Match Details
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Date: June 20–24, 2025
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Venue: Headingley, Leeds
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Toss: England won the toss and elected to bat first
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Result: England won by 127 runs
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Player of the Match: Joe Root (ENG)
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Umpires: Richard Kettleborough, Kumar Dharmasena
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Third Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
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Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
England 1st Innings: 378/10 (103.4 overs, RR: 3.65)
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Batter |
Dismissal |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zak Crawley |
c Pant b Bumrah |
14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
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Ben Duckett |
c Jaiswal b Siraj |
47 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 75.81 |
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Ollie Pope |
lbw b Jadeja |
29 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 64.44 |
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Joe Root |
c Rahul b Thakur |
142 | 201 | 16 | 1 | 70.65 |
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Harry Brook |
c Gill b Bumrah |
32 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 55.17 |
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Ben Stokes (c) |
b Thakur |
41 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 53.25 |
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Jamie Overton |
c Pant b Siraj |
21 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 53.85 |
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Gus Atkinson |
c Jadeja b Bumrah |
19 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 54.29 |
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Mark Wood |
c Pant b Thakur |
10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 37.04 |
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Jack Leach |
not out |
8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 27.59 |
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James Anderson |
lbw b Jadeja |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 8, w 3, nb 2) |
17 | ||||
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Total |
378/10 (103.4 overs) |
Fall of Wickets
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25/1 (Crawley, 8.1 ov)
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83/2 (Pope, 20.3 ov)
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103/3 (Duckett, 25.2 ov)
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171/4 (Brook, 43.5 ov)
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281/5 (Stokes, 73.2 ov)
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325/6 (Overton, 85.6 ov)
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351/7 (Root, 94.3 ov)
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365/8 (Atkinson, 97.4 ov)
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378/9 (Wood, 102.5 ov)
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378/10 (Anderson, 103.4 ov)
Bowling
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Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
Wides |
No Balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jasprit Bumrah |
25 | 5 | 82 | 3 | 3.28 | 1 | 0 |
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Mohammed Siraj |
22 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 3.95 | 1 | 1 |
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Shardul Thakur |
20 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 |
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Ravindra Jadeja |
24.4 | 4 | 88 | 2 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
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Akash Deep |
12 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
India 1st Innings: 298/10 (88.3 overs, RR: 3.37)
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Batter |
Dismissal |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yashasvi Jaiswal |
c Root b Anderson |
15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 53.57 |
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KL Rahul |
lbw b Leach |
65 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 53.72 |
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Shubman Gill (c) |
c Stokes b Wood |
38 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 59.38 |
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Virat Kohli |
c Pope b Atkinson |
22 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 48.89 |
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Rishabh Pant (wk) |
c Overton b Leach |
87 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 79.82 |
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Dhruv Jurel |
c Crawley b Wood |
12 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
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Ravindra Jadeja |
c Duckett b Atkinson |
16 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 41.03 |
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Shardul Thakur |
b Anderson |
25 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 60.98 |
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Akash Deep |
c Root b Leach |
4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
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Jasprit Bumrah |
not out |
6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
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Mohammed Siraj |
c Stokes b Anderson |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 2) |
10 | ||||
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Total |
298/10 (88.3 overs) |
Fall of Wickets
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29/1 (Jaiswal, 8.4 ov)
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97/2 (Gill, 27.3 ov)
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136/3 (Kohli, 38.2 ov)
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156/4 (Rahul, 44.5 ov)
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204/5 (Jurel, 56.4 ov)
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254/6 (Jadeja, 68.3 ov)
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274/7 (Pant, 76.2 ov)
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286/8 (Akash Deep, 82.1 ov)
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298/9 (Thakur, 87.5 ov)
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298/10 (Siraj, 88.3 ov)
Bowling
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Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
Wides |
No Balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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James Anderson |
20.3 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 |
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Mark Wood |
18 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 3.72 | 1 | 1 |
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Gus Atkinson |
16 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 3.63 | 0 | 1 |
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Jack Leach |
22 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
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Jamie Overton |
12 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings: 251/7 declared (62.0 overs, RR: 4.05)
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Batter |
Dismissal |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zak Crawley |
c Pant b Siraj |
33 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 71.74 |
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Ben Duckett |
lbw b Jadeja |
