Visitors India made a strong comeback in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 after thrashing the hosts England by 336 runs in the second Test of the five-match Test series at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Leading the series by 1-0, English captain Ben Stokes chose to bowl first on the first day of the Edgbaston Test match. While India scored 587 runs in the first innings, England replied with 407 all out, as the visitors earned a 180-run lead.
Later, in their second innings, India scored 427/6 declare, as they set a 608-run target for the hosts. Chasing down the mammoth target, England were all out for 271 runs, as India won the Test match by 336 runs. With this win, India have leveled the series by 1-1 with three matches to go.
Indian captain Shubman Gill scored 269 runs during the first innings of the Test match.
It was the highest score by an Indian captain in a Test innings. The previous record was 254 not out by Virat Kohli against South Africa during the 2019 Pune Test.
India scored 587 runs in the first innings of the Test match.
It was the fourth-highest total in a Test innings for India in England.
It was the seventh-highest total in a Test innings for India against England.
Indian captain Shubman Gill scored 269 and 161 runs in this Test match.
Gill became the first batter to record 200 and 150 runs in the same Test match.
Indian captain Shubman Gill scored 430 runs (269 and 161 runs) in this Test match.
It was the second-highest score by a batter in a Test match. The record is 456 runs by English cricketer Graham Gooch against India during the 1990 Lord’s Test.
India scored 1014 runs in this Test match.
It is the highest Test match total for India. Their previous record was 916 runs against Australia during the 2004 Sydney Test.
It was the second-highest Test match total for any team against England. The record is 1028 runs by Australia against England during the 1934 The Oval Test.
It was the fourth-highest Test match total.
Highest Test Match Totals
Team | Match Total (Number of wickets fallen in the match) | Opposition | Venue | Year |
England | 1121 (19) | West Indies | Kingston | 1930 |
Pakistan | 1078 (18) | India | Faisalabad | 2006 |
Australia | 1028 (20) | England | The Oval | 1934 |
India | 1014 (16) | England | Birmingham | 2025 |
Australia | 1013 (18) | West Indies | Sydney | 1969 |
Indian pacer Akash Deep had the Test match bowling figures of 41.4-4-187-10.
- These are the best bowling figures in a Test match by an Indian in England. The previous record was 53.3-6-188-10 by Chetan Sharma at Birmingham in 1986.
These are the best bowling figures in a Test match by a non-English pacer at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The previous record was 53.3-6-188-10 by former Indian pacer Chetan Sharma at Birmingham in 1986.
These are the third-best bowling figures in a Test match by a non-English bowler at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
India won the Edgbaston Test by 336 runs.
It was India’s first Test win at Edgbaston in Birmingham after recording seven Test defeats and one Test draw at this venue.
It was the largest winning margin in Test cricket by runs for India outside home. The previous record was winning by 318 runs against West Indies in the 2019 North Sound Test.
It was the fourth-largest winning margin in Test cricket by runs for India.
India's largest winning margins in Test cricket by runs
Winning margin (by runs) | Opposition | Venue | Year |
434 runs | England | Rajkot | 2024 |
372 runs | New Zealand | Wankhede | 2021 |
337 runs | South Africa | Delhi | 2015 |
336 runs | England | Birmingham | 2025 |
321 runs | New Zealand | Indore | 2016 |
