India Scores Over 1,000 Runs in a Test Match for the First Time
Edgbaston – Team India has created history in the second Test against England by scoring a total of 1,014 runs (10/587 and 6/427 declared) — the first time in India’s 93-year Test history that the team has crossed the 1,000-run mark in a single Test match.
Previously, India’s highest combined total in a single Test was 916 runs (705/7 declared and 211/2 declared) against Australia in Sydney in 2004. In that match, Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 241 and VVS Laxman made 178.
Teams with the Most Runs in a Single Test Match:
- England – 1,121 runs (vs West Indies, 1930, Kingston)
- Pakistan – 1,078 runs (vs India, 2006, Faisalabad)
- Australia – 1,028 runs (vs England, 1934, The Oval)
- India – 1,014 runs (vs England, 2025, Edgbaston)
- Australia – 1,013 runs (vs West Indies, 1969, Sydney)
Match Situation:
India Needs Just 7 More Wickets to Win. England needs 536 more runs to reach the target of 608. At stumps on Day 4, England was 3/72. Harry Brook was 15* and Ollie Pope at 24*. Akash Deep took 2 and Mohammed Siraj took 1 wicket.
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Superstar of the Match: Captain Shubman Gill
Scored 269 runs in the first innings and 161 runs in the second
Total of 430 runs in the match — a phenomenal performance
Set to register his first win as Test captain
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India is on the verge of a historic victory and taking the series lead — with Shubman Gill poised to open his captaincy record with a memorable win.