LEEDS: India is in the shadow of defeat on the last day of the Headingley Test. Chasing a target of 371 runs to win, England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, who came out to bat today, are putting up a strong defence against the Indian bowling line. England is moving ahead with a relatively good run rate.
Ben Duckett scored a half-century. Duckett scored his 14th half-century from 68 balls. Currently, Duckett has scored 64 runs from 89 balls, while Zak Crawley has scored 42 runs from 93 balls. According to the latest information, when England broke for lunch, they had scored 117 runs without losing a wicket in 30 overs.
India, who had earlier taken a lead of just six runs, were all out for 364 runs in the second innings. India lost six wickets while adding just 31 runs to 333 for four. India's middle order was a complete failure in the second innings as well. Josh Tongue, who took three wickets without conceding a run in a single over, destroyed the Indian middle order. Josh Tongue took three wickets for 72 runs. Brydon Carse took three wickets for 80 runs.
Opener KL Rahul (137), who played patiently for India, and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant (118), who also scored a century in the second innings, helped them achieve a good total. No one else scored more than 30 runs.