ENG vs IND | Twitter reacts as Duckett's 149 sees England chase down 371 with authority in Leeds

‌Resuming on 21/0, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley weathered early spells from Bumrah and Siraj under overcast skies, with little swing on offer. Once Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur replaced them, Duckett upped the tempo, racing to a 66-ball fifty as Crawley played second fiddle. The pair stretched their opening stand to 117 by Lunch, keeping India wicketless.

Post the break, Duckett surged on despite a dropped catch on 97 by Jaiswal — his fourth of the match — and soon brought up a fluent century. A rain break briefly stalled England’s charge at 181/0, but Krishna struck soon after, removing Crawley for 65 and bowling Pope cheaply to give India hope. Duckett, though, counterattacked until Thakur removed him and Brook in back-to-back deliveries, dragging India back in. England went to Tea at 269/4, needing 102 more.

The final session saw Root and Stokes steady things, with Krishna again ineffective. Jadeja removed Stokes to keep India alive with 71 to get, but debutant Jamie Smith batted confidently. With England edging closer, the second new ball loomed as India’s last shot, but the hosts needed just 22 by the time the 80-over mark rolled around. Root promptly brought up his half-century in the final phase of play while Smith scored 16 runs in the 82nd over to seal off a famous victory.

Team India will become the first side in cricket history to lose a Test after registering five centuries.

Previously Australia in the 1928/29 Ashes series lost the MCG Test after making four in the match Don Bradman made his maiden Test century! 

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 

Finest

Test cricket at its finest - intense, challenging and unforgiving. Five days of a high-quality game and a result that could’ve gone either way! Our young team showed fight and belief, the kind that wins you games in the long run. Fell short, but far from done! The series is still…

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 

Wow!

🚨 FIRST TIME IN 148 YEARS. 🚨



- India becomes the first team in Test cricket history to lose a match after having 5 individual centuries. 🤯 

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 

Historic

Most successful 250+ chases in Test cricket:



Stokes' England - 6

Dhoni's India - 4

Lara's West Indies - 3

Ponting's Australia - 3

— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) 

Lord

In a pitch where nobody knows how to take wickets you need somebody who doesn't know how he takes his wickets. 

— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) 

Sad

India in Tests under Coach Gautam Gambhir



3 home Tests lost.

4 away Tests lost.



Not even 365 days since he took over and this time he can’t even hide behind Rohit or Kohli.

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) 

148 years

First time in the 148-year history of Test cricket, a team will lose despite scoring five centuries.



148 years mein ek baar toh chalta hai....

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) 

Classic

2021 WTC: India dominated entire WTC but lost in final against the only team they lost a series against i.e. New Zealand.



2023 WTC: India dominated entire WTC but lost in final against Australia.



2025 WTC: India looked certain to make WTC Final before a home series loss against…

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) 

100 percent

💯 

— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) 

5th time

That's the fifth time Joe Root has finished on 50 or more not out at the end of a successful chase.



Only Ricky Ponting (six) has done that more in Test cricket.

— Yas Rana (@Yas_Wisden)