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
Rishabh Pant 118(140)
71.4
Bashir to Pant, out Caught by Crawley!! And the fun is over! Trap was set and laid bare, Stokes was just hoping and praying Pant falls into it and he has but not before he's made another scintillating century! Tossed up full on off-stump, Pant takes it on with a slog-sweep but can't quite get under it, doesn't time it or get the elevation and he holes out to Crawley at wide long-on. He walks off to a standing ovation. A century in each innings, take a bow Rishabh Pant! Pant c Crawley b Bashir 118(140) [4s-15 6s-3]
71.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, very full on middle, jammed back to the bowler
71.2
Bashir to Pant, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Pant looks for a big reverse-scoop, can't lay bat on it
71.1
Bashir to Pant, 2 runs, tossed up full on off-stump, Pant is going after everything here, mistimes the slog and one hand comes off, lands in the vacant region at deep mid-wicket
70.5
Root to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery on off-stump, worked towards square leg for one
70.4
Root to Pant, FOUR, in the gap once more! He's decided that he's had enough of facing Joe Root, tossed up full on off-stump, Pant leans right forward and sweeps it powerfully and into the gap at deep mid-wicket
70.3
Root to Pant, SIX, Pant in his element! Tossed up full and wide outside off, Pant reached out and carved it away over deep extra cover, gave it everything and one-hand came off but it cleared the ropes anyway!
70.2
Root to Pant, FOUR, now he's going to cut loose! Tossed up full outside off, he leans forward and smacks it straight back over the bowler's head, didn't get all of it so it goes for one-bounce four
70.1
Root to Pant, byes, FOUR, freebies! Very full and just outside off, Pant brings out the reverse-sweep and it dips under the bat, Jamie Smith rises too early and can't get his gloves down in time again, it trickles down for four byes
69.6
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, very full on off-stump, squeezed out towards deep point
69.4
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, he'll get there with a single but that's a special moment! Twin-centuries in the game for India's entertainer-supreme! Length delivery wide outside off, Pant reaches out and cuts it away towards deep point. He scurries across and this time the celebrations are a lot more measured. He takes his helmet off and soaks in the applause before getting a big hug from his partner. Everybody rises in applause, Sunil Gavaskar gestures him to celebrate with another somersault but Pant says next time. A look of great satisfaction on Pant's face after that
69.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, very full and outside off, Jamie Smith fumbels again as Pant lets it go, that wasn't far from the helmet placed behind the keeper
69.2
Bashir to Pant, no run, full and wide outside off, Pant lets it go again
69.1
Bashir to Pant, no run, very full and wide outside off, Pant shoulders arms, Jamie Smith fails to gather and it dribbles to fine-leg, no shot offered so they don't run
68.6
Root to Pant, 1 run, that won't quite be it! Tossed up full on off-stump, whipped away towards deep mid-wicket, a single is all he'll get
68.5
Root to Pant, no run, that one went on with the arm! Full and outside off, Pant leans forward and offers no shot, oohs and aahs from England
68.4
Root to Pant, no run, tossed up full and wide outside off, grip and turn as Pant shoulders arms
68.3
Root to Pant, no run, flatter delivery wide outside off, slapped away hard but stopped at cover, Pant wanted a single but it wasn't on. Good stop from Carse
68.2
Root to Pant, no run, tossed up full and outside off, no says Pant and lets it go
67.6
Bashir to Pant, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, blocked into the off-side
67.5
Bashir to Pant, no run, full and outside off, left alone
67.4
Bashir to Pant, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, driven straight to cover
67.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, keeps it out of his reach, length delivery turning away wide outside off, Pant looks to play before letting it go
66.6
Root to Pant, no run, flatter delivery outside off, the decision to punch it towards point seemed a little belated
66.4
Root to Pant, 1 run, tossed up full and outside off, Pant leans right forward and drives it out towards sweeper cover, very sensible
66.1
Root to Pant, 1 run, length delivery outside off, width on offer and Pant carves it away to deep point
65.5
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, length delivery on middle-leg, gently worked towards mid-wicket
65.4
Bashir to Pant, no run, flatter delivery wide outside off, Pant stays deep in his crease as he steers it to backward point
65.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, flat and full on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
65.2
Bashir to Pant, no run, tossed up full and just outside off, Pant lunges forward and offers no shot
65.1
Bashir to Pant, no run, flatter delivery wide outside off, Pant shoulders arms
63.6
Bashir to Pant, no run, flatter delivery outside off, chopped to backward point
63.5
Bashir to Pant, FOUR, poor delivery and punished! Half-tracker wide outside off, Pant simply had to pick where he wanted to hit this and he chose extra cover, he pressed back and absolutely slammed it into the gap
63.4
Bashir to Pant, no run, flighted delivery very full outside off, Pant was looking for a big drive through the covers and he ends up jamming it back to the bowler off the toe end
