India lost the first Test match of the England tour despite five batters scoring a century for the team. They then came to Edgbaston, where no Asian team had ever won a Test match. It was supposed to be Captain Shubman Gill’s most challenging task on the tour.
However, at the end of the fifth day, India not only won the Test but won it by an exemplary margin. India went on to win the Test match by a margin of 336 runs. Where does this win rank among the top 5 biggest away wins for India? Let’s take a look at that.
5. Against England in 1986 (279 runs)
India toured England in 1986 to play a three-match Test series and had won just a single Test match before this series. The first Test ended in India’s favor as the team won by five wickets after chasing down the target with five wickets in hand. In the second Test, India scored 272 runs and 237 runs in the first two innings, respectively. England were bundled out for 102 runs in the first innings and then for 128 runs in the second innings. India clinched the match by 279 runs; the biggest away win for the team in terms of runs at that time.
4. Against Australia in 2024 (295 runs)
India’s tour of Australia had a lot of impact on Indian cricket. It was the last time both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played Test cricket before announcing their retirements from the format. The tour began with a match in Perth, and India was bowled out for 150 runs in their first innings.
Australia were all out for 104 runs in their first innings. India came back strong in the second innings and declared after posting 487 runs for the loss of six wickets. Australia was bundled out for 238 runs in the second innings, and India won the match by 295 runs.
3. Against Sri Lanka in 2017 (304 runs)
India played a three-match series in Sri Lanka in 2017 and achieved success throughout the series. India whitewashed Sri Lanka for the first time in Sri Lanka in a Test series. The history was made in the very first Test played in Colombo.
India scored 600 runs in the first innings of the Test and declared with 240 runs for the loss of three wickets on the board in the second innings. Sri Lanka was set a target of 550 runs and was bundled out for 245 during the chase. India recorded a victory by 304 runs.
2. Against West Indies in 2019 (318 runs)
India toured the West Indies in 2019 to play a two-match series. The first match was played in North Sound, where the West Indies won the toss and elected to field. India scored 297 runs in the first innings, while the West Indies posted 222 runs. India declared the second innings on 343 runs for the loss of seven wickets and gave the West Indies a target of 419 runs. In reply, the West Indies managed just 100 runs, and India won the match by 318 runs.
1. Against England in 2025 (336 runs)
India’s win over England in the second Test at Edgbaston was the most significant overseas win for the team in terms of margin of runs. India scored 587 runs in the first innings with the help of a double-century from Gill. England scored 407 runs, and Mohammed Siraj took six wickets.
In the second innings, India declared for 427 runs for the loss of six wickets. This time, England managed just 271 runs before getting bundled out, and India won the match by 336 runs.
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