India sets a massive target for the hosts at Birmingham with the help of another massive century from the skipper Shubman Gill. The useful contribution from the trio KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant & Ravindra Jadeja. England had a collapse as they lost 3 wickets and let’s look at the records being broken after Day 4’s play.
Most runs by India in a test
India scored 1014 runs in this test in both innings. They were bowled out for 587 in the first innings and declared at 427/6 in the second innings. This is the first time India has scored more than 1000 runs in a single test match combined in both innings.
Most runs scored by India in a test match :
- 1014 vs ENG at Birmingham ( 2025 )
- 916 vs AUS at Sydney ( 2004 )
- 910 vs PAK at Bengaluru ( 2007 )
India became the 5th team to cross 1000 runs in a test match. Most runs scored by a team in a test match in both innings combined :
- England – 1121 runs vs West Indies ( 1930 )
- Pakistan – 1078 runs vs India ( 2006 )
- Australia – 1028 runs vs England ( 1934 )
- India – 1014 runs vs England ( 2025 )
- South Africa – 1011 runs vs England ( 1939 )
- England – 1003 runs vs Australia ( 1938 )
Shubman Gill’s 400
Shubman Gill scored 161 runs off 162 balls in the second innings. He scored 430 runs in this match combined in both innings. He became the first Indian batter to cross the 400-run mark in a test match. He missed the record of becoming the all-time highest run scorer in a test match by just 27 runs.
Most runs in a test match combined in both innings :
- Graham Gooch – 456 vs IND ( 323, 123)
- Shubman Gill – 430 vs ENG ( 269, 161 )
- Mark Taylor – 426 vs PAK ( 334*, 92 )
- Kumar Sangakkara – 424 vs BAN ( 319, 105 )
- Brian Lara – 400 vs ENG ( 400* )
Most runs scored by an Indian in a test match combined in both innings :
- Shubman Gill – 430 vs ENG ( 269, 161 )
- Sunil Gavaskar – 344 vs WI ( 124, 220 )
- VVS Laxman – 340 vs AUS ( 59, 281 )
- Virender Sehwag – 319 vs SA ( 319 )
- Virender Sehwag – 309 vs PAK ( 309 )
- Rahul Dravid – 305 vs AUS ( 233, 72* )
- Karun Nair – 303 vs ENG ( 303* )
- Rohit Sharma – 303 vs SA ( 176, 127 )
- Sachin Tendulkar – 301 vs AUS ( 241*, 60* )
Shubman Gill also created a unique record of scoring a 250-plus score and 150-plus score in the same test match.
Gill scored his 3rd overseas hundred in his second test as a captain.
Most test hundreds in Overseas by Indian captains :
- Virat Kohli – 7
- Mohammed Azharuddin – 5
- Shubman Gill – 3
- Sachin Tendulkar – 2
- Sourav Ganguly – 2
- Sunil Gavaskar – 1
- MAK Pataudi – 1
- Ajinkya Rahane – 1
Gill has scored all the three hundreds in the same test series. Most hundreds by Indian captains in a test series :
- Sunil Gavaskar – 4 vs WI ( 1978 )
- Virat Kohli – 3 vs AUS ( 2014 )
- Virat Kohli – 3 vs SL ( 2017 )
- Shubman Gill – 3 vs ENG ( 2025 )
Rishabh Pant’s fireworks
Rishabh Pant played a brilliant cameo of 65 runs off 57 balls and set the tone for India to play aggressively and set a huge target. He scored his 12th 50-plus score in SENA test matches. Only MS Dhoni has more 50-plus scores than him as an Asian wicket-keeper.
Most 50-plus scores by an Asian wicket-keeper in SENA test matches :
- MS Dhoni – 13 ( 60 innings )
- Rishabh Pant – 12 ( 52 innings )
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