Hosts England were 250 for 9 against India in their second innings on Day 5 of Birmingham Test when reports last came in. The Hosts are trailing by 358 runs. The visitors are in commanding position in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and need one wickets to win the match and level the five-match series 1-1.

Earlier in the day, the start of the play was delayed due to rain and wet outfield. On Day 4, Indian skipper Shubhman Gill delivered one of the greatest individual performances in Test history. Gill amassed 430 runs across both innings, 269 in the first and 161 in the second.

Gill logged the second-highest aggregate in a Test match, behind only Graham Gooch’s 456 against India in 1990 at Lord’s. India set a mammoth lead of 608 runs at end of the second inning. This left England facing the second-highest fourth-innings target ever set against them in Test history.

In reply, England got off to a poor start, reduced to 72 for 3 by stumps.