Akash Deep bags 6 as India crush England to seal historic Test victory at Edgbaston

India bushed England by 336 runs to level the 5-match bid 1-1

India's Akash Deep celebrates with teammates aft taking the wicket of England's Harry Brook. Action Images via Reuters

Akash Deep took six wickets arsenic India crushed England by 336 runs to level the five-match bid 1-1 connected Sunday aft they bowled retired the hosts for 271 to assertion their archetypal Test triumph astatine Edgbaston.

India had ne'er won astatine Edgbaston successful 8 tests, losing seven, and they were humbled past clip retired astatine the venue erstwhile England completed their highest palmy tally pursuit (378) 3 years ago.

Faced with the daunting task of chasing 608 to win, however, England crumbled arsenic Deep ripped done the apical bid and claimed his maiden trial five-wicket haul with figures of 6-99 to decorativeness with 10 wickets successful the match.

Resuming connected 153-6 aft lunch, Jamie Smith scored a half-century but nearing different 100 with 2 consecutive sixes, helium fell for 88 going for a 3rd erstwhile helium was caught astatine heavy backward quadrate to go Deep's 5th victim.

Brydon Carse provided amusement with the bat arsenic helium went aft the bowling, but helium was the past antheral retired for 38 erstwhile helium skied Deep to India skipper Shubman Gill who fittingly took the drawback to seal a celebrated triumph for his team.