India vs England 2025: Edgbaston Test Reaches Final-Day Climax After Gill’s Heroics 269

India has set a new target of 608 runs for England, driven by Shubman Gill’s historic 430-run haul in the match. For them to avoid losing on the last day, England needs to overcome the odds on a challenging pitch and in overcast conditions with seven wickets remaining.

BIRMINGHAM – JULY 6, 2025 

Edgbaston Test 2025: India in Control, England Face Record Chase

England has been forced to chase a mammoth score of 608 runs set up by India, in which Shubman Gill scored a pair of centuries (269 and 161). England is behind with 536 on the last day of the day (72/3). With initial wickets falling, South India is being floated as the team to look out for, as the Test has a whiff of a dramatic ending to it.

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Day-by-Day Match Breakdown

Day 1 – India Lay The Foundation

• India: 310/5 at stumps
  
  • Shubman Gill: 114* (186 balls)
    
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal: 87 (119 balls)
    
  • Chris Woakes: 2/59
    

After winningthe toss, India struck first and benefited on a true Edgbaston track. Gill also made a captain’s knock and seized command of the innings when, due to the small slip, the team was facing 211-5. A misplaced romance with Jadeja (41 Not Out) came along later, aiding India to finish at a better score.

Day 2 – Gill Ascends, England Crumble

• India: All out for 587
  
  • Shubman Gill: 269 (387 balls, 30 fours, 3 sixes)
    
  • Ravindra Jadeja: 89
    
• England: 77/3 at stumps
  
  • Ben Duckett: 0
    
  • Joe Root: 18*

On the second day of the Edgbaston Test, India added another 277, where Shubman Gill turned his 113 overnight score into his career-best 200. The reaction of England was lacklustre; three wickets were received by England till the end of the daytime, by Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.

Day 3 – India Tightens the Grip

• India Second Innings: 427/6 declared
  
  • Shubman Gill: 161 (162 balls)
    
  • Rishabh Pant: 65 (58 balls)

Gill had also scored a breathtaking 100 runs in his second innings to guarantee him a match aggregate of 430 runs, which is still the second highest in Test history. Pant included rapid boundaries, and India declared a world-record total of 608 runs against England.

Day 4 – England in Deep Trouble

• England: 72/3 at stumps (Target: 608)
  
  • Zak Crawley: 0
    
  • Ben Duckett: 25
    
  • Joe Root: 6
    
  • Akash Deep: 2/36

Once again the response to England was inadequate. Crawley was bowled out without him scoring, and Root was bowled out on only 11. By taking such an ambitious approach, the radical solution, dubbed Bazball, has not produced the consistency necessary to handle that kind of ambition.

Team-by-Team Analysis

India

• Key Batters:
  
  • Shubman Gill: 269, 161 – one of the most dominant displays in modern Test cricket
    
  • Jadeja & Pant: Key supporting roles
    
• Key Bowlers:
  
  • Akash Deep: 2/36 on Day 4, sharp and accurate
    
  • Siraj: Swinging the ball late, troubling the top order
    
• Captaincy:
  
  • The judgment of Gill was very bold. The utterance, the time it was given, as well as the move to effect bowl alteration was a clear indication that winning was desirable.
    

England

• Key Batters:
  
  • Duckett showed brief resistance
    
  • Pope and Brook need to fire on Day 5
    
• Key Bowlers:
  
  • Chris Woakes: Most disciplined bowler
    
  • Shoaib Bashir and Josh Tongue: Inconsistent; allowed India to dominate
    
• Captaincy:
  
  • Ben Stokes was not an exception, as he followed the Bazball ideology in guiding England but failed to restrain the powerful middle-order Indian batsmen.

Match Insights & Records Snapshot

Stat	India	England
Innings Runs	587 & 427/6 (Dec.)	407 & 72/3
Largest Individual	Gill 269 (387)	Jamie Smith 184* (207)
Total Runs by Gill	430 across first & second innings (2nd highest ever, 1st by Indian)	–
Wickets on Day 4	4 (Gill, Pant, Sundar, Reddy)	3 (Crawley, Duckett, Root)

Day 5: Final Day Forecast & Match Prediction

Weather Outlook – Birmingham, July 6

• Conditions: Overcast early, occasional light showers, clearing by afternoon
• Temperature: 16°C – 20°C
• Impact: Seamers may benefit early; interruptions possible but limited

Match Prediction

Why India Can Win:

1. Only 7 wickets left to take
   
2. Enormous scoreboard pressure (England needs 536 more)
   
3. Gill’s leadership + strong seam attack + overcast morning
   

Why England Can Win:

1. Bazball magic—if Brook, Bairstow, Stokes, and Foakes click
   
2. Flatter pitch in the afternoon; ball softening after 40 overs
   
3. Rain delays might mentally unnerve India
   

How a Draw Could Happen:

• Extended rain breaks in both sessions
  
• England plays defensively and bats out the day
  
• Light fading in final hour
  

Thoughts Of Conclusion

Shubman Gill has cemented himself into history. He has single-handedly made most of the runs (430, second only in history in a Test) and has set up the platform through which India will manage to draw the series. His evolution from a wild child to a professional manager is a fairy tale.

England, with all their slogan of being fearless, has now been presented with the crucible. Seven wickets left to play and 536 runs to make, it is not only aggression but plain resilience. Root and Brook are the children that England has to write a miracle for.

The bowlers smell blood, though. Looking forward to cloudy skies in the morning and the pitch already exhibiting signs of its unevenness, the bowling unit, spearheaded by Siraj and Akash Deep, would immediately look forward to sealing the game off.

Key Takeaways

• Shubman Gill has already come out as India’s marquee batsman, and he has two centuries to his name.
• Regarding the general showing, India, in its balance, the input of the middle order and of its bowlers had given advantage to the hosts.
• England is confronted with an enormous challenge: they have to have 368 runs on the scoreboard with the aim of winning.
• Though the weather is going to be light rain, there is expected to be enough playing time; thus, it is said a result is expected.

Final Verdict

Scenario	Probability
India Win	60%
England Win	25%
Draw	15%

There will be fireworks, tense moments and maybe some twist or two. Yet so long as England does not bat out of their skins, India is well on the way to squaring the series at 1-1 and quite possibly establishing a classic for the remaining part of this already not-to-be-forgotten summer.

Courtesy: https://www.espncricinfo.com/, https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/, https://m.cricbuzz.com/, https://www.skysports.com/

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