IND vs Eng First Test: In the first match of the 5 -match Test series being played between India and England, Team India has completely caught the match. On the fourth day of the Leeds Test, India has set a mountain -like target of 371 runs to win in front of England after scoring 364 runs in the second innings. If you look at the history of Leeds, this target in terms of statistics looks almost impossible for England. In Leeds’ 126 years of Test history, such a big score has been almost impossible.
Rahul and Pant’s century turned to match the match
In the fourth day’s game, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant batting brilliantly have turned the attitude of the match to India. Rahul scored 137 runs in 247 balls with the help of 18 fours, while Pant hit 15 fours and 3 sixes in an innings of 118 runs. Both batsmen have shared a 195 -run partnership and brought Team India to a strong position.
Shubman Gill was dismissed for only 8 runs in this innings, but Rahul and Pant took the front and took India’s second innings to 364 runs and gave England a target of 371 runs.
Shubman Gill has a golden opportunity
The command of Team India is in the hands of young batsman Shubman Gill. Gill has a golden opportunity to register his name in the list of captains who won the Test win in England. If India wins this match, Gill will become one of the youngest captains to achieve this achievement.
History of headingley
If you look at the history of the headingley, it is almost impossible to achieve the target of 371 runs. In the 82 Tests played here in the last 126 years, only a team has scored more than 370 runs. This was done by Australia in 1948 under the leadership of Karnama Don Bradman when he won 404/3 against England.
After that some other historical run chase are as follows,
In 1948, Australia defeated England by scoring 404/3 runs.
In 2019, England won the Australia by scoring 362/9 runs.
In 2017, West Indies chased 322/5 against England.
In 2001, England scored 315/4 against Australia.
In 2022, England won against New Zealand by 296/3 runs.
In 2023, England won the match by scoring 254/7 against Australia.
In 1982, England scored 219/7 against Pakistan.
India took a 6 -run lead in the first innings, and now England have to score 371 runs. If you look at the records of cricket, this chase is very difficult. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes are now on whether India will take a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first win under Shubman Gill, or England will change history by doing any miracle.
