IND vs ENG Test Series: List of Records Created and Broken That Shocked the Cricketing World

August 5, 2025: The Indian cricket team won the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval and leveled the series 2-2. Right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj played a big role in this win. Siraj took 9 wickets in the match and was named Player of the Match.

On the last day, England needed only 35 runs, and India had to take four wickets. Many people thought India could not win from this position. But Mohammed Siraj had other plans — and he did something that cricket fans will remember for years. Siraj took three out of the last four wickets and gave India a thrilling 6-run win. With this, one of the toughest and most exciting series in recent times came to a dramatic end.

Big Records and Unforgettable Moments

• Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in five Tests – the most ever in an India vs England series. He broke Graham Gooch’s 1990 record of 752 runs.

• Gill also set a new Indian record for most runs in a Test series as captain, going past Sunil Gavaskar’s 732.

• Gill became the first Asian batter to score over 700 runs in a Test series played in SENA countries.

• Shubman Gill's 269 at Edgbaston is the highest individual Test score by an Indian captain.

• Gill also became the first Asian captain to score a double century in SENA nations.

• He scored 430 runs (269+161) in a single Test – a world record for most runs in an away Test match.

Other Indian Records:

• Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score centuries in both innings of a Test match.

• Jasprit Bumrah became the first Asian bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA countries.

• Ravindra Jadeja became the first player ato score six half-centuries in an India-England Test series and reached 2,000 runs + 100 wickets in the World Test Championship.

• Akash Deep became the third Indian nightwatchman to score a Test fifty and also claimed his first 5-wicket and 10-wicket hauls in Tests.

• Washington Sundar scored his maiden Test century.

• India scored 3,809 runs – the most by any team in a five-match Test series.

Major England Highlights and Global Records

• Joe Root scored 537 runs with three centuries. He now has 13,543 Test runs – second-most after Sachin Tendulkar.

• Root became the first player to score 6,000 runs in the World Test Championship.

• He now has the most Test centuries at home against one team (India) and 13 centuries vs India overall – a record for England.

• Ben Stokes became the first England captain to score a century and take a 5-wicket haul in the same match.

• Stokes also completed 7,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket – only the third player to do so after Jacques Kallis and Garry Sobers.

• Jamie Smith scored 184* – the highest score by an England wicketkeeper in Tests.

• This series also saw over 7,000 total runs – only the second time in history after the 1993 Ashes. India hit 470 boundaries – the most ever in a single Test series.

India's 6-run win at The Oval became their narrowest ever by runs, while their 336-run win at Edgbaston was their biggest away win. With so many records and close games, this India vs England series will be remembered for a long time.