Akash Deep's first six-wicket haul in Test cricket helped India level their series with England after an emphatic 336-run victory at Edgbaston. 

Deep took 10 wickets across the match, four in the first innings and six in the second.

Of that latter total, four came on a comfortable final day for the tourists, who will now head into the third Test at Lord's with confidence. 

After starting the day 72-3 and requiring a world-record chase, England lost further ground in the early stages as Ollie Pope (24) and Harry Brook (23) were dismissed. 

Both batters fell to the impressive Deep as he picked up where he left off on Saturday, when he took the wickets of Ben Duckett (25) and Joe Root (six) late in the day. 

Ben Stokes (33) and Jamie Smith (88) were able to steady the ship, putting on a 70-run stand before the England captain was trapped lbw by Washington Sundar just before lunch. 

England headed into the second session trailing by 455, and Smith was leading a one-man mission to get his team back into the match, though it proved in vain. 

Three overs after Chris Woakes (seven) was caught by Mohammed Siraj, Smith fell to Deep to put India on the brink of victory. 

Siraj then produced a stunning, diving catch to dismiss Josh Tongue for two, with the win clinched when Brydon Carse was caught by captain Shubman Gill off Deep's bowling.

Victory for India at Edgbaston.

We go to Lord's 1-1 in the series pic.twitter.com/nk7Vt4rIzR

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 6, 2025

Data Debrief: Deep helps India end Birmingham blues

Edgbaston had not been a happy hunting ground for India, but they turned the tide with a fine victory on Sunday, earning their first win at the venue at the ninth attempt. 

It was also the biggest margin of victory, by runs, that India had sealed in an away Test.

Their 336-run triumph surpassed the 318 they beat West Indies by back in 2019, with their win spearheaded by Deep, who ended with figures of 10-187 for the match. 

Indeed, he became only the second Indian bowler, after Chetan Sharma (10-188) in 1986, to pick up a 10-wicket haul in a Test in England, which also came in Birmingham.