63.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, length delivery on middle, watchfully blocked
63.1
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Pant presses right back and cuts, comes off the splice and slides past slip
62.6
Brydon Carse to Pant, 1 run, dug in short on middle, pulled to deep square leg with ease. Takes Pant into the 90s for the second time in this game
62.4
Brydon Carse to Pant, 1 run, slower delivery full on leg-stump, Pant clips it towards mid-wicket one-handed
62.3
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, goes for it again and misses, short of length on middle, Pant shuffles inside the line looking to heave that over long leg and misses
62.2
Brydon Carse to Pant, FOUR, gets it fine and gets four! Banged in short on middle-leg, Pant stayed inside the line and used the pace to hook that very fine, was slightly top-edgish but it went for one-bounce four
62.1
Brydon Carse to Pant, 2 runs, dug in short as expected, pulled away firmly towards deep mid-wicket, fielder slides across and keeps it down to two
61.4
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Pant gets forward and thrashes the drive hard and straight to long-off
61.3
Bashir to Pant, FOUR, the luck is with India and Pant. It's tossed up full outside off, just a hint of turn away, Pant gets forward to drive and it's a thick outside-edge and it flies wide of slip and well wide of backward point, runs away for four. Another grimace from Stokes
61.1
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Pant goes on the back foot and mistimes the cut to the cover-point region, it's in the gap, so one
59.5
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, Stokes on the dive to his left at extra-cover gets a hand on it but you would have to be cruel to call that a dropped chance. Great effort in the end by the England skipper. It's full outside off, Pant smashes it so hard and it flies off the bat, Stokes went acrobatically to his left and stuck out a hand, the ball hits the hand hard and deflects to long-off
59.4
Bashir to Pant, no run, fired full just outside off, Pant gets forward to push to extra-cover
59.3
Bashir to Pant, 2 runs, a slight fumble from Woakes at long-off and they come back for two. It's tossed up full and wider outside off, Pant gets forward and lofts, Woakes gets there and dives forward, the ball goes out of his grasp and that's enough for the 2nd
58.2
Brydon Carse to Pant, 1 run, Pant makes room but this is a tight good length delivery on middle, he taps to the cover region and it's an easy single, wanted to go for it again
58.1
Brydon Carse to Pant, FOUR, Pant has switched gears now. It's back of a length and does not rise that high, Pant has absolutely mowed the pull hard to the deep mid-wicket fence, he got forward and hit that so so hard, problems for England now
57.6
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, slower and wider outside off, as Bashir sees Pant come down the track, one-handed swipe on the drive and it goes down to long-off for one
57.5
Bashir to Pant, no run, fired full on middle, Pant gets forward to push to short cover
57.4
Bashir to Pant, SIX, six more. It's tossed up just outside off, Pant gets forward and lofts, it's in his zone again and Pant won't take that lying down, he will want to get Bashir out of the attack here. A flat hit and anyway mid-on was in, so a safe shot
57.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, Pant's backlift suggested he was going for it again, then makes a late call to defend, this is a good length delivery and quicker on middle, Pant keeps it out
57.2
Bashir to Pant, SIX, now Pant is in the mood. This is in the slot and he smashes it way back over long-on. It's tossed up full on middle, Pant gets forward and absolutely leathers it, right off the meat of the bat
56.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, good length outside off, Pant goes on the back foot and taps it to point
56.5
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length and in the corridor of uncertainty outside off, Pant hangs the bat inside the line and lets it go
56.4
Josh Tongue to Pant, FOUR, cracking cut. It's short and wide outside off, Pant flays the cut square of the wicket on the off-side and it just speeds to the fence, did not hold back at all, also cut it down
56.4
Josh Tongue to Pant, no ball, 2 runs, 50 for Pant. What a game for him. Hundred in the first innings, now a 50 and batting. Gets there with a tuck off the middle and leg-stumps, it is angled in and Pant closes the face of the bat and tucks it wide of fine-leg, easy two and there's a long chat between Pant and Rahul after the celebration for the 50 is complete, also Josh Tongue has overstepped
56.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, FOUR, Stokes can only shake his head. I0$. A length delivery outside off, Pant hangs the bat out and that would have gone straight to hand, Pant again gets lucky, racesa way to the third man fence, luck with Pant and India at the moment
54.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, full just outside off, Pant gets forward and push-drives to mid-off
54.5
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, width outside off, but rising too, Pant goes on the back foot to cut and the bal flies over the top-edge
54.4
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, good length on middle, Pant goes on the back foot and turns it to mid-wicket
54.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, sharp bouncer on the stumps, Pant ducks under it
54.2
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, good comeback delivery, short of length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Pant gets forward and shoulders arms, played it well
