England vs India, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2025 Venue: Headingley, Leeds Date & Time: Jun 20-Jun 24, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Ollie Pope 106(137)
51.1
Prasidh to Pope, out Caught by Pant!! Edged and taken! This is exactly what India needed, not just the wicket but someone other than Bumrah proving that they can take them as well! Short and wide outside off, Pope's eyes lit up and he slashed hard looking to cut, just a bit of extra bounce and nip meant that it caught a healthy outside edge through to Pant. The centurion departs after adding just 6 runs to his overnight tally. But that was an innings of immense importance for Pope, he'll be disappointed not to get more but also really satisfied with getting a hundred in the first place. Pope c Pant b Prasidh 106(137) [4s-14]
50.4
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, full on off-stump, clipped away to deep square leg
50.3
Bumrah to Pope, no run, good length delivery on middle, bunted towards mid-on
50.2
Bumrah to Pope, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pope is right behind it with a solid block
50.1
Bumrah to Pope, FOUR, runs are flowing freely for England! Length delivery sliding on to the pads, easy pickings for Pope, he uses the pace and helps it on its way to the deep backward square leg ropes
49.1
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, tamely clipped away towards mid-wicket for one
47.6
Jadeja to Pope, no run, bit of jump on this fullish delivery, Pope knocks it to the on-side almost off the splice of the bat
47.5
Jadeja to Pope, no run, fullish and darted, Pope defends
47.4
Jadeja to Pope, no run, pitched easily outside leg as Pope tried to defend and got hit on the pad. Gill didn't agree for the review
47.3
Jadeja to Pope, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Pope cuts it off the stumps to point
47.2
Jadeja to Pope, no run, turning away, Pope looks to defend, ball rolls to point off the edge
47.1
Jadeja to Pope, no run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Pope knocks it to the on-side
46.2
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, ohh inside edge onto to the on-side and that will give his 9th Test hundred. Back-to-back tons for Ollie Pope. He is ecstatic. Completes the run, jumps and fist pumps. Removes the helmet and raises the bat to the crowd. This was a fullish delivery, Pope looks to drive through the off-side, but the ball rolls to mid-wicket
45.5
Jadeja to Pope, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Pope goes back and cuts to backward point
45.4
Jadeja to Pope, no run, fullish delivery on the leg stump, Pope flicks to mid-wicket
45.3
Jadeja to Pope, no run, over the wicket and fullish, Pope defends
45.1
Jadeja to Pope, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Pope slices the drive to deep point
44.6
Thakur to Pope, 1 run, full and on the pads, swing again, Pope flicks through backward square leg
44.4
Thakur to Pope, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Pope wrists it through backward square leg
44.4
Thakur to Pope, no ball, wanted to cut this short of length delivery past point but under-edged it to the keeper. Shardul oversteps again
44.3
Thakur to Pope, no run, fullish delivery, Pope defends to the on-side
44.2
Thakur to Pope, leg byes, FOUR, this one's off the pad. Pope looks to flick, misses and this length delivery nips back in, brushes the pad and escapes to the fine leg fence
44.1
Thakur to Pope, FOUR, short and wide, Pope says thank you very much and cuts it hard through point. Moves to 95
43.5
Jadeja to Pope, 1 run, oh inside edge rolls to leg-side as Pope lunges forward to defend. Expected turn from a fullish length but it went straight on
43.4
Jadeja to Pope, no run, played to the off-side
43.3
Jadeja to Pope, no run, cuts late but finds the man at deep backward point. Shortish delivery just outside off stump, Pope meets pretty well after bending his knees
42.6
Prasidh to Pope, no run, short of length delivery, Pope pulls to mid-wicket
42.5
Prasidh to Pope, FOUR, man at leg slip but this is a short ball down leg, Pope gets inside the line and pulls over the infield and dismisses that for four
42.4
Prasidh to Pope, no run, now he troubles Pope with a sharp bouncer. Pope was looking to sway out, late call to ramp and he missed the ball. Prasidh walks to Pope and has a few words with him
42.3
Prasidh to Pope, no run, oh tried the yorker there and fired the ball down the leg-side. Pope was late on it and missed
41.1
Thakur to Pope, 1 run, fierce cut but Jadeja mops up at deep backward point. Width outside off stump, Pope wanted to take toll
40.5
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, pull shot, man at deep backward square leg. Prasidh goes at the body, Pope couldn't place it in the gap
40.5
Prasidh to Pope, wide, that bumper is too high, Pant jumps to collect
40.4
Prasidh to Pope, FOUR, he's sliced that over gully. Nicely played. Short and angling in, Pope let it come, bent his knees to get under it and guided the ball over the cordon for four. Didn't have room there but he manufactured and executed well
40.3
Prasidh to Pope, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Pope looks to dab, under edge rolls to the cordon
39.6
Thakur to Pope, FOUR, driven on the up square of the wicket. Oh Jadeja tried to stop it with his boot and fumbled. Full and moving away outside off stump, Pope plays through cover-point. Jadeja could have easily stopped that. Maybe was worried about diving too close to the rope
