Gill’s captaincy milestone, Akash Deep’s 10, India’s biggest away win

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India's Record-Breaking Win in Edgbaston

India has achieved a historic win in Edgbaston, levelling the series with a massive 336-run victory, the highest ever for them in an away win. This is the fourth biggest win by runs for India in all Tests and second biggest against England.

Shubman Gill's Captaincy Milestone

Aged 25 years & 301 days, Shubman Gill becomes the youngest Indian captain to win a Test overseas, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's record. Gill is the fourth youngest to lead India to a Test win.

Akash Deep's 10-Wicket Haul

10/187 by Akash Deep is the best match figures for an Indian bowler in Tests in England, surpassing Chetan Sharma's record. He became the first Indian seamer to take a ten-wicket haul for India since Umesh Yadav in 2018.

India's Dominant Performance

  • 1014 runs by India – 587 & 427/6 – is the second highest by a team in a Test win.
  • 17 wickets taken by India's new ball pair of Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj is the joint most by opening bowlers for India in a Test.
  • 15/250 – Wickets managed by Indian seamers at an average of 16.67 with the new ball in this Test.
  • 698 runs so far in the series by Rishabh Pant and Jamie Smith combined is the highest aggregate in a series in England by wicketkeepers.


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