Edgbaston: Shubman Gill continues to rewrite cricketing history as he leads India in the ongoing Test series against England. On Saturday, the 25-year-old became the first batter in the 148-year history of Test cricket to score both a double century and a 150+ score in the same Test match — a feat that even the greatest cricketers from any country have never achieved before.
After scoring 269 runs in the first innings, Gill followed it up with an explosive 161 runs off 162 balls in the second innings, batting for 243 minutes, hitting 8 sixes and 13 fours, at a strike rate of 99.38.
India declared their second innings at 6/427, setting England a daunting target of 608 runs. At stumps on Day 4, England were 72 for 3, with Akash Deep claiming two wickets and Mohammed Siraj taking one. Harry Brook (15) and Ollie Pope (24) were at the crease.
Crucial Partnerships Drive India’s Huge Lead
Gill forged two significant partnerships in India’s second innings:
A 110-run stand for the 4th wicket with vice-captain Rishabh Pant (65 off 58 balls, 3 sixes, 8 fours),
Followed by a 175-run partnership for the 5th wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who remained unbeaten on 69 (118 balls, 1 six, 5 fours).
Earlier in the innings: KL Rahul scored 55, Karun Nair made 26, Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 28, While Nitish Reddy fell cheaply again, scoring just 1 run.
For England, pacer Josh Tongue and spinner Shoaib Bashir picked up two wickets each, including the prized scalp of Gill.
Gill Joins Elite Company – Only Behind Gooch
Gill became only the second captain in Test history after England’s Graham Gooch to score a double century and another century in the same match. Gooch had scored 333 and 123 against India at Lord’s in 1990.
In terms of most runs in a single Test match, Gill now ranks second behind Gooch:
Gooch: 456 runs (1990 vs India)
Gill: 430 runs (in the current Edgbaston Test)
He also became the first Indian ever to score 400+ runs in a single Test, breaking Sunil Gavaskar’s long-standing record of 344 runs, set in 1971 during the Port of Spain Test — a 54-year-old Indian record.
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