England will cross swords against India in the first Test [Source: CricCrazyJohns/X.com]
Shubman Gill-led India will take on Ben Stokes’s England in the first Test of the five-match series starting Friday, June 20, at Headingley in Leeds. This series marks a new beginning for India in Test cricket, especially after the retirement of legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the longest format. It’s also India’s first series in the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
Interestingly, the last time India played a Test match at Headingley was back in 2021. So, take a quick look back at the scorecard from their last meeting.
England vs India At Headingley Last Match Scorecard
India 1st Innings
Batting
R
B
M
SR
Rohit Sharma
19
105
172
18.09
KL Rahul
0
4
6
0
Cheteshwar Pujara
1
9
19
11.11
Virat Kohli (c)
7
17
31
41.17
Ajinkya Rahane
18
54
65
33.33
Rishabh Pant †
2
9
18
22.22
Ravindra Jadeja
4
29
42
13.79
Mohammed Shami
0
1
2
0
Ishant Sharma
8
10
25
80
Jasprit Bumrah
0
1
2
0
Mohammed Siraj
3
10
17
30
England 1st Innings
Batting
R
B
SR
Rory Burns
61
153
39.86
Haseeb Hameed
68
195
34.87
Dawid Malan
70
128
54.68
Joe Root (c)
121
165
73.33
Jonny Bairstow
29
43
67.44
Jos Buttler †
7
12
58.33
Moeen Ali
8
18
44.44
Sam Curran
15
30
50
Craig Overton
32
42
76.19
Ollie Robinson
0
15
0
James Anderson
0
1
0
India 2nd Innings
Batting
R
B
SR
Rohit Sharma
59
156
37.82
KL Rahul
8
54
14.81
Cheteshwar Pujara
91
189
48.14
Virat Kohli (c)
55
125
44
Ajinkya Rahane
10
25
40
Rishabh Pant †
1
7
14.28
Ravindra Jadeja
30
25
120
Mohammed Shami
6
8
75
Ishant Sharma
2
5
40
Jasprit Bumrah
1
6
16.66
Mohammed Siraj
0
2
0
What Happened In Last England vs India Match At Headingley?
In 2021, India faced England in the third Test of the series. That match didn’t go well for India. England, led by Joe Root, crushed India by an innings and 76 runs.
India batted first but had a terrible start. They were bowled out for just 78 runs. Rohit Sharma was the top scorer with only 19 runs off 105 balls. Craig Overton and James Anderson took two wickets each and broke India’s batting line-up.
In reply, England put up a massive total of 432 runs. Rory Burns scored 61, Haseeb Hameed made 68, and Joe Root smashed a brilliant 121 off 165 balls.
India tried to fight back in the second innings, but their batting fell short again. They managed to score 278 runs before getting all out, and England won the match comfortably.
England vs India Man of the Match
Ollie Robinson won the Player of the Match award after the star pacer took 2 wickets for 16 runs in the first innings and 5 wickets for 65 runs in the second innings.
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