside the first session after starting the innings. Earlier, this feat has been done by AB de Villiers, Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq. He is only the second batsman to do so against India. Earlier, de Villiers achieved this feat in Centurion in 2010.
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