54.1
Josh Tongue to Pant, FOUR, guided away for four. A length delivery outside off, Pant goes on the back foot and taps down on it with an open face, third man had not much distance to cover but it races away
52.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, byes, 1 run, ugly shot. And Jamie Smith fumbles to give away a bye. It's a length delivery just outside off, Pant gets low and mows across the line, he is lucky that it flies over the off and middle stumps, it bounces in front of the keeper who can't gather cleanly and that allows the bye
51.6
Bashir to Pant, no run, flat good length on off, Pant goes on the back foot and punches to the left of backward point, Rahul wants a run, but is sent back in time even as the throw is well wide of the bowler and the stumps
51.2
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Pant gets forward to drive to long-off
51.1
Bashir to Pant, no run, slower and tossed up outside off, turns away, left alone
50.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Pant cuts in the air but there's no backward point, flies to deep backward point
50.5
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, good length outside off, in the corridor of uncertainty, Pant gets forward and shoulders arms
50.4
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, dug in short outside off, Pant lets it go, that flies to Jamie Smith
50.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length outside off, Pant goes on the back foot and waves it through
50.2
Josh Tongue to Pant, FOUR, Pant on the charge. He comes down the track and then loses his bottom-hand, but still flays the length ball wide of cover, there's no sweeper cover and it races away
50.1
Josh Tongue to Pant, FOUR, no first slip and England are made to pay for that. Regulation outside-edge as Pant gets forward to drive and it was going straight to first slip had there been one, full and wide outside off, Pant drives well away from the body and the edge is too far wide of Jamie Smith for him to go for it. Stokes just grimaces
48.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, full and angled into off, Pant gets forward to drive with a closed-face to mid-wicket
48.5
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length outside off, well wide, left alone
48.4
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, Stokes claps in appreciation as the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls to point. Full outside off, Pant was a bit late on the drive, the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls away
48.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, back of a length outside off, holding its line, Pant shoulders arms
48.2
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, full outside off, Pant gets forward to drive to cover, just a push that was
48.1
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short and wide outside off, Pant reaches for it to cut and misses, no feet and so easily he could have edged that behind
47.6
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, flatter delivery, Pant works it to mid-wicket. KL removes his gloves and helmet, leaves it on the ground to dry them out a bit
47.4
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, Pant advances and yorks, knocks it to long-on
47.3
Bashir to Pant, 2 runs, stays low a bit but Pant manages to guide it off the back foot after bending. The ball rushed onto the batter but handled pretty well
47.2
Bashir to Pant, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Pant leans forward and nicely defends
47.1
Bashir to Pant, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Pant looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad
45.6
Bashir to Pant, no run, full and down leg, Pant misses the glance again, hit the pad and missing leg
45.3
Bashir to Pant, leg byes, 1 run, flatter delivery down leg, Pant misses the flick, ball rolls off the thigh pad to the on-side
45.2
Bashir to Pant, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Pant looks to defend, ball rolls to leg off the inside edge
45.1
Bashir to Pant, no run, round the wicket for this offie, Pant looks to defend, gets hit on the pad but missing leg
44.6
Stokes to Pant, 1 run, full and angling down leg, clipped to square leg
44.5
Stokes to Pant, no run, short delivery down leg, Pant lets it go
44.4
Stokes to Pant, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket, Pant dead-bats it
43.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, oh finally he pokes at one and gets beaten. Short of a length delivery angling in, Pant tentative in his defence and he misses
43.5
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, ignored
43.4
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, the bowler goes.. okay, let me see if you will throw the bat around if I bowl slot outside off stump. Pant says, naah, not doing so and lets it pass to Jamie Smith
43.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, absolute calm face from Pant on this defence. He's playing it so soft that the ball almost lands near his boot off the bat
43.1
Josh Tongue to Pant, 1 run, full delivery angling in, Pant wrists it to deep mid-wicket
42.1
Stokes to Pant, 1 run, oh uppish guide but no one at backward point to catch that. Short of a length delivery angling in, Pant was looking to place it square but middle it well. The ball went off the bottom of the bat
40.6
Stokes to Pant, no run, defended to the on-side
40.5
Stokes to Pant, FOUR, 136ks and it's an outside edge that rolls to the third man fence. Soft-handed defence with a slightly angled bat, ball rolls along the ground off the thick edge and third man was wide. A good ball, a false shot going to the boundary will annoy Stokes
