England achieved a comfortable victory over India in the opening Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Leeds, winning by five wickets. Ben Duckett’s outstanding innings of 149 was the cornerstone of England’s successful chase of India’s target of 371. KL Rahul’s score of 137 was not enough for India to secure the match.
In the first innings, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a good start, with Jaiswal getting a century and Shubman Gill also scoring a century. India’s total was 471, with Ben Stokes and Josh Tongue taking four wickets each. Duckett scored 62, and Ollie Pope scored a century. Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets, restricting England to 465.
In the second innings, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal started the innings, but Jaiswal was dismissed early. Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul scored centuries, taking India to 364, setting England a target of 371. Duckett and Zak Crawley formed a partnership of 188 runs. Duckett’s 149 and Crawley’s 65 sealed the victory. Joe Root also contributed with a half-century.
