India vs England 2025 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Jun 20 2025, Fri - 03:30 PM (IST)

1st Test, - Headingley

INDIA

471, 364

ENGLAND

465, 373/5

England won by 5 wickets

CRR:4.55

Player Of The Match

Ben Duckett

112.6

OUT! Bowled. Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna. In-swinging half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. India's first innings came to a close at 471 runs, a commanding total after being sent in to bat. Ravindra Jadeja couldn't make an impact with the lower order and England did well to take the final seven wickets relatively cheaply. Credit to Josh Tongue, who led England's response with a spirited spell in this session, claiming three key wickets and wrapping up the innings efficiently. Now, the spotlight shifts to England's batting. Can they counter India's firepower and begin to build a competitive total, or will the Indian bowlers take advantage of the overcast conditions? We're about to find out.
112.5

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
112.4

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, inside edge to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
112.3

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Smith.
112.2

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
112.1

OUT! Bowled. Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, inside edge. Nine down for India.
111.6

Brydon Carse to Mohammed Siraj. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
111.5

Brydon Carse to Mohammed Siraj. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.
111.4

Brydon Carse to Mohammed Siraj. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
111.3

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
111.2

FOUR! Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja. Out-swinging length ball, to leg down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
111.1

Brydon Carse to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tongue.
110.6

FOUR! Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Carse.
110.5

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Stokes.
110.4

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bashir.
110.3

OUT! Caught. Josh Tongue to Jasprit Bumrah. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to second slip, caught by Brook. Edge and taken by Harry Brook.
110.2

Josh Tongue to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Carse.
110.1

FOUR! Josh Tongue to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad past fine leg for 4 runs.
109.6

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.
109.5

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.
109.4

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
109.3

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Gloved to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Pope.
109.2

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
109.1

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
108.6

Ben Stokes to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
108.5

Ben Stokes to Jasprit Bumrah. In-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Smith.
108.4

OUT! Caught. Ben Stokes to Shardul Thakur. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Smith. That's Lunch on Day 2, India have progressed to 454 but have lost seven wickets. Shubman Gill carried on his superb innings before falling for 147, just shy of a maiden 150. Rishabh Pant played aggressively as he became the third Indian batter to reach three figures, scoring 134. England's bowlers used the conditions well in the last hour as they picked up four wickets, Ben Stokes taking two and has four for the innings, whilst Shoaib Bashir and Josh Tongue also took a wicket. Will England bowlers wrap up things quickly after Lunch, or will Jadeja join with lower-order batters and extend the score? Join us in 40 minutes to find out.
108.3

Ben Stokes to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
108.2

Ben Stokes to Shardul Thakur. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
108.1

Ben Stokes to Shardul Thakur. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.

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100.4

OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Tongue. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. It's Tea on Day 3, and England find themselves just six runs behind India's total after a spirited fightback with the bat. Harry Brook, in a scintillating knock, fell just one run short of his century, but his sublime performance earned him a standing ovation from the crowd. Jamie Smith played a valuable hand with 40 runs, while Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse combined for a gritty 50-run partnership. However, they couldn't quite push ahead and take the lead. Bumrah was the star of the day for India, leading the charge with a fiery five-wicket haul. Prasidh Krishna added three more scalps, while Mohammed Siraj kept things tight with two wickets of his own. Join us in 20 minutes.
100.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Shoaib Bashir. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.
100.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Shoaib Bashir. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
100.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Shoaib Bashir. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
99.6

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Tongue. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
99.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Tongue. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
99.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Tongue. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs.
99.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Tongue. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.
99.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Tongue. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
99.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Tongue. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
98.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Shoaib Bashir. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
98.5

OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Woakes. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Knocked him over.
98.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Tongue. Out-swinging full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run.
98.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Tongue. Out-swinging yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
98.2

FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Tongue. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
98.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Tongue. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
97.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nair.
97.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
97.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nair.
97.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs.
97.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
97.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, inside edge to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Sudharsan.
96.6

Mohammed Siraj to Josh Tongue. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
96.5

Mohammed Siraj to Josh Tongue. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
96.4

Mohammed Siraj to Josh Tongue. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Thakur.
96.3

Mohammed Siraj to Josh Tongue. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Thakur.
96.2

Mohammed Siraj to Josh Tongue. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
96.1

Mohammed Siraj to Josh Tongue. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Bumrah.
95.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Pant.
95.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Chris Woakes. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.

