Shubman Gill scored a sublime century while Yashasvi Jaiswal struck 87 runs as India finished Day 1 of the IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025 at 310/5 at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday, July 2. After losing the IND vs ENG 2025 Test series opener in Leeds few days ago, Shubman Gill and his men were asked to bat first in the second Test . India made three changes with Jasprit Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur making way for Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy. After a cautious start, KL Rahul fell for just two runs and India also lost Karun Nair, who batted at number three and scored 31. Karun Nair did have an 80-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal then added 66 runs with Shubman Gill before being dismissed by Ben Stokes while being just 13 runs away from a century. Shubman Gill batted through and scored a terrific century, joining an elite list of players to have scored hundreds in first two Tests as captain. He also formed a 47-run partnership with Rishabh Pant (25) and an unbeaten 99-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja (41*). For England, Chris Woakes was the best bowler as he picked up two wickets (2/59) while Brydon Carse (1/49), Ben Stokes (1/58) and Shoaib Bashir (1/65) took one apiece.
