ENG vs IND 2025 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Shubman Gill’s monumental 269 propels India to 587; Akash Deep’s twin strikes stun England.
Brief scores: IND 587 (Shubman Gill 269, Shoaib Bashir 3/167) lead ENG 77/3 (Harry Brook 30, Akash Deep 2/36) by 510 runs at stumps on Day 2.
India bossed Day 2 at Edgbaston as Shubman Gill lit up the stage with a brilliant 269, powering the visitors to a massive 587. Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar (42) provided solid support in the middle. England’s top order crumbled to 25/3, with Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj striking early. Joe Root and Harry Brook steadied the ship, but at 77/3, India are well on top.
Gill-Jadeja forge 203-run stand, India 419/6 at lunch
India continued their dominance on the second morning at Edgbaston, cruising past 400 runs. A brilliant 203-run partnership between Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja for the sixth wicket laid the foundation.
Gill played with elegance and authority, bringing up his maiden Test 150. Jadeja added a gritty 89 before gloving a leg-side catch off Josh Tongue, England’s only breakthrough of the session.
Despite Jadeja’s dismissal, Gill remained solid at the crease, dealing in boundaries and keeping the scoreboard ticking. He was joined by Washington Sundar as India, six wickets down, aimed to build another strong partnership.
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Shubman Gill breezes past 250, India reach 564/7 at tea
Shubman Gill piled on the highest-ever score by an India captain, reaching an unbeaten 265 at Tea on Day 2. He brought up his maiden Test double hundred in the post-lunch session.
For the second session in a row, England managed just one wicket—Joe Root dismissing Washington Sundar for 42.
India reached 564/7 in 141 overs at Tea. England stuck to their short-ball tactics and even used Harry Brook, but nothing could break Gill’s momentum.
India all out for 587, Akash Deep’s twin strikes send shockwaves to England
India fell just 13 runs short of the 600-run mark, finishing their first innings on 587. Shubman Gill was in sublime touch, scoring a magnificent 269 off 387 balls before Josh Tongue dismissed him shortly after tea. Gill looked set to take India past 600, but exhaustion caught up with him. Unlike the first Test, India’s lower middle order showed better character and supported Gill well as he dismantled the England bowling attack.
India’s pacer Akash Deep rocked England early with a fiery opening spell, removing Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks and putting the hosts on the back foot. Mohammed Siraj added to the pressure with another crucial wicket, leaving England three down. Joe Root and Harry Brook were leading the recovery for the home side.
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What to expect on Day 5
On Day 3, India will aim to tighten the screws and push for a massive first-innings lead. They will look to strike early and bowling England out well below the follow-on mark. With the pitch showing some variable bounce, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj will aim to exploit any cracks in England’s middle order. Joe Root and Harry Brook hold the key for England, who must build a strong partnership to stay in the game.
Statistical Highlights from ENG vs IND, 2nd Test, Day 2
- Gill & Jadeja brought up the fifth 100+ partnership for the sixth wicket for India against England in England in Tests.
- Jadeja registered his fifth 50+ Test score against England in England. This is also his 27th fifty-plus score in Tests overall.
- Gill registered his highest Test score (269).
- Gill & Jadeja produced the second-highest partnership for any wicket for India against England at Edgbaston.
- Gill now has the highest individual Test score (269) for an India captain in England. He went past Mohammed Azharuddin who scored 179 at Old Trafford in 1990.
- Gill becomes the third double centurion for India in Tests in England, behind Sunil Gavaskar & Rahul Dravid.
- Gill registered the highest individual score (269) for an India batter in Tests in England. The previous highest was 221 scored by Sunil Gavaskar at The Oval in 1979.
- Gill & Sundar produced the second-highest partnership (144) for the seventh wicket for India against England in England.
- Gill now has the highest individual Test score (269) for an India captain.
- India (587) recorded their highest-ever Test total at Edgbaston.
- Akash Deep has got 17 wickets in his Test career; 11 of those victims have been left-handers.
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Top Twitter/X Reactions from ENG vs IND 2025, Edgbaston, Day 2
Gill’s epic comes to an end. The magnificence of his innings is not only in the runs he’s made, but also technical excellence in defence and attack, capacity to concentrate for such a long period as well as physical stamina
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 3, 2025
First Indian Captain to score 200 on the English soil. Determination in Shubman Gill’s eyes was quite evident. From charming strokes to solid defence everything was there in this special inning
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 3, 2025
Back to back centuries for Shubman Gill. Very impressive. Incredible that his control percentage has been 96. He has taken to no 4 like a fish to water.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 2, 2025
Highest Test score by an Indian captain. Talk about walking the talk. This is how you earn respect – from the dressing room, from the opposition, from the cricket World. Sublime innings. Take a bow skipper @ShubmanGill 🙌🏻 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/CqXumwl2jE
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) July 3, 2025
Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and now Shubman Gill… India is always blessed to have a solid world class batsman at No. 4. Maybe this continue forever. Gill continuing a great tradition.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 2, 2025
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