England's Record 371 Chase Stuns India!

Written By: Danish

England beat India by 5 wickets in Leeds, chasing 371 – the 4th-highest successful Test chase ever. Take 1-0 lead in 5-match series.

Result

Ben Duckett's 149 (170 balls) demolished India’s attack. His 188-run opening stand with Crawley (65) set up the historic chase.

Heroics

India briefly fought back: Prasidh removed Crawley & Pope, while Thakur took Duckett & Brook in consecutive balls. Too little, too late!

Collapse

Joe Root (53*) and Jamie Smith (44*) sealed the win with an unbroken 71-run stand. England reached 373/5 in just 82 overs!

Finishers

Dropped catch (Jaiswal missed Duckett) Kuldeep’s exclusion backfired Siraj/Thakur leaked runs 835 runs in vain

India’s Blunders

Highest team total in a loss: India’s 835 runs (471 & 364) – England’s chase is 4th-best in Test history

Records

Birmingham, July 2-6. Can India bounce back? Or will England dominate again? Stay tuned!

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