Shubman Gill created historical past throughout the second Take a look at towards England at Edgbaston, coming into a distinguished listing of batters with 4 100-plus stands in a single Take a look at.
His fourth century stand got here with Ravindra Jadeja for the fifth wicket in India’s second innings. With this, he grew to become solely the fifth batter in Take a look at historical past to achieve such a feat. Gill had a record-breaking recreation, scoring 269 off 387 and 161 off 162 within the first and second innings, respectively. He additionally grew to become the fifth batter to combination over 400 runs in a Take a look at match.
Batters concerned in 4 100-plus partnerships in a Take a look at (as of July 5, 2025):
Participant | Opposition | Venue | Yr |
Hanif Mohammad | West Indies | Bridgetown | 1958 |
Graham Gooch | India | Lord’s | 1990 |
Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Peshawar | 1998 |
Joe Root | Pakistan | Previous Trafford | 2016 |
Shubman Gill | England | Edgbaston | 2025 |
Gill’s rcentury partnerships within the Take a look at have been as follows: 203 off 279 with Jadeja (first innings), 144 off 189 with Washington Sundar (first innings), 110 off 103 with Rishabh Pant (second innings), and 175 off 208 with Jadeja (second innings).
Gill created one other report within the second innings, as his tally of 11 sixes on this Take a look at has solely been exceeded by Rohit Sharma (13 vs South Africa in Visakhapatnam in 2019) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (12 vs England in Rajkot in 2024) amongst Indian cricketers. He was lastly dismissed on 161 off 162 within the second innings after he lobbed up a chance for Shoaib Bashir to pounce on.
India declared their second innings not lengthy after Gill departed as Jadeja and Sundar remained unbeaten on 69 and 12, respectively. The guests’ second innings whole learn 427/6d in 83 overs. England now require an unbelievable 608 for victory. It will be essential for the Indians to get a number of wickets for the ultimate day to be an intriguing one.
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