
430 – Shubman Gill became the first man to record a 250 and 150 in the same Test in history. Only England’s Graham Gooch (456 v IND, 1990) has aggregated more runs in a match. Gill bettered Gavaskar’s 54-year record (344 v WI, 1971) for most runs by an Indian in a Test.
Most runs scored in a test match
430 – 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹 (269, 161 v ENG)
344 – Gavaskar v WI (124, 220)
340 – Laxman v AUS (59, 281)
330 – Ganguly v PAK (239, 91)
319 – Sehwag v SA (319)
309 – Sehwag v PAK (309)
585 – Just four innings into the series, Gill surpassed Virat Kohli’s tally (449 v AUS in 2014-15) for most runs by an Indian in their debut series as captain. Only Rahul Dravid (602) and Kohli (593) have scored more runs among Indians in an entire series in England.
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An incredible show with the bat in Edgbaston!
For the first time ever, #TeamIndia registered more than 1000 runs in a single Test match 👏👏
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3 – Gill is only the third Indian man after Rahul Dravid (Adelaide 03/04) and Sachin Tendulkar (SCG 03/04) to record 300+ runs in a SENA Test (in SA, England, New Zealand, Australia).
11 – Gill surpassed MS Dhoni’s record for most sixes by an Indian Test captain in a match. He is only the third Indian to hit 10 sixes in a Test after Rohit Sharma (13) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (12).
1014 – For the first time in 591 Tests in their history, India amassed more than 1000 runs in a match. Their 4.33 run rate is the best of all six instances where teams have scored at least 1000 runs in a match.
Most runs by India in a Test match
1014 v ENG at Birmingham (2025)
916 v AUS at Sydney (2004)
910 v PAK at Bengaluru (2007)
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608 – India set a 600+ target for only the second time in history since setting a 617 chase for New Zealand in Wellington, 2009.
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