Top 3 scores by India at Headingly in Leeds

India is set to play a five-match test series against England in what will be the first assignment for both sides in the new World Test Championship Cycle. The first test between the two rivals will commence on 20th June at the iconic test venue, Headingley in Leeds. India has previously played seven test matches at this venue. The Indian side has won two and lost four tests at this venue. Only one test has ended in a draw whenever India faced England at Headingley. The Indian side tasted their last victory on this ground in 2002 under the captainship of Sourav Ganguly. The men in blue lost their last encounter at Leeds by an innings and 76 runs when the team toured in 2021.

Here is the list of the top three scores of India at Headingley.

3. 278 / 10 in 2021

The Indian batting order showed some resistance after being folded like a pack of nine pins in the first innings of the Headingley test in 2021. The Indian side managed to put 278 runs on the board on the back of gritty half-centuries by Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. However, their efforts failed to rescue the Indian side from facing a humiliating defeat by an innings and 76 runs.

2. 510/10 in 1967

The Indian team, having been folded out for a mere 168 runs in the first innings, faced a follow-on by the English side. However, the Indian batting unit improved its performance remarkably in the second innings. Captain Masur Ali Khan Pataudi’s incredible century knock of 148 runs, coupled with gritty half-century knocks by Faruk Engineer, Ajith Wadekar and Hanuman Singh, the Indian side put up a total of 510 runs, setting a target of 125 runs for England in the fourth innings.

1. 628/8 in 2002

The iconic Indian batting trinity of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly notched a century each in 2002 to post a gargantuan score of 628 runs in the first innings at Headingley. Sachin was the top scorer with 193 runs, followed by Rahul’s 148 and Ganguly’s 124 runs. The English batting order failed to get past the total even after batting twice, as India claimed a famous test victory by an innings and 46 runs on English soil.

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