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England dismissed India’s lower order, bowling them out for 471 in the first innings of the Headingley Test.
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England swiftly dismissed India’s lower order, reducing the tourists to 471 in their first innings of the first Test of their five-match series at Headingley. This came after India appeared to be cruising at 430/3 earlier on Saturday.
India’s total of 471 all out against England at Headingley in 2025 is now the lowest team total in Test history to include three individual centuries. This surpasses South Africa’s 475 against England at Centurion in 2016, and Australia’s 494 against England at the same venue in 1924. The West Indies also appear on this rare list with their 497 all out against India in Kolkata in 2022.
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Lowest Total With All Out But With 3 Batters Scoring Hundred –
| Total | Team | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| 471 | India | England | Headingley | 2025 |
| 475 | South Africa | England | Centurion | 2016 |
| 494 | Australia | England | Headingley | 1924 |
| 497 | West Indies | India | Kolkata | 2002 |
India went from 430/3 to 471 all out, meaning India lost seven wickets for just 41 runs. In fact, 430 is the highest score at which a team was three wickets down before being bowled out without reaching 500. The previous record was set in the Ashes 1948 at the same venue, where the home team was reduced to 496 from 426/3.
This is also India’s highest first innings total in an away Test since declaring at 622/7 in the New Year’s Test in Sydney in 2019. The last time they made as many in the first innings in England was 664 at the Oval in 2007.
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Starting from a strong overnight position of 359/3, Rishabh Pant added runs in the morning session in thrilling style. However, India lost four wickets for just 24 runs before lunch, allowing England to claw their way back into the match.
Wickets continued to fall in the afternoon session, with India unable to capitalise on their strong start. From a seemingly hopeless situation, England now come to the crease with renewed hope.
India captain Shubman Gill quickly surpassed his highest score in Test cricket and achieved the second-highest score by a captain in their first away Test match, with support from the flamboyant Pant.
Pant swept and scooped with abandon, often ending on his knees, and fittingly reached his seventh Test century with a six into the crowd, celebrating with a forward somersault.
Gill also attempted to accelerate the scoring but was caught on the boundary by Josh Tongue for 147 while chasing another six. Shoaib Bashir, who had been the source of much of Pant’s joy, claimed his first wicket.
Karun Nair, playing his first Test for India since 2017, had a brief stint at the crease as he was dismissed after just four balls without scoring. Ollie Pope took a stunning diving catch off the bowling of captain Ben Stokes.
Pant eventually fell, trapped leg before wicket by Tongue for 134. England’s dependable Stokes struck again with the final ball before lunch, dismissing Shardul Thakur for just one run, giving the home supporters renewed hope for the afternoon session.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket, having cov… Read More
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