From Shubman Gill’s record spree to most runs at home for a team, 5 records broken in India vs England Test series
From Shubman Gill’s record spree to most runs at home for a team, 5 records broken in India vs England Test series also featuring Joe Root, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul.
1. Most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series
Shubman Gill also surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 732 runs, setting a new benchmark for runs scored by an Indian captain in a Test series. This included a best of 269 runs in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test where India registered their maiden win in Tests.
2. India's narrowest Test win by runs
India's six-run victory at The Oval is their slimmest margin of victory ever in a Test match. Mohammed Siraj ended with a five-for as India won The Oval Test in the opening session of Day 5 and thereby drawing the series 2-2.
3. Most runs in a five-match Test series (Team)
India's total of 3,809 runs is the most ever scored by a team in a five-match Test series. India re second on the list for most runs scored in a series by a team, although Australia took the top spot with 3877 runs in a six-match Ashes series in 1989.
4. Joe Root’s most Test centuries vs. One Team
Joe Root's 13th hundred in the second innings of The Oval Test against India is the most by any English batter against a single team. In total Root scored 537 runs and now has 57 international tons including 39 in the red-ball format.
5. Three 500+ Run Scorers in a Series
For the first time in history, three Indian batters—Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and one other player—all scored over 500 runs in a single Test series. Gill scored 754, Rahul 532 and Jadeja amassed 516 runs in the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy.
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