England pacers dismantled Indian batting unit on Day 1 of the third Test at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday.
After opting to bat first, India collapsed to 78 – their lowest Test total against England since being dismissed for 42 at Lord’s in 1974.
The Virat Kohli-led side lost their last six wickets for 22 runs having been 56-4 at lunch. In last nine months, it’s the second time that India got all-out below 100. In December last year, India recorded their all-time lowest score (36) against Australia in Adelaide during a four-match series which they eventually won 2-1 under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane.
For the hosts, veteran pacer James Anderson took 3 wickets for just 8 runs, including the prize scalp of Kohli.
Sam Curran and Craig Overton created havoc in the Indian dressing room soon after the lunch break, sharing four wickets in 6 balls.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
After dream finish at Lord’s, nightmarish first innings at Leeds for India. Bowled out in 40.4 overs in an utterly inept showing against swing and seam. England’s bowling was top class, but India’s much vaunted batting was abysmal. Surreal collapse
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Teams in past have won Test matches after being bowled out for less than 78. Can India do it?
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
What an outstanding and entertaining start to day 1. Good all round performance from the England bowlers👏👏
Let’s see how the Indian bowlers respond to this!— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11)
I was gone for an hour!! I seem to have missed a bit… 🏏
— Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30)
http://twitter.com/KP24/status/1430526933670969345
Cricket is a mad game. England rampant!
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Team India miss read the conditions the ball has moved all day. Better lengths by the English bowlers but Indian batsmen could have applied better
— Madan Lal (@MadanLal1983)
𝙉𝙤𝙪𝙣: Bouncebackability
𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: the capacity to recover quickly from a setback.
"England showed bouncebackability in the first innings at Headingley after losing at Lord's"
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
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— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher)
At Lord’s India made their highest total (364) in match's first innings in a Test in England after put in to bat first.
Today India made their lowest total (78) in match's first innings in a Test in England after choosing to bat first!
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket)
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
This is the first time ever India had no player reaching 20 in the first innings of a Test match.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Lowest totals for India against England in Tests:
58, Manchester, 1952 (Match 2nd innings)
78, Leeds, 2021* (Match 1st innings)
82, Manchester, 1952 (Match 3rd innings)— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
78 is now India's 9th lowest total in Test cricket.
And their third lowest in England.— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
