NEW DELHI: In a record-shattering spectacle at Edgbaston, Team India, led by Shubman Gill, scripted history by becoming the first Indian side to surpass 1,000 runs in a single Test match, achieving a monumental aggregate of 1,014 runs across both innings of the second Test against England.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!It marks only the sixth time in Test history that any team has reached the 1000-run milestone in a match, and it is India’s highest aggregate in Test cricket, eclipsing their previous best of 916 against Australia in Sydney in 2004. Team India now joins an elite group that includes the likes of England (1930), Australia (1934 & 1969), Pakistan (2006), and South Africa (1939) in the fabled “1000-club”.
1000-plus team aggregates in a Test
- 1121 – ENG vs WI, Kingston, 1930
- 1078 – PAK vs IND, Faisalabad, 2006
- 1028 – AUS vs ENG, The Oval, 1934
- 1014 – IND vs ENG, Edgbaston, 2025
- 1013 – AUS vs WI, Sydney, 1969
- 1011 – SA vs ENG, Durban, 1939
India’s aggregate of 1,849 runs in the first two Tests of this series is now the highest by any team in the first two matches of a Test series, underlining their batting dominance and setting the tone for a series to remember.India’s total came from scores of 587 all out in the first innings and 427/6 declared in the second, setting England a gargantuan target of 608 — the second-highest India have ever set in a fourth innings and the second-highest England have been asked to chase at home.This historic feat was built on the back of stellar batting performances. In the first innings, captain Shubman Gill led the way with a masterful 269, ably supported by Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar (42). Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 87 and Karun Nair’s 31 had laid the foundation after a shaky start.England fought back through a sensational 303-run stand between Harry Brook (158) and Jamie Smith (184*), but Mohammed Siraj (6/70) and Akash Deep (4/88) turned the game with the new ball, bundling England out for 407.India then launched a blistering counterattack. Gill (161) and Jadeja (69*) struck again in the second innings, while Rishabh Pant (65) and KL Rahul (55) delivered quickfire cameos to push India’s total past the 1000-mark before declaring.