39.5
Thakur to Pope, no run, oh Pope a bit tentative there? Fullish and just outside off stump, seemed like a mistimed push
39.1
Thakur to Pope, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Pope cuts past backward point
38.5
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, short and outside off, chopped down to deep backward point
38.4
Prasidh to Pope, 2 runs, inside edge! Fuller and angling into the stumps, Pope looked to drive that straight and got a thick inside edge that went down deep backward square-leg, they get a couple more
38.3
Prasidh to Pope, 2 runs, fraction short on off, Pope hangs back and short-arm jabs it through mid-wicket, there's a man in the deep, they take a run for the throw
38.2
Prasidh to Pope, no run, very full on off stump, Pope digs it out towards mid-off
38.1
Prasidh to Pope, no run, appeal for LBW but looked like bat involved, yes! Inside edge onto pad as Pope looked to flick this full delivery angling in
37.5
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, short ball and pulled away, man at deep mid-wicket runs to the left and cuts it off
37.4
Siraj to Pope, no run, good length and tight on off, Pope gets forward to defend to cover, the fielder is in quickly and there's no chance of a quick single
37.1
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, good length on off, Pope steers it to deep backward point
36.2
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, Pope defends to the vacant point region for one
35.6
Siraj to Pope, 2 runs, Sai Sudharsan with a needless throw and he gives away one more. Full on off, pushed wide of him at cover, Root was in and there was no backing up, he throws and gives away one more
35.5
Siraj to Pope, no run, short of length outside off, Pope chops the cut and it bounces off a thick under-edge to gully
35.4
Siraj to Pope, no run, full on off, Pope gets forward to defend to mid-off
35.3
Siraj to Pope, no run, short of length and tight on middle, Pope gets right behind the line to defend
35.2
Siraj to Pope, no run, beaten! Lovely outswinger outside off, full and shapes away, Pope reaches for it to drive and misses
35.1
Siraj to Pope, no run, full outside off, shapes away, left alone
34.4
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to the thigh pad, Pope flicks and misses
34.3
Prasidh to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope gets forward to drive and finds mid-off, off the full-face
34.2
Prasidh to Pope, no run, full and down leg, Pope flicks and misses
34.1
Prasidh to Pope, 2 runs, full on off and middle, Pope gets forward to flick through vacant mid-wicket for a couple, played that nicely
33.1
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Pope goes on the back foot and dabs it down to deep backward point
32.3
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, full and angled in towards off, Pope gets forward to flick wide of mid-on, easy single
32.2
Bumrah to Pope, no run, short of length and tight on off, Pope gets right behind the line to defend it back to Bumrah
32.1
Bumrah to Pope, no run, full on off, Pope gets forward to push to mid-on
30.6
Bumrah to Pope, no run, dropped by Jaiswal at third slip. Bumrah has his hands on his head. Gill meanwhile claps Bumrah on. This is a nothing shot from Pope, trying to steer a back of a length delivery outside off to the third man area, very low percentage shot and Pope is very lucky, Jaiswal dives to his right and gets both hands, but the ball hits the wrists and goes down. Not a difficult chance and that's the third chance off Bumrah that has been put down today
30.5
Bumrah to Pope, no run, full and sliding down leg, Pope gets forward to flick, it's a thick inside-edge on to pad, rolls to the vacant short-leg area
30.2
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Pope cuts hard and Jadeja dives to his left at backward point to save three. Bumrah claps that effort but the batters take a quick single
30.1
Bumrah to Pope, no run, full and angled in on leg-stump, Pope gets forward to flick to mid-wicket
29.1
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Pope gets forward to drive square of the wicket on the off-side
28.2
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, Jaiswal at third slip dives to his left and scoops it up on the bounce. Was a length delivery outside off, Pope steers it, was in the air but did not carry to Jaiswal, he fails to stop it cleanly, that allows the single
28.1
Bumrah to Pope, FOUR, given as runs. Bumrah has a friendly chat with umpire Chris Gaffaney. It's the wrong call from the ump as UltraEdge shows no bat. Off the trouser and it was anyway wide of the diving Pant to his left, runs away
26.6
Bumrah to Pope, no run, back of a length just outside off, Pope gets right behind the line and defends to backward point
26.5
Bumrah to Pope, no run, short of length outside off, Pope goes on the back foot to punch and misses, hit on the back arm, near the elbow and that will sting
25.6
Jadeja to Pope, no run, tossed up full on off, Pope gets forward to defend to the right of backward point
25.5
Jadeja to Pope, no run, good length on off, Pope stays back and defends towards backward point
24.3
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, full and down leg, Pope flicks and finds fine-leg
24.2
