India vs England, 2018: Number Nuggets - Key differences between England and India in 2nd Test match

Lower-order:

It is a very rare occasion when India's lower order outperforms their middle order. This rare sight was seen in this test match as India's lower order looked more promising and hungry to spend more time in the middle.

Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin looked good in the second innings as they registered India's highest partnership of the match with their useful 55. Dinesh Karthik couldn't do much as he was done in by some superb deliveries in both the innings.

Now, let's deep-dive into the numbers, and understand how the lower order of both the teams fared against each other.

Ravichandran Ashwin was the highest scorer for India in the second test match

As seen from the stats, India's lower order could manage a total of 112 runs at an average of 16.7. They managed to play a total of 143 deliveries in the match.

Ravichandran Ashwin was the highest scorer for India. He scored a total of 62 runs in 86 balls at a strike rate of 72.09.

England Lower order vs Indian Lower order- Entire Match

England, on the other hand, had useful contributions from Butler, Woakes and Curran.

Chris Woakes registered his maiden century for England. It was his innings which ensured that the hosts were going 2-0 up in the series. He made a total of 137 runs in 177 balls at a superb strike rate of 77.4. He smashed a total of 21 fours in his innings. Quite remarkable!.

Overall, England's lower order like in first test match made the key difference between winning and losing.

Having seen the performances of the batsmen, let's now have a look at how the bowlers performed.