Match overview
India beat England by 336 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 2 July 2025, with Shubman Gill's 430 runs off 549 balls across the match earning him the Player of the Match award. England won the toss and chose to field, but India batted through with a first-innings total of 587 that rendered the decision academic almost immediately. England replied with 407, a solid effort in normal circumstances, but it left them 180 behind. India then posted 427 for 6 declared in their third innings, setting a target of 608. England's fourth innings ended at 271 all out.
At a venue where the average first-innings score across 198 matches is 195, India's 587 was in a different category entirely. Gill's contributions with the bat, combined with Akash Deep's 10 wickets for 187 across 41.2 overs, gave India the kind of platform that makes results look inevitable in hindsight. England's JL Smith hit 272 off 306 balls to keep his side fighting, but the deficit was too large.
The result extends India's lead in the all-time head-to-head to 78 wins against England's 52, across 143 Tests. England had won the immediately preceding completed match between the sides at Lord's, so this was a sharp response.
Venue and conditions
Edgbaston has hosted 198 Test matches, with an average first-innings score of 195 and a second-innings average of 171. Those numbers tell a story of a ground that generally rewards patience rather than aggression from the outset, though the pitch can offer variable bounce later in a match as the surface breaks up. Teams batting fourth succeed only 48 per cent of the time here, which makes large fourth-innings targets particularly daunting.
The toss has been a significant factor at Edgbaston: fielding first is the preferred option 58 per cent of the time when captains win the toss. England's decision to bowl made sense on that basis, but it requires your attack to take early wickets. India's top order gave them no such opportunity. The longer a batting side occupies the crease on this pitch, the more the surface can lose its early nip, and India exploited that dynamic across the first two days.
For bowlers, the historical data suggests the ground's powerplay average of 41 runs and death average of 31 runs are relevant context for white-ball cricket at this venue. In Test cricket, the phase splits are less discrete, but the broader picture holds: if you can suppress a side in the first session of each day, you stay in the match.
How to watch
Test matches in England are broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket, with streaming available through Sky Go and NOW TV. For fans who prefer radio, BBC Test Match Special provides continuous ball-by-ball commentary across all five scheduled days. Full highlights are typically available on the Sky Sports website and app the evening of each day's play.
For the ongoing series between India and England, Sky Sports Cricket is the primary home for live coverage in the UK. Test match start times are generally 11:00 BST for day sessions in England.
Recent form
India arrived at Edgbaston having lost their previous match to England earlier in the same series, but before that they had strung together wins against New Zealand twice, Australia, and Pakistan in 2025. That four-match winning run before the Lord's defeat suggested their squad depth was not in question; Edgbaston has confirmed that the earlier loss was a blip rather than a trend.
England entered this match in strong overall form, having won four consecutive Tests against West Indies before the current series. Their win at Lord's over India was their fifth in six matches in 2025. The Edgbaston result breaks that momentum and levels the series, with both sides now having taken a match off the other in England this summer. The next fixture in this series will carry considerable weight.
