New Delhi: India opened their mark in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle after beating England in the second Test of the five-match series at Edgbaston. India registered their first-ever Test win at the Birmingham-based venue with their 336-run victory on Day 5 of the Test match.
India captain Shubman Gill played an instrumental role in the team’s win, with a match aggregate of 430 being the key reason for the victory. Akash Deep and Mohmmed Siraj also played key roles, with the former picking a match haul of 10 wickets.
Gill scored 269, the highest score by an Indian captain in a single innings of a Test, and backed it up with 161 in the second innings. He smashed a total of 430 runs in the match, which is the most by an Indian player and the second most by anyone in the world, with only Graham Gooch’s 456 being more.
India’s 336-run win over the English side is India’s biggest away win by margin of runs. The previous biggest was by 318 runs, which they achieved after beating West Indies in a Test in 2019.
Biggest away wins for India (by runs):
336 vs Eng Birmingham 2025
318 vs WI North Sound 2019
304 vs SL Galle 2017
295 vs Aus Perth 2024
279 vs Eng Leeds 1986
Following their win, India have levelled the five-match series and have also opened their account in the ongoing WTC cycle.
Updated WTC standings after ENG vs IND 2nd Test:
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 3 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 6 | West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