Bumrah to Pope, no run, short of length outside off, Pope goes on the back foot and defends to backward point
24.1
Bumrah to Pope, FOUR, 50 for Pope. Streaky way to get there, but he gets it. A short of length delivery outside off, Pope cuts late and it's right in the gap between third slip and gully, went at a catchable height
22.6
Bumrah to Pope, no run, short of length on off, tight delivery, Pope gets right behind the line to defend it back
22.5
Bumrah to Pope, no run, no short-leg or short mid-wicket and Pope was gone if there was one. Sharp nipbacker, good length on off, nips back in and Pope gets forward to push and it's a thick inside-edge on to pad, lobs from there and it stays in the air for a while, but mid-wicket is at a normal position and Pope gets away
22.4
Bumrah to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope gets forward to push to cover
22.3
Bumrah to Pope, no run, Bumrah checks with Pant if there was any bat. Gets a negative response and goes back to his mark. It's a short of length delivery down leg, Pope flicks and misses, off the thigh pad
22.1
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, full outside off, Pope gets forward to drive wide of Siraj at mid-off, a quick single taken and Siraj fumbles too
21.4
Jadeja to Pope, 1 run, slower and tossed up full just outside off, Pope gets forward to drive square of the wicket on the off-side for one
20.6
Siraj to Pope, no run, short of length outside off, width and Pope cuts it straight to the fielder at gully, either side and it was four, Siraj lucky to get away with it
20.6
Siraj to Pope, no ball, wide and no-ball both but it's the latter which takes precedence. It's a wild wide delivery outside off, so wide that Pant dives to his right and takes it one-handed in front of 1st slip. Called a wide and then the no-ball signal comes out as Siraj has overstepped a long way, Gill has a word with Siraj
20.5
Siraj to Pope, no run, short of length and tight on off, Pope gets right behind the line and defends to the left of Siraj
20.3
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, now Siraj goes down after delivering this. Full outside off, hint of nipback, Pope gets forward to drive and it's a thick inside-edge to deep backward square-leg, if not for the fall, would have been interesting to see what Siraj's reaction would have been there
20.2
Siraj to Pope, no run, Siraj up to his antics now. Claps sarcastically at Pope with a smile even as the batter doesn't even look back at him. This after Pope gets forward and flicks the length delivery to mid-on, wonder what Siraj saw there
20.1
Siraj to Pope, no run, good length and angled in on off, from wide of the crease, Pope gets forward to defend it back to Siraj
19.6
Jadeja to Pope, 1 run, good length on middle, Pope goes on the back foot and punches to sweeper cover, shortened the length really well
19.5
Jadeja to Pope, no run, good length on off, Pope gets forward to push to the backward point region
19.4
Jadeja to Pope, no run, quicker on leg-stump, Pope misses the defence, rapped on the front pad but sliding down leg, only oohs and aahs from the Indians
19.3
Jadeja to Pope, no run, fired in full on leg-stump, Pope gets forward to push it back to Jadeja
19.2
Jadeja to Pope, no run, ripper from Jadeja. It drifts into off, then pitches on a good length, turns and beats the forward defence
19.1
Jadeja to Pope, FOUR, short and wide and four. Poor delivery even with a sweeper cover, Pope goes on the back foot and cuts hard, easily beats sweeper cover to his left
18.2
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, short of length and angling into off, Pope goes on the back foot and pulls to the right of deep square-leg
17.6
Jadeja to Pope, no run, good length and around off, Pope goes on the back foot and punches to backward point
17.5
Jadeja to Pope, no run, short of length and angles it into leg-stump, Pope goes on the back foot and punches it to short mid-wicket
17.2
Jadeja to Pope, 1 run, dragged down on off, Pope goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
16.6
Siraj to Pope, 2 runs, good length outside off, Pope goes on the back foot and dabs it wide of the diving gully for two, deep backward point runs around to cut it off
16.3
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, good length on off, straightens from there, Pope gets forward to push, it runs off the thick outer half of the bat, wide of cover for one
16.2
Siraj to Pope, no run, good length outside off, hint of nipback, but Pope covers his off-stump and lets it go
16.1
Siraj to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope gets forward to drive it back to Siraj, hit firmly but finds the bowler
15.2
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Pope goes on the back foot and punches straight to the fielder at deep point
14.6
Siraj to Pope, no run, again Siraj is interested but this is clearly going down leg. Siraj goes wide of the crease and angles it in, the wobble-seam delivery and Pope falls over on the flick, misses, rapped on the pad and the impact is on leg-stump, clearly missing though and India don't review. Pant tells Gill that it's going down leg
14.5
Siraj to Pope, no run, Pope is lucky - saved by the ump's call on hitting. This is a good delivery and nips back in to off, Pope gets forward to defend and the inward movement defeats him, flicks the front pad but above the kneeroll and then the back thigh, just clipping and the onfield decision from umpire Chris Gaffaney was not out which saves Pope
