Shubman Gill Shatters Records as India Secures Historic First Win at Edgbaston Against England

Edgbaston: India secured a commanding 336-run victory over England in the second Test at Birmingham’s Edgbaston ground on Sunday, leveling the five-match series 1-1. This landmark win marks India’s first-ever Test triumph at this venue.

Set a colossal target of 608 runs after Shubman Gill’s extraordinary batting display scoring 269 in the first innings and 161 in the second England was routed for 271. Debutant seamer Akash Deep starred with the ball, claiming a match haul of 10 wickets for 187 runs.

Key Records Broken:

1. Youngest Skipper Win: At 25, Gill became India’s fourth-youngest captain to win a Test.
   
2. Historic Venue Victory: India registered its first Test win at Edgbaston, achieving its largest away-win margin by runs.
   
3. England’s Heavy Defeat: This loss stands as England’s second-biggest by runs against India.
   
4. Captain’s Run Milestone: Gill amassed 430 runs in the match, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 293 (most by an Indian captain in a Test) and Sunil Gavaskar’s 344 (highest match aggregate by an Indian in a Test).
   
5. Dual-Century Feat: Gill became the second Indian after Gavaskar to score a double-century and century in the same Test and the first player ever to score a 250+ and 150+ in a single Test.
   
6. Landmark Innings: His 269 is now:
   • The highest score by an Indian captain (prev. Kohli’s 254*).
   • The highest by an Indian batter in England (prev. Gavaskar’s 221).
   • The highest by an Indian captain in an away Test (prev. Kohli’s 200).
     
7. Elite Double-Century Club: Gill joined Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, and Chris Gayle as the fifth player with double tons in both ODIs and Tests.
   
8. Keeper-Batter High: England’s Jamie Smith smashed 184 in the first innings the highest Test score by an England wicketkeeper. His century came off 80 balls, tying for the third-fastest in England’s Test history.
   
9. Duck Disaster: England equalled a Test record by losing six batters for ducks in its first innings only the ninth team ever to do so.
   
10. Partnership Power: Harry Brook and Jamie Smith’s 303-run stand is England’s second-highest sixth-wicket partnership in Tests.

List of England’s biggest losses in Tests against India (by runs):

1) by 434 runs in Rajkot, 2024

2) by 336 runs in Birmingham, 2025

3) by 317 runs in Chennai, 2021

4) by 279 runs in Leeds, 1986

5) by 246 runs in Vizag, 2016