by Ben Duckett’s Majestic 149 brought England on course for another round of Headingley’s heroism when they wanted to end a remarkable chase against India in the first test.
Yorkshire headquarters have seen some outrageous glasses over the years, with Ashes Classics in 1981, 2019 and 2023, and England needed another one when tourists set them 371 to win this opening degree of the series.
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Only once they have ever hunted – 378 against the same opponents in Edgbaston in 2022 – but a sensational knocking from Duckett saw her on the way to 269 for four with one session.
He divided a brilliant opening status of 188 with Zak Crawley (65) to process England, but India pulled back into battle by showing each of the top four in a highly competitive stay between lunch and tea.
Dickett and Harry Brook were out of the previously anonymous Shardul Thakur in succession to increase the operations and had Joe Root and Ben Stokes with 102 runs.
Duckett met a moral border in front of Key Man Jasprit Bumrah in the first over of the day one of only three in the first 45 minute but also survived a magical ball, which was over by a whisper past its outside edge.
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England decided on 42 runs in the opening hour, the content of content to suffocate India’s own fee, and a total of 96 for the session when they download the bowlers.
Duckett confused shovels twice, but replied at every occasion by sending the next ball for four o’clock, a clean blow through the extra ceiling and a bolar up to 50. Crawley suppressed his own instinct, but triggered a crispy cover drive to take up the hundred partnership.
India’s repeated appeals to change the ball were finally observed, but although the replacement formed a chance – Crawley pushed a small return against Bumrah with 42 – he was not recorded.
The afternoon started with drizzle in the air, and the floodlights sucked in action, but England’s top two pressed in front of them. Bumrah performed again at the end of the Kirkstall Lane, but ran a few early fours, ducket threaded him down the floor and Crawley whipped off his hips.
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Every Wicketless Over vom Supreme Seemanner was a victory for England, especially in the goal options that opened at the other end. India endeavors to build pressure through Ravindra Jadeja’s spin, but Ducketts Reverse Sweep was the perfect weapon to lift the veterans.
The left -hander reached 97 before he put a foot false and rated a Mohammed Siraj, but his luck was when Yashasvi had the greasy ball slid through his fingers. It was a third bad drop of the game for Jaiswal and sympathy ran from Siraj, who is annoyed by the lawn.
Duckett accepted the gift and ticked his hundred with a trademark with cover. The showers forced a 20-minute break and when the game was resumed, India found a way into the battle.
Prasidh Krishna was not lucky against Duckett, but met twice in consecutive overs when he watched the end of the non -striker. Crawley’s highly competitive stay ended when he grabbed an outsider to slip and Centurion Ollie Pope of the first innings was woken up by a sharp tailor for eight.
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In the meantime, went on ducket. He had an answer for all arrivals, chopped Krishna past Gully and pulled Bumrah exactly between two border drivers and Jadeja’s mount for a remarkable reverse six.
Thakur was an unlikely game-changer, but he did the trick for his team and persuaded Duckett to choose the man on cover and leave Brook behind to achieve a golden duck with a happy strand.
