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 An🐼derson took 3 wickets for just 8 runs, including t🍨he 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 bal༒ls.
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,𓂃 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 ꦜdo 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)
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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 Engl📖ish bowlers but Indian batsmen could have applied better
— Madan Lal (@MadanLal1983)
𝙉𝙤𝙪𝙣: Bouncebackability
𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: th🦩e capacity to reco♑ver 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 reachꦅing 20 in tꦰhe 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)
