03-08-2025
3809 runs in 5 matches: Shubman Gill's India set new records in Oval Test
India have carved their name into Test cricket history by hammering an astonishing 470 boundaries, which includes 422 fours and 48 sixes, during the ongoing five-match series against England. Shubman Gill's men achieved the record-breaking feat on Day 3 of the fifth Test at the Kennington Oval in London, setting a new benchmark for the most boundaries by any team in a single Test marks the first time India have crossed the 400-boundary mark in a Test series, shattering their long-standing record of 384 boundaries set back in 1964 — a milestone that had stood unchallenged for 60 years. Further underscoring their dominance, Indian batters notched up 28 scores of fifty or more — the highest number of fifty-plus scores by any team in a Test vs ENG, 5th Test Day 3: Highlights
In total, India accumulated 3,809 runs at an average of 42.32 in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England. This remarkable tally stands as the second-highest team aggregate in Test series history. Australia remain at the summit with 3,877 runs at an average of 57.86 during the iconic 1989 Ashes campaigns continue to feature prominently in the all-time charts, with England's 3,757-run haul in 1928–29 and several high-scoring Australian performances in 1993, 1924–25, and 1970–71 completing the top six. Most runs by a team in a Test series Australia - 3877 runs - 57.86 avg - 6 Tests - The Ashes 1989 in EnglandIndia - 3809 runs - 42.32 avg - 5 Tests - Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 in EnglandEngland - 3757 runs - 43.18 avg - 5 Tests - The Ashes 1928-29 in AustraliaAustralia - 3641 runs - 51.28 avg - 6 Tests - The Ashes 1993 in EnglandAustralia - 3630 runs - 36.30 avg - 5 Tests - The Ashes 1924-25 in AustraliaEngland - 3580 runs - 41.62 avg - 6 Tests - The Ashes 1970-71 in AustraliaIndia in a commanding position India holds the upper hand in the fifth and final Test at The Oval, with England needing 324 runs and just eight wickets in hand at stumps on Day 3. Chris Woakes has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with his sixth Test century, supported by fifties from Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, as India set a daunting 374-run target for the hosts to chase down.- EndsTune InMust Watch
