Shubman Gill scored 269 runs in the first innings.
Shubman Gill became the Indian batter and captain with the highest aggregate runs in a Test match. He achieved the historic milestone on the fourth day of the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday, July 5. Gill surpassed the previous best of 344 by Sunil Gavaskar against the West Indies in 1971.
The right-hand batter registered his maiden double-century in Test cricket in the first innings. He followed up with a hundred in the second innings, improving his numbers in the ongoing five-match series.
SVL
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BVB
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Match Abandoned
ROR
68/5
KNK
69/4
Kakinada Kings beat Royals of Rayalaseema by 1 runs
TBW
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VSS
–
ROR
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AMR
–
SKA
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TKR
45/0
ABF
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SLK
–
SDS
184/10
PD
138/10
South Delhi Superstarz beat Purani Delhi 6 by 46 runs
NDT
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NDS
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SDSW
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NDSW
58/2
Match Abandoned due to rain
EDRW
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CDQW
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NOR
137/7
SWE
136/9
Norway beat Sweden by 3 wickets
SWE
204/5
HUN
125/8
Sweden won by 79 runs
NOR
172/8
HUN
140/8
Norway beat Hungary by 32 runs
THCC
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MRSC
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THCC
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KHTC
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MRSC
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KSV
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KHTC
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MTV
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KSV
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MTV
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JZ-W
94/5
LL-W
74/2
Lavender Lionesses Women beat Jinx Zagreb Women by 5 runs (D/L) method
JZ-W
25/1
LL-W
58/2
MATCH ABANDONED
JZ-W
34/1
LL-W
31/2
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 9 wickets
MID
129/10
YOR
130/3
Yorkshire beat Middlesex by 7 wickets
KENT
315/8
LAN
99/2
SOM
309/8
BB
87/1
NOR
295/8
SUSS
104/0
LEI
35/3
ESS
321/8
GLAM
278/9
NOT
40/0
WOR
237/8
GLO
18/1
SURR
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HAM
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BAN
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IND
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Match Called off
KRMPS
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NCMI
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TCC
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CEC-A
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JJ
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KUMS
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BNC
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GUJCC
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MGD
174/6
BNB
175/7
Bengaluru Blasters beat Mangalore Dragons by 3 wickets
MYW
34/2
SML
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MYW
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BNB
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GBM
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HBT
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IAI
110/10
MAT
145/8
Majees Titans beat IAS Invincibles by 35 runs
ROS
132/4
MUT
129/10
Royal Oman Stallions Won by 6 wickets
YSG
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MAT
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RNC
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IAI
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MAO
171/3
NOS
41/2
BIP
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LOS
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SOB
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OVI
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MOW-W
117/5
NOS-W
112/7
Manchester Originals Women beat Northern Superchargers Women by 5 runs
BIP-W
76/10
LSW-W
164/6
London Spirit Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by 88 runs
SBW-W
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OIW-W
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CHK
139/8
AS-A
121/10
Chicago Kingsmen beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 18 runs
NTS
127/8
HHA
125/10
Northern Territory Strike beat Hobart Hurricanes Academy by 2 wickets
PSA
126/5
BANA
123/9
Perth Scorchers Academy won by 5 wickets
NEP
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MS-A
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NTS
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ACOM
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MR-A
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PS
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MEMA
225/2
KASS
139/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Kanpur Superstars by 86 runs
KARS
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GOLS
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NOSK
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LUF
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The right-hand batter came out in the middle following an early wicket of Karun Nair (26). Initially, he acted as the aggressor when KL Rahul was on the crease. After Rahul’s departure, he played the second fiddle to KL Rahul, who scored a fifty. Rishabh Pant came in at number five and played in his trademark style, taking charge of English bowlers from the word go. Meanwhile, Gill shifted gears and launched an attack, who were trying to bowl short at him and then continued to play that way. Gill and Pant ensured that the lead went past 400 by forging a quickfire 110-run stand. He then hit a six to join the 500-run club and soon completed his century.
Gill has now joined the elite list of players who have amassed an aggregate of 300+ runs in a Test match. He has just found a place, but now leads the list with a total of 369 runs across two innings, followed by Gavaskar (344 runs), VVS Laxman (340 runs), Sourav Ganguly (330 runs), and Virender Sehwag (319 & 309 runs).
The current Indian skipper now has 369 runs to his name in a Test match when the article was updated. He smashed 269 runs in the first innings and a century in the second, becoming the first Indian captain to achieve the feat in the red-ball format. The 25-year-old also matched the feat 54 years later, joining Gavaskar to score a double century and a hundred in the same Test. Gavaskar did it in 1971 against the West Indies, where the latter scored 124 and 220 runs in the first and second innings, respectively.
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Meanwhile, Gill also broke Virat Kohli’s record of the highest match aggregate runs by the Indian skipper. Kohli had amassed 293 against Sri Lanka in Delhi in 2017, and he surpassed the former skipper’s tally when he scored his 25th run. Notably, Australian legend Don Bradman holds the all-time record for most runs in a series with 974 runs.
The 25-year-old also went past former skipper Kohli’s tally to become the Indian with the most runs in the debut series as captain. The 36-year-old had racked up 449 runs against Australia in 2014/15 when he took over the charge from MS Dhoni. Gill has already crossed the 500-run mark with a possible six innings across three Tests remaining in the series.
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