India’s Shubman Gill led team made history by defeating England by 336 runs in the second Test of the five-match series on Sunday, July 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. As a result, the tourists broke their previous record against the West Indies (318-run triumph in Antigua in 2019) and recorded their largest overseas victory (by runs).
It is interesting to note that the England team captained by Ben Stokes was dismissed cheaply with just 271 runs on the board in their second innings, and was chasing an impossible innings total of 608 in the second session of the fifth and last day of the match. The victory gave parity on the five-match series with the visitors as they gave loss to visitors in the series opener that they lost by five wickets at Headingley.
India’s first-ever Test win at Edgbaston ✅
First Asian team to win a Test at Edgbaston ✅
First Test win for Shubman Gill as captain ✅#TeamIndia defeated #England by 336 runs at Edgbaston in a dominant display of Test cricket brilliance. 🤩
Watch the post-presentation LIVE… pic.twitter.com/bsmi7sB9zQ
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 6, 2025Team India’s biggest wins in away Tests (by runs):
336 – vs England in Birmingham (2025)
318 – vs West Indies in Antigua (2019)
304 – vs Sri Lanka at Galle (2017)
295 – vs Australia at Perth (2024)
279 – vs England at Leeds (1986)
SOMETHING WHICH GILL AND GAMBHIR CAN PROUD OF :
🔥BIGGEST AWAY TEST WIN BY RUNS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8nyRhRMj6G
— KKR Vibe (@KnightsVibe) July 6, 2025Additionally, this was the Men in Blue’s first Test victory at Edgbaston; they had previously lost eight of nine games there, including a draw.
Most Tests taken by Asian teams to register maiden win at an away venue [via Cricbuzz]
19 Edgbaston, Birmingham (India, 2025) *
17 Lord’s, London (Pakistan, 1982)
17 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (Sri Lanka, 2018)
16 Gabba, Brisbane (India, 2021)
15 Newlands, Cape Town (India, 2024)
“He hit the right lengths” – India captain heaps praise on Akash Deep after his maiden Test fifer
Shubman Gill, the captain of India, praised Akash Deep for taking five wickets in the second innings of his first Test match against England. When the pacer returned with 4/88 and 6/99 figures, the comments were made. During the post-match broadcast (via ESPNcricinfo), the 25-year-old stated:
“He hit the right lengths and was getting the ball to move both ways, which was difficult on a pitch like this. He was magnificent for us.”
Shubman Gill
Mohammed Siraj took six wickets in the first innings in addition to Akash.
Following unprecedented knocks of 269 and 161 in the same Test, Gill, who was named Player of the Match, went on to discuss his success mantra. He added:
“I am definitely feeling comfortable with my game and if we are able to win the series with my contributions, it’ll be great. As I said before, I want to play as a batsman, and go out as a batsman, and make decisions as a batsman. Sometimes you won’t take some risks when you’re thinking as a captain which you have to do as a batsman.”
Shubman Gill
The third Test match between the two teams will begin on July 10 at Lord’s.
