IND vs Eng 1st Test Match Result: In the first Test match, England defeated India by 5 wickets. In the fourth innings of the Leeds Test, England had a target of 371 runs, which he achieved with 5 wickets remaining on the fifth day. In this match, a total of 5 centuries from India scored. Rishabh Pant hit a century in both innings, while Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul hit one century each. Despite this, the Indian team could not defend a huge target of 371 runs in the fourth innings.
Three centuries in India’s first innings
After winning the toss, England first sent invitation to Team India to batting. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an innings of 101 runs, while KL Rahul was dismissed for 42 runs. Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for zero in his Test debut. In his captaincy debut, Shubman Gill scored 147 runs, while Rishabh Pant also contributed 134 runs. Thanks to these three centuries, Team India reached a score of 471. India’s last 6 batsmen flopped badly in the first innings.
India leads 6 runs
When England team came to bat in the first innings, Jack Croly was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah in the first over. But England made a comeback with Ben Docket’s 62 runs and Oli Pope’s 106 runs. Harry Brook also performed a strong game, but the famous Krishna dismissed him on a score of 99. England had lost 5 wickets on a score of 276, it seemed difficult for him to score 400 runs. But Jamie Smith’s 40 runs and Chris Woakes’ 38 runs, England reached 465 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in bowling, yet India could take a lead of just 6 runs.
Rishabh Pant’s double explosion in India’s second innings
In the second innings of Team India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Karun Nair flopped. Sai Sudarshan contributed 30 runs this time. KL Rahul shone in this innings, who took a lot of patience and scored 137 runs. This innings was named after Rishabh Pant, who scored a century in both innings of this match. Pant became only the second wicketkeeper batsman in history. Pant broke MS Dhoni’s record of scoring the most centuries in Tests for India in this match.
England’s historic victory
England has created history with the victory of this 4 wickets. This is the second highest score by England successfully chased in its own country. England’s biggest run chase on their land also came to India, when in 2022, the English team had a target of 378 runs in the Birmingham Test. England shared 188 runs for the first wicket thanks to Ben Docket’s 149 runs and Jack Crolee’s 65 runs. Oli Pope and Harry Brook flopped, but Joe Root made a huge contribution to England’s historic victory by scoring an unbeaten 53.
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