INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025
Joe Root and Jamie Smith celebrate England’s famous win © Getty
371- The target of 371 chased down by England is the second highest by them in a fourth innings chase and it also happens to be the second highest against India. The only higher instance for both sides came in the Edgbaston Test in 2022 when England chased 378 in a seven-wicket win. Overall, this is the 14th successful 350+ chase in Tests, three of those coming in Headingley – the only venue with more than one such instance.
Highest chases by England
Target Opposition Venue Season 378 Ind Edgbaston 2022 371 Ind Headingley 2025 359 Aus Headingley 2019 332 Aus MCG 1928/29 315 Aus Headingley 2011 305 NZ Hagley Oval 1996/97
Highest run chases vs India
Team Target Ground Season England 378 Edgbaston 2022 England 371 Headingley 2025 Australia 339 WACA 1977/78 West Indies 276 Arun Jaitley Stadium 1987/88 South Africa 240 Wanderers 2021/22 New Zealand 213 Basin Reserve 1998/99
352 runshit by England is the second most by a team on the final day of a Test to end up winning the Test behind Australia’s 404 at the same venue in 1948.
835 runs scored by India is the fourth highest by a team in a defeat – three of the four instances have come against England under the Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum era. Their first innings total of 471 is the highest for them batting first that ended in a defeat going past 424 against Australia in Bengaluru in 1998.
Most runs in a defeat
Team Total Opponent Ground Season England 861 Aus Headingley 1948 Pakistan 847 Eng Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 2022/23 New Zealand 837 Eng Trent Bridge 2022 India 835 Eng Headingley 2025 England 817 Aus Adelaide Oval 1920/21 Australia 804 SA Adelaide Oval 1910/11 England 800 Aus Lord’s 1930
5 – India became the first team to end up on the wrong side of the result despite having five individual centuries scored in the game. The only other instance of a team losing despite having four (or more) centuries was Australia against England in Melbourne in 1928-29
7 – Hundreds scored in the Test match by both teams combined – five by India and two by England – is the joint most in a Test in England. There were seven in the Ashes Test in Trent Bridge in 1938
149 by Ben Duckett is the highest ever individual score against India in the fourth innings of a Test surpassing Joe Root’s unbeaten 142 at Edgbaston in 2022. He also became the first English opener to hit a century in the fourth innings since Alastair Cook’s unbeaten 109 against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2010.
188 – The opening partnership of 188 between Duckett and Zak Crawley is the highest opening stand in the fourth innings. It is also the second highest opening stand for England behind the 203 between Graham Gooch and Michael Atherton in Adelaide in 1991.
1 – Prasidh Krishna became the first bowler to concede 90+ runs at over a run-a-ball in each innings of a Test. He conceded 128 runs in 20 overs at 6.40 in the first innings and 92 in 15 overs at 6.13 in the second innings.
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