21 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 72.41 |
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Ollie Pope |
c Jurel b Thakur |
14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 63.64 |
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Joe Root |
not out |
88 | 134 | 9 | 0 | 65.67 |
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Harry Brook |
c Kohli b Bumrah |
25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 65.79 |
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Ben Stokes (c) |
c Pant b Siraj |
18 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
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Jamie Overton |
c Jaiswal b Jadeja |
22 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 61.11 |
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Gus Atkinson |
b Bumrah |
12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
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Mark Wood |
not out |
8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
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Extras |
(b 2, lb 5, w 3) |
10 | ||||
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Total |
251/7 (62.0 overs) |
Did Not Bat: Jack Leach, James Anderson
Fall of Wickets
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49/1 (Duckett, 10.2 ov)
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71/2 (Crawley, 15.3 ov)
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85/3 (Pope, 18.4 ov)
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135/4 (Brook, 31.2 ov)
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165/5 (Stokes, 39.5 ov)
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212/6 (Overton, 52.3 ov)
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235/7 (Atkinson, 57.6 ov)
Bowling
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Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
Wides |
No Balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jasprit Bumrah |
16 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 3.75 | 1 | 0 |
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Mohammed Siraj |
14 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 3.93 | 1 | 0 |
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Shardul Thakur |
12 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 3.92 | 1 | 0 |
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Ravindra Jadeja |
14 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 |
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Akash Deep |
6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd Innings: 204/10 (67.2 overs, RR: 3.03)
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Batter |
Dismissal |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yashasvi Jaiswal |
c Root b Anderson |
12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
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KL Rahul |
lbw b Leach |
22 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 48.89 |
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Shubman Gill (c) |
c Stokes b Wood |
45 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 49.45 |
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Virat Kohli |
c Pope b Atkinson |
18 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 48.65 |
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Rishabh Pant (wk) |
c Overton b Leach |
36 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 58.06 |
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Dhruv Jurel |
c Crawley b Atkinson |
15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
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Ravindra Jadeja |
c Duckett b Leach |
28 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 50.91 |
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Shardul Thakur |
c Root b Wood |
10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
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Akash Deep |
c Stokes b Anderson |
8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
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Jasprit Bumrah |
not out |
4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
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Mohammed Siraj |
b Leach |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 2, w 2) |
8 | ||||
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Total |
204/10 (67.2 overs) |
Fall of Wickets
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20/1 (Jaiswal, 6.3 ov)
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48/2 (Rahul, 16.2 ov)
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82/3 (Kohli, 26.5 ov)
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124/4 (Gill, 36.4 ov)
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148/5 (Pant, 46.1 ov)
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166/6 (Jurel, 52.3 ov)
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184/7 (Thakur, 58.2 ov)
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198/8 (Akash Deep, 62.5 ov)
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204/9 (Jadeja, 66.5 ov)
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204/10 (Siraj, 67.2 ov)
Bowling
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Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
Wides |
No Balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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James Anderson |
15 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
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Mark Wood |
14 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 3.43 | 1 | 0 |
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Gus Atkinson |
13 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
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Jack Leach |
20.2 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 |
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Jamie Overton |
5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
Match Summary
England secured a 127-run victory in the first Test of the five-match series, taking a 1-0 lead. Joe Root’s masterful 142 (201) in the first innings and unbeaten 88 (134) in the second set up England’s dominance, earning him Player of the Match. Ben Duckett (47) and Ben Stokes (41) supported in the first innings, while England’s declaration at 251/7 set India a target of 332. Jasprit Bumrah (3/82) and Shardul Thakur (3/76) led India’s bowling, with Thakur justifying his selection over Nitish Kumar Reddy.
India’s first innings saw Rishabh Pant’s aggressive 87 (109) and KL Rahul’s patient 65 (121), but James Anderson (3/61) and Jack Leach (3/76) kept them to 298, trailing by 80 runs. In the second innings, Shubman Gill’s 45 (91) and Pant’s 36 (62) showed fight, but Leach’s 4/55 and disciplined bowling from Anderson (2/42) and Atkinson (2/39) triggered a collapse. India’s chase ended at 204, with England’s spin and pace proving too strong.
Key Moments:
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Root’s 142 in England’s first innings built a solid foundation, with a 110-run stand with Stokes.
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Pant’s counterattacking 87 kept India in the game, but his dismissal shifted momentum.
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Leach’s 4/55 in India’s second innings, including Rahul and Pant, sealed the victory.
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Thakur’s 3/76 and 25 (41) showcased his all-round value, though India fell short.
Impact on Series: England’s win gives them early momentum in the series, part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. India, now fourth in the WTC standings, must regroup for the second Test at Lord’s on July 2, 2025, to level the series. The loss highlights India’s reliance on Pant and Rahul, with concerns over Kohli’s form (40 runs across two innings).
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