India has given England a target of 371 runs to win the first Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. On the fourth day of the match on Monday, the Indian team was all out for 364 in the second innings. England have scored 21 runs without any harm until the game is over at Headingley Cricket Stadium in Leeds. England are 350 runs away from the win.
Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in both innings of Test. If Root completed 210 catches in the test, Rahul equaled Dravid in this regard. Sunil Gavaskar told Pant to jump after scoring a century.
Read Moments and Records of the fourth day of the IND VS ENG Test …
Facts and records
- Rishabh Pant's name has now been included in the list of 9 six batteries in an innings in England in Test cricket. It shares this record with Andrew Flintoff (against Australia, Aggaston, 2005) and Ben Stokes (against Australia, Lords, 2023).
- In this Test match, 5 different batteries from India scored a century, which is the first time in Indian Test history. This is the sixth time in Test cricket, while five batteries of the team have scored a century in a single Test. With this, India has become the second team to achieve this achievement while playing abroad. Earlier, Australia had achieved this feat in 1955 against the West Indies in Kingston.
- KL Rahul scored the 9th century of his career. He scored his third century in England. He was dismissed for 137 runs.
- Rishabh Pant is the first Indian batter to score a century in both Test innings in England. He is the seventh Indian to achieve this achievement.
- Pant becomes the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in both Test innings Rishabh Pant also scored a century in India's second innings in the Headingley Test against England. He became the first Indian wicketkeeper Better to score a century in both Test matches. Zimbabwe's Andy Flower has earlier achieved this. Flower scored a century in both innings of Harare Test against South Africa in 2001. Pant scored 134 in the first innings and 118 in the second innings.
- Rishabh Pant is now the record for the highest scorer by Indian wicketkeeper in the Test match. He scored a total of 5 runs in the lead in the lead tests. The second is the Wisdom Kundran, which scored 3 runs in the Chennai Test and scored a total of 3 runs. Third is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who scored 3 runs in a single innings against Australia in Chennai.
- If Root equaled Rahul Dravid If Root has equaled Rahul Dravid in the record of taking the highest outfield catch in Test cricket. Both have taken 210 catches so far, though Root achieved the feat in 154 Tests and Dravid in 164 Tests. After him comes the number of Mahela Jayawardene, who took 205 catches in 149 Tests. Steve Smith is fourth, who has completed 200 catches in just 117 Tests.
Now Moments …
1. Brook left Rahul's catch KL Rahul got relief on the fifth ball of the 38th over. Josh Tung throws a back of length ball at 138 km/h. The ball was swinging inward with the fifth stump line. Rahul tried to play gently towards the street, went to Brooke in the ball slip and he missed a simple catch. Rahul was batting at 58 at this time.
2. After scoring a century, Gavaskar told Pant to jump
After scoring a century, Rishabh Pant did not perform his famous Sammersault Celebration (Acrobatic Jump). Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who was present at the stand, also requested Pant to repeat the same style with a hand gesture, but Pant refused to listen to him. Interestingly, only 48 hours ago, Gavaskar changed his old criticism on Pant, 'stupid, stupid, stupid' to 'Superb, Superb, Superb'.
Pant first showed jump wall celebrity in IPL 2025, when he scored his second century in the history of the league. Two days ago, on the second day of the Headingley Test, he jumped after scoring a century.
Sunil Gavaskar tells Pant to jump.
3. Pant hit a hat -trick boundary on the ball of the route While throwing the 71st over, Rishabh Pant scored 3 consecutive boundaries on the route. Read the following what happened on the ball …
- 70.2 over (4 runs)- If the full length bowled outside the Route of Stump. Pant sat on the knee and turned the bat and the ball went straight from the bowler's head for four.
- 70.3 over (6 runs) – Pant again went down to one knee And hit a full ball on the extra cover with one hand. The ball went to kill a six on the deep cover.
- 70.4 over (4 runs)- This time Pant played a sweep shot. Was outside the ball of stump. He played a flat sweep shot with power, which crossed the Fielder Crowley on the right.
After scoring a century, Pant celebrated this way.
4. Tung took 3 wickets in one over, Shardul-Siraj and Bumrah were out Josh Tong dismissed 2 batters in the 91st over. He …
- Shardul Thakur was caught out of the ball on the ball first. Shardul was only able to score 4 runs.
- On the second ball, Mohammad Siraj was caught out at the hands of wicketkeeper Jamie Smith. Siraj could not open his account.
- Jasprit Bumrah bowled on the fourth ball. Even Bumrah could not open his account.
Josh Tung took 3 wickets for 72 runs in 18 overs.
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