Introduction
The recent test match of India vs England played in 2025 in the Edgbaston cricket stadium turned out to be one of the significant encounters and a glorious achievement for Indian cricket. With the extraordinary performance, India completely disassembled the stubborn England team and secured a massive win with a margin of 336 runs. It ultimately registered India's first-ever win in Edgbaston, through which the series of 5 matches stood at 1-1. In this analysis, you can explore the key moments, the record-breaking instances, and the cricket highlights of India vs England Edgbaston Test 2025.
Who owns the India vs England Edgbaston test match?
India out skilled the England team with great discipline and a substantial margin of 336 runs in the second Test at Edgbaston. This is considered the biggest win by India in test history for various reasons as follows.
1) After the 8 attempts previously, India secured a great triumph in Birmingham’s Edgbaston cricket ground.
2) The Indian team has batted with great discipline with a stellar amalgamation of top-class leadership, strategic batting, and aggressive bowling.
What are the key moments in India vs England
of the
Edgbaston test match?
Double delight of Indian Skipper
Indian skipper Subhman Gill became the highest individual scorer at Edgbaston, which provided a solid backbone in the first innings with a total run of 587 and 427 in the second innings.
10 wicket haul of Akash Deep
In the match prediction, many supporters believed that world cricket cannot do without maverick pacer Jasprit Bumrah. However, Akash Deep proved that a winning cricket team is not only about the collection of 11 best players, but also about the entire unit, which is greater than the sum of its parts.
While the great pacer Bumrah rested, the heroic performance of Akash Deep led to the finest performance by India in overseas conditions.
1) Akash Deep took a total of 10 wickets, giving
187 runs for the entire match.
2) Played the vital role in dismantling the
batting resistance of England and confirming India's win.
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Extraordinary leadership by Subhman Gill
After the five days of long matches, a deep sense of satisfaction swept across India following India's thumping win over England in the India vs England Edgbaston Test match. No Bumrah, no Kuldeep has previously raised a question mark over the leadership of young captain Subhman Gill. He has taken the game to a different level. The decisiveness of his batting, the great understanding of the situation, and also an extraordinary batting skill, combined with calmness, led India to 587 in 151 overs in the first innings and 427 in 83 overs in the second innings. Accompanied by the outstanding performances of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja, along with the efforts of bowlers such as Mohammad Siraj, Akashdeep, Washington Sundar, and Prasidh Krishna, India secured the victory.
Cricket highlights of India vs England
Edgbaston test match
2025
India: first innings - 587 all out in 150 overs
India set the target of 587 runs total in the first innings, featuring the significant contribution of top-order and middle-order batsmen as well. Effective partnership and tactical use of the flat pitch in Edgbaston has allowed India to build a strong shackling for 2 days. It led to India's control of the entire match.
England: first innings - 407 all out in 89.3 overs
The start of England's innings was aggressive, but later, the impressive performance of Mohammed Siraj, who took 6 wickets, giving only 70 runs in 19.3 overs, shattered the English batting. Siraj was also well assisted by Akash Deep, who took 4 other wickets by giving 88 runs in 20 overs. The outstanding performance by Jamie Smith (184 runs in 207 balls) and Harry Brook (158 runs in 234 balls) led England to score 407 runs total in their first innings.
India - second innings - 427/6 in 83 overs (declared)
In the second innings, India scored 427 runs in 83 overs before the declaration came from their end. With the daunting performance of Subhman Gill, who bagged 161 runs in 162 balls, accompanied by another tremendous performance by Ravindra Jadeja’s 69 runs in just 118 balls, India set the target of a huge run of 608.
England - second innings - 246 all out in 63.5 overs
The second innings completely collapsed and never recovered later in the match. The top order batsmen were back in the pavilion within the first 20 overs. Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, and the skipper Ben Stokes tried to rescue the match, but the relentless performance of Akash Deep, who took 6 wickets in 21.1 overs, giving 99 runs, has completely brought the catastrophe to England. Eventually, England was dismissed for just 246 runs, while India achieved a gigantic victory by 361 runs.
Records made in the India vs England Edgbaston test match 2025
● Indian skipper Subhman Gill has scored 269 and
161 (430) in the Edgbaston Test, which made the record of the second-highest
individual aggregate of runs in a single test match behind former England
captain Graham Gooch.
● The Indian captain has also surpassed the
record of former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar, who scored 344 runs in 1971 at
Port of Spain, marking the first-ever historic win in the West Indies.
● Subhman Gill also became the first Indian
cricketer to score the highest runs in a single test match.
● The record-breaking performance of Akash Deep
has earned the tag of the first Indian pacer to took 10-wicket hauls in England
after Chetan Sharma.
Conclusion
India vs England Edgbaston test match 2025 will be remembered by the Indian hearts for a long time. With the strategic leadership, world-class batting and mesmerising bowling, India has snatched the win from England, which is claimed to be one of the dominant test wins overseas. This match has offered many things, including unforgettable records, drama and some eye-catching moments. The cricket world is now fixated on the upcoming matches of this series.