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India achieve unwanted record with Headingley defeat as England pull off second-highest Test chase
England went 1-0 up in the five-match Test series against India at Headingley after chasing down the 371-run target set by Shubman Gill's men with five wickets to spare. Here, we take a look at some of the key statistics from the riveting match that concluded in the final hour of Day 5. read more
India failed to defend a target of 371 against England in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. Image: Reuters/AP
Shubman Gill endured a disappointing start to his tenure as India Test captain, suffering a five-wicket defeat against England in Leeds that gave Ben Stokes' men a 1-0 in the five-match series. This despite the Indian team scoring over 800 runs on a good batting surface at Headingley, with five centuries being scored by four of their batters and Jasprit Bumrah collecting the only five-wicket haul of the match.
India found themselves in a dominant position at the end of Day 1, with the score reading 359/3. And at 430/3 on the following day, India had the opportunity to post a total in excess of 600 and thereby assure themselves of securing a draw at the very least.
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Two batting collapses in as many innings along with a flurry of dropped chances – four by Yashasvi Jaiswal alone – and some ordinary bowling by the Indians other than Bumrah proved to be their undoing. England had their shortcomings as well, but were ultimately able to seize control of the game at the right moments, especially in the last two days, to go 1-0 up in the five-match series.
Records broken and milestones achieved in Headingley
The first Test at Headingley also witnessed its fair share of records and milestones, which we look at in greater detail below:
– India broke Australia's record for most centuries scored in a losing cause in a Test . Australian batters had scored four centuries in the three-wicket defeat against England in Melbourne in the Boxing Day Test in 1928. India went one step ahead with five centuries from four batters, including two by Rishabh Pant.
– The Headingley Test witnessed a total of 1,673 runs being scored by the two teams, the highest aggregate in a Test between England and India.
– England's successful chase of the 371-run target set by India is their second-highest in the Test format. Their highest successful chase, incidentally, also came against India in the 'Bazball' Era – winning by seven wickets at Edgbaston three years ago after being set 378 to win.
– India's 835 runs in the Headingley Test is the fourth most runs scored by a team in a losing cause in a Test. England top the list with 861 runs against Australia in 1948, incidentally at the same venue.
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