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Duckett 149 lays the foundation as England hunt down 371 at Headingley
The Island
|June 26, 2025
Headingley has become the home of the run chase, and England hauled in a target of 371 to prove it. Set up by Ben Duckett's dazzling 149, and sealed with a six by Jamie Smith, they romped home in just 82 overs to seal a sixth consecutive win in Leeds all while bowling first and to take a 1-0 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
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It left Ben Stokes to breathe a sigh of relief after his decision to field on Friday morning, and India to dwell on the countless opportunities they missed to take control of this Test. They hit five centuries to England's two, but lower-order collapses of 7 for 41 and 6 for 31 proved costly as did their six dropped catches.
This was a chastening way to start a new era for India, with Shubman Gill's sparkling first-innings century long forgotten as he reflected on a heavy defeat in his first Test as captain. After series losses against New Zealand and Australia, India have now lost seven of their last nine Tests, and may only have Jasprit Bumrah available for two of the next four on the England tour.
Bumrah was borderline unplayable in Australia, taking 32 wickets in the series, but was unusually ineffective after his first-innings five-for at Headingley. He went wicketless in England's run chase, and was seen off by Duckett and Zak Crawley, whose partnership of 188 in 42.2 overs laid the foundations for a victory cruise despite the lingering threat of rain.
Duckett was sublime, starting his innings slowly before accelerating against India's weaker links. He was particularly severe on Ravindra Jadeja, whom he reverse swept into submission, and Prasidh Krishna, whose five wickets in the match could not disguise an eye-watering economy rate of 6.28, the most expensive in India's Test history.
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