14.4
Siraj to Pope, no run, good length outside off, holds its line, left alone
14.3
Siraj to Pope, no run, wide of the crease and angles it in on a good length on off, Pope gets forward to push to mid-on
14.2
Siraj to Pope, no run, short of length and sliding down leg, Pope flicks and misses
13.5
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, good length on off, Pope gets forward and flicks to the deep mid-wicket region
13.4
Prasidh to Pope, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, Pope gets right behind the line to defend
13.2
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, short of length and around off, Pope goes on the back foot and steers it wide of the diving gully, went down but there's third man in place
13.1
Prasidh to Pope, no run, short of length and it nips back in a long way, cramps Pope who was going on the back foot, it hits the body and falls down, that was a good delivery
12.5
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, full on middle, Pope gets forward to flick and closes the face of the bat too early, the thick leading-edge rolls wide of cover and they take a streaky single
12.4
Siraj to Pope, no run, short on the stumps, fiery stuff and Pant has to leap to take it, Pope let that go
11.6
Prasidh to Pope, FOUR, full outside off, shapes away, Pope gets forward and unfurls a gorgeous cover-drive, that races away, gives no chance to Bumrah this time, as it speeds away to his right, consecutive fours for Pope as he ends the over on a high
11.5
Prasidh to Pope, FOUR, poor from Bumrah, this is short and wide outside off, Pope cuts hard, regulation stop for Bumrah, but he fails to stop it, gives away four
11.4
Prasidh to Pope, no run, length outside off, shapes away, left alone
10.2
Siraj to Pope, 1 run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pope knocks it towards mid-on off the inner half and they pinch a quick single
10.1
Siraj to Pope, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, Pope drives it straight to mid-off
9.3
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, short of length outside off, Duckett gets on top the bounce again and punches it down to deep backward point, 50-up for England inside 10 overs
9.1
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Pope stays leg-side and gets on top of the bounce before chopping it down to backward point
7.6
Prasidh to Pope, no run, short of length on off-stump, eased towards point
7.1
Prasidh to Pope, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, run down to third man for one
5.6
Siraj to Pope, no run, oh he went chasing after that! Full and very wide outside off, Pope reached out to it and went hard on a slash before missing
5.5
Siraj to Pope, FOUR, poor from Siraj, all the pressure Bumrah is building from the other end is being released from this one, overpitched and on the pads, bread and butter for Pope who whips it through mid-wicket to collect four
5.4
Siraj to Pope, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pope is right behind it as he knocks it towards mid-on
5.3
Siraj to Pope, no run, full on off-stump, Pope prods forward and knocks it into the covers
5.2
Siraj to Pope, no run, length delivery on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
5.1
Siraj to Pope, no run, pandemonium out there! Good length delivery angling into the pads, brushes it and goes to Pant's left who gathers, Duckett was halfway down the track and had to be sent back, Pant flicked it back towards the stumps at the striker's end and had Pope scrambling back into his ground as well. You can almost feel the nervous energy out there amongst the Englishmen
4.4
Bumrah to Pope, 1 run, short of length and just outside off, eased towards point for a quick single
4.3
Bumrah to Pope, no run, full on off-stump, driven straight back to the bowler
4.2
Bumrah to Pope, FOUR, edged and into the gap! Not too different from the delivery that got Crawley, only Pope got a lot more bat on it. Good length delivery angling into off-stump and straightening off the deck, Pope was looking to tuck that into the leg-side as well, it caught a thick outside edge and flew into the gap between the slips and gully, that's the kind of luck you hope for early on in your innings
4.1
Bumrah to Pope, 2 runs, short of length outside off, patted past point, used the pace nicely and put it into the gap, he'll get a couple
2.6
Bumrah to Pope, no run, now this moves the other way - back into the right hander off a good length, Pope hangs back and blocks
2.5
Bumrah to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, knocked into the covers
1.6
Siraj to Pope, FOUR, that's nicely played! Full and just outside off, nips away just a touch, Pope gets forward and just opens the face of the bat as he steers it towards backward point, gets it past the man and it runs down to the ropes
1.5
Siraj to Pope, no run, good length delivery shaping away wide outside off, Pope shoulders arms, Pant has to leap to his right to reel that in
1.4
Siraj to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, stabbed towards point
1.3
Siraj to Pope, FOUR, Pope is off and running with a boundary! Siraj can't quite replicate what Bumrah has done at the other end, length delivery angling into middle-leg, doesn't straighten and it goes on to the pads, Pope clips it away through to the deep backward square leg ropes
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