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95.6

OUT! Caught. Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Tongue. We've reached the end of India's 2nd innings, and they have set a challenging target of 371 runs for England. The England bowlers performed exceptionally well with the second new ball, quickly dismantling the Indian tail. Stay tuned for the upcoming run chase.
95.5

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
95.4

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
95.3

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
95.2

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
95.1

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to third man for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
94.6

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Crawley.
94.5

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
94.4

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, run save by Tongue.
94.3

FOUR! Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
94.2

SIX! Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Mighty six!
94.1

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump down the track cutting, to third man for no runs, fielded by Brook.
93.6

Chris Woakes to Prasidh Krishna. Seaming away short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
93.5

Chris Woakes to Prasidh Krishna. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Tongue.
93.4

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tongue.
93.3

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for no runs, dropped catch by Duckett.
93.2

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Duckett.
93.1

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, inside edge to silly point for no runs.
92.6

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
92.5

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
92.4

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
92.3

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for no runs, fielded by Brook.
92.2

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Smith.
92.1

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Bashir.
91.6

Chris Woakes to Prasidh Krishna. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
91.5

Chris Woakes to Prasidh Krishna. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
91.4

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.
91.3

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, down leg side moves in front working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to gully for no runs, fielded by Duckett.
91.2

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pushing, inside edge to silly mid on for no runs.
91.1

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

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End of Over 82

Over 82. 18 runs. Bowler: Ravindra Jadeja. England: 373/5 (rr 4.55)
81.6

SIX! Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. England seal the match in style and comfortably chase down the target, securing a five-wicket victory to take a 1-0 series lead. Jamie Smith played an unbeaten match-winning knock of 44 alongside Joe Root, who finished on 53. The English openers laid the perfect foundation for the chase, with a partnership of 188, Ben Duckett falling just one run short of a well-deserved 150. Despite a rain delay, which briefly interrupted play, India's bowlers showed some fight, with Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur claiming two wickets each. However, it wasn't enough to halt the hosts, who wrapped up the win with ease. Ben Duckett is the Player of the Match.
81.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Bumrah.
81.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
81.3

SIX! Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
81.2

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
81.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
End of Over 81

Over 81. 6 runs. Bowler: Mohammed Siraj. England: 355/5 (rr 4.38)
80.6

FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
80.5

Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
80.4

Mohammed Siraj to Jamie Smith. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.
80.3

Mohammed Siraj to Jamie Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge to extra cover for no runs.
80.2

Mohammed Siraj to Jamie Smith. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Sudharsan.

80.1

NEW BALL. Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
End of Over 80

Over 80. 1 run. Bowler: Ravindra Jadeja. England: 349/5 (rr 4.36)
79.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rahul. Just one run off the over.
79.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
79.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
79.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
79.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Joe Root. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Siraj.
79.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Joe Root. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
End of Over 79

Over 79. 7 runs. Bowler: Shardul Thakur. England: 348/5 (rr 4.41)
78.6

FOUR! Shardul Thakur to Jamie Smith. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
78.5

Shardul Thakur to Jamie Smith. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Siraj.
78.4

Shardul Thakur to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump down the track flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.

78.3

Shardul Thakur to Jamie Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
78.2

Shardul Thakur to Jamie Smith. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge for no runs, fielded by Pant.
78.1

Shardul Thakur to Joe Root. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
End of Over 78

Over 78. no runs. Bowler: Ravindra Jadeja. England: 341/5 (rr 4.37)
77.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Sudharsan.
77.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot pushing, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Gill.
77.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
77.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
77.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nair.
77.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Jamie Smith. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

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