Rain expected today — will the weather let the Test match see a result?
India needs 10 wickets and England require 350 runs
Leeds: Today is the decisive day in the first match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test series between India and England (Live from 3:30 PM), but weather could play spoilsport and disrupt either team’s chances.
Team India has scored a total of 835 runs across both innings, including five centuries, and stands in a strong position to win — but rain looms as the biggest threat.
At stumps on Day 4 (Monday), hosts England had reached 21 without loss, chasing a target of 371. Ben Duckett was unbeaten on 9, and Zak Crawley on 12.
According to forecasts from a prominent English broadcasting website, the weather in Headingley (Leeds) will be overcast, with brief sunny spells expected in the afternoon, but intermittent showers are also likely. India needs 10 wickets to win; England needs 350 more runs.
India’s lower order collapses again in this Test
India’s top order has performed excellently in this Test, with the middle order contributing fairly well in the second innings. However, the lower order collapsed for the second time — losing the last 7 wickets for just 41 runs in the first innings and the final 6 wickets for only 31 runs on Monday.
Five Indian centuries in a single Test — a historic first
Since playing their first Test match in 1932, this is the first time India has seen five individual centuries in a single Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (147), Rishabh Pant (134 in the first innings, 118 in the second) and K.L. Rahul (137).
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India equals a 70-year-old Australian record
In Test cricket history, there have only been five instances where five batsmen from a single team have scored centuries in the same Test. This is India’s first such occurrence. Previously, India had scored four centuries in a Test on four occasions — twice against Sri Lanka, once against South Africa, and once against Bangladesh.
The only previous instance of five centuries by one team in an overseas Test was by Australia in 1955 against the West Indies. With this performance, India has now equaled that 70-year-old world record.
All eyes on Headingley today
Will the rain interfere with play? Or will India’s bowlers dismiss England and claim a historic victory?
We’ll know today… if the weather allows it!