The england team won the first Test match against india by playing a magnificent game of 371 runs. With this, india has lost by one to zero in this 5-match Test series. Although the indian team performed well in batting, it performed poorly in bowling. Fans have blamed the absence of captains like virat kohli and rohit sharma for this. england team won the toss in this match held in Leeds and chose to bowl first. After this, Jaiswal, Gill, and rishabh pant scored centuries in the first innings for the indian team that came out on the field. At one point, the indian team, which was at 430 for four, lost all its wickets for 471 runs. This is seen as the main reason for the defeat. After this, the english team, which came out, scored a century, while Harry Brook was dismissed for 99 runs. Due to this, the english team was bowled out for 465 runs. In this, indian player bumrah was amazing, taking five wickets. Taking a six-run lead, the indian team played in the second innings.
 In this, rahul and rishabh pant scored magnificent centuries. The indian team, which was at 333 for five, then lost the match in succession and was bowled out for 364 runs. Due to this, the target for the english team to win was set at 371 runs. england continued the fifth day of the match with a score of 21 runs without losing a wicket. The fans believed that india had a chance to win this match as it was a difficult task to score 350 runs on the last day. But the england team changed the whole story on the last day of this Test match, which india dominated. Openers Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett added 188 runs for the first wicket. Jack Crawley was out for 65 runs and Ollie Pope was out for 8 runs. Ben Duckett, who played well, was out for 149 runs.
 
The next ball saw the dismissal of the aggressive player Harry Brook, and the indian team breathed a sigh of relief. But captain stokes made 31 runs off 51 balls to make the target of england less. At one point, despite the efforts of the indian team, england could not take a wicket. As a result, england won by five wickets. It is noteworthy that this is the second-highest fourth-innings score scored on this pitch. This is the first time that a team has lost despite scoring 5 centuries.
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Sowmiya Sriram

25/06/2025 09:53 AM