The first match of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy will be exciting after the 3rd day’s play.
On the third day of the 1st Test of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy between India & England at Headingley, Leeds, India finished the day with a 6-run lead after England’s first innings concluded at 465, in response to India’s 471.
Jasprit Bumrah was the standout performer, claiming a five-wicket haul (5/83), including the dismissals of Ollie Pope (106), Ben Stokes (20), and Josh Tongue, while Prasidh Krishna took three wickets.
Harry Brook fell agonizingly short of a century, scoring 99. England trailed by 144 runs at lunch, with Brook (57*) and Jamie Smith (29*) unbeaten, but India’s bowlers, after lunch led by Bumrah, wrapping up England’s innings before tea break.
Highlights of the 1st Test, Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Day 3 (India vs England, Headingley, Leeds):
India’s First Innings (471 all out):
● Yashasvi Jaiswal’s gritty century (101) set the tone.
● Shubman Gill’s 147 anchored the innings with elegance.
● Rishabh Pant’s aggressive 134 boosted India’s total.
● England’s B Stokes & J Tongue (4-4 wickets) were the standout bowlers.
England’s First Innings (465 all out):
● England responded strongly, falling just 6 runs short of India’s total.
● Key contributions from O. Pope (106), H. Brook (99), B. Duckett (62), J. Smith (40) and C. Woakes (38).
● Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery spell (5 wickets) dismantled England’s Top & Lower order.
● Prasidh Krishna (3 wickets) and Mohammed Siraj (2 wickets) provided crucial support.
● England’s lower order, led by C. Woakes & B. Carse , kept them Near the Indian total.
India had a very poor start in the second innings, their opener Jaiswal falling victim to B. Carse after scoring just 4 runs.