Shubman Gill blazes tradition with grand 269 as India gain the initiative against England at Edgbaston

@Gill celebrates after scoring a double century vs England 2025

  Key Moments Day 2 & Summary

 Monumental Double Century by Shubman Gill

• Gill heaped on the runs: Shubman Gill resumed his master-class on Day 1 and amassed a mind-boggling 269 runs off 387 balls. It was his first Test double century as well as the highest score as Indian captain in an innings.

• Historical accomplishment: He became only the third Indian and the first Asian skipper to score a double in England as well as the first Asian captain to slam a double century in SENA countries

• Technical genius: Gill showed perfect technique both against pace and spin, swapping Bashir to the boundary and taking pressure calmly .

Back-Up by Jadeja and Steadiness by Sundar

• Jadeja hit 89 before he was caught behind by Josh Tongue an outing before his hundred. In collaboration with Gill, he sewed key alliances which was particularly a 99-run alliance with Gill on Day 1 and a powerful 150-run association on Day 2

• Washington Sundar (42) hung in deep, took the scoreboard along with him after Jadeja was dismissed and helped Gill in the middle.

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The Total of India Post is massive

• India were all out, or declared by stumps, 587, and were in a commanding position

• It is the best away first innings performance at Edgbaston since 2012
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 The First Resistance of England was destroyed

• India hit after the first innings of the English team. Akash Deep got rid of Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope back-to-back and Duckett scored a duck, Pope was out to a near hat-trick ball of Deep

• Mohammed Siraj too contributed his share with the wicket of Zak Crawley to reduce England to 13/3 .

• England were still more than 500 runs behind, at stumps, 77/3.

Remarkable Acts & Strategic Ideas

• Ben Stokes Falls Short with the Ball, not the Bat

England captain Ben Stokes did not leave a significant impression with the ball, but is still busy in field conditions. His previous record with bat is spotty • Defensive Shift by Pant Rishabh Pant connected his normal aggression with a more conservative game strategy- dragged by the spinners of England, he was dismissed cheaply off Bashir spin

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Breakthrough by Aakash Deep

• The breakthrough bowling that Deep gave very early in the second innings of    the English team, changed the tides. His dismissal of Duckett, Pope and          Crawley was decisive

• Observation in the Field and Pitch

• The pitch at Edgbaston was rather flat and non-supportive of bowlers. India    took the advantage of two extended batting spells and platform provided by     Gill and Jadeja

📊 Situational Overview   

      India:

• Batting: They had overpowered with 587, with the top scores being that of Gill and Jadeja at 269 and 89 respectively.

• Bowling: Keen with the new ball in the second innings; Deep and Siraj delivered breakthroughs at the very start.

England

• Batting: On early recovery, 77/3, and 510 down.

• Bowling: Spoiled a spirited onslaught but was not consistent on a batter-friendly pitch. Woakes and Bashir worked, but with little success

Conclusions & Prospects of tomorrow

• India are well in the lead: They have a great depth in their batting and have      already picked up two wickets, and have a huge lead.

• England needs a miracle: It needs a complete turnaround, bulk wickets and    a batting fightback to change the Test equation.

• Tactical shifts to look out: Will India insist on a declaration, or will it leave      the    England tail to bat into the early hours of Day 3? England will stick to      man- rich pace bowling or seek spin?

Session-by-Session Breakdown

• Morning/Lunch Session:

• Gill – Gill flew over 150, Edgbaston records, Jadeja played a huge role  .
• Lunch ovation over their 200-run stand 

 

• Afternoon/Tea Session: 

• Gill changed gears, scoring a second successive double-hundred in Tests        with India.

• Jadeja was dismissed at 89; Gill remained at 269 breaking the record of        Kohli .

  Evening/Stumps Session:

• India bowled an England in and Deep & Siraj made the breakthroughs early.

• England were steady at 77-3 courtesy Brook/Root  

Looking Ahead Day 3:

• Day 2 was unarguably the day of India, a group effort that was spearheaded by the fantastic 269 of Shubman Gill, and then bowlers did their bit and took out the English top order

• The Test has tilted heavily in favor of India and it is now England that has to dig in to crawl back on the 3rd day.

Brief scores:

England 77/3 (Joe Root 30*; Akash Deep 2-36) are trailing India 587 

(Shubman Gill 269, Ravindra Jadeja 89, Yashasvi Jaiswal 87;

Shoaib Bashir 3-167, Chrish Woakes 2-81, Josh Tongue 2-119) with an overall          lead of 510 runs