After an exciting day five on Tuesday, when the hosts reached a target of 371—the 10th highest successful run chase in the history of red-ball cricket—Ben Duckett’s outstanding century helped lead England to a spectacular five-wicket victory in the first Test match against India.
With openers Duckett and Zak Crawley easing their team to lunch on 117-0 in their second innings, England looked to be cruising to a remarkable victory after turning the tide of the match at Headingley after India had reached 430-3 in their first innings.
Before Crawley was dismissed for 65, Duckett maintained his dominant form with another four through the covers to achieve his sixth test hundred. Their 188-run partnership was the second-highest opening fourth-innings partnership for England in Test cricket.