40.4
Stokes to Pant, no run, another slower ball to see what Pant does, but it was down leg so was of no use
40.3
Stokes to Pant, no run, full and luring him for a big shot, was the slower ball, Pant gets low and literally presses that into the pitch
39.3
Josh Tongue to Pant, 1 run, more at the stumps this time but wristed to square leg and he gets off strike
39.2
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, another back foot defence as Pant puts on a calming mask right now
39.1
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Pant hops and defends
38.2
Stokes to Pant, 1 run, round the wicket and a yorker outside off stump, Pant digs out to backward points, speeds for the first run to see if there's a second he could steal but it was too risky
37.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length delivery, Pant defends to the on-side
37.6
Josh Tongue to Pant, wide, that's a bumper that's too high
37.2
Josh Tongue to Pant, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in, Pant knocks it to short mid-wicket and gets off strike
37.1
Josh Tongue to Pant, no run, oh ho ho! Typical response from Pant. Steps out and has a big hack, misses. Josh Tongue has troubled Pant with this angle from round the wicket, probably Pant doesn't want to let the bowler settle and gave him the charge early
36.1
Stokes to Pant, leg byes, 1 run, short of length on middle-leg, attempted glance hits the thigh pad and runs down to fine-leg
35.4
Woakes to Pant, 1 run, short of length on off-stump, Pant hops and tucks it towards mid-wicket
34.6
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, pitched up fuller and honing into the stumps, blocked into the off-side
34.5
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, past the outside edge! Good length delivery angling in from outside off, Pant prods forward and plays, it just goes past the outside edge, tentative looking defence that
34.3
Brydon Carse to Pant, 1 run, short of length outside off, Pant fiddles it away torwards point, played that well away from his body
34.2
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, short of length just outside off, Pant hops in line and block, the ball just dribbles towards KL and Pant takes a few steps down suggesting a run but KL isn't interested
34.1
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, short of length on off-stump, Pant covers the line and blocks, Pant's defence suggested it might've kept a touch lower than he expected
32.6
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, Pant survives! Inswinging good length delivery just outside off, Pant tumbled right across the line looking to scoop, just managed to get a little tickle before it slammed into his front pad. Pant was sprawled across the surface as England appealed strongly. The umpire wasn't convinced and Stokes reviewed with just 2 seconds on the clock. Replays confirm that there was bat involved so review lost!
32.5
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, very full and wide outside off, Pant steps out and drills it straight to Crawley at short cover, good stop
32.4
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, short of length on off-stump, Pant hops and blocks
32.3
Brydon Carse to Pant, FOUR, in the air and safe! Pant isn't going to sit around, full and just outside off, he leans in and goes for a big slog across the line, it takes the top-edge and shoots up before ending up in the fine-leg region. Both the keeper and first slip tried getting under it but the wind kept taking it away from them
32.2
Brydon Carse to Pant, no run, dug in short outside off, Pant gets on his toes and drops it into the off-side
31.6
Woakes to Pant, no run, slower delivery full and wide outside off, Pant steps out again and leaves animatedly
31.5
Woakes to Pant, FOUR, he's had enough! Length delivery just outside off, Pant steps out and thumps it back past the bowler with a flat bat, not the best of timing but Woakes was ducking for cover
31.4
Woakes to Pant, no run, full outside off, left alone
31.3
Woakes to Pant, no run, pitched up full outside off, Pant presses forward and drives nicely but he finds the fielder at cover
31.2
Woakes to Pant, no run, short of length on middle-leg, nips back into sharply there and hits him on the thigh, he lets out a sharp cry as a fielder runs in to collect the ball
31.1
Woakes to Pant, no run, full on off-stump, Pant prods forward and blocks it into the covers
29.1
Woakes to Pant, 1 run, length delivery outside off, punched out past extra cover, just one
28.1
Brydon Carse to Pant, 1 run, good length delivery on middle-leg, tucked away towards deep mid-wicket
27.6
Woakes to Pant, 1 run, Woakes dishes out a slow full-toss outside off, Pant tamely steers it out towards backward point
27.5
Woakes to Pant, no run, fuller and outside off, Pant is happy to shoulder arms again, Woakes is just trying to tempt Pant into something again
27.4
Woakes to Pant, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
27.3
Woakes to Pant, no run, short of length outside off, nips back in sharply, Pant looks to block and gets a thick inside edge onto the pads, the bat was just a bit angled there
27.2
Woakes to Pant, no run, slower length delivery sliding down leg, Pant looked to glance and missed, bounced on its way through to Jamie Smith
27.1
Woakes to Pant, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pant is right behind it with a block
25.6
Woakes to Pant, no run, short of length on off-stump, eased towards point
25.5
Woakes to Pant, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pant hangs back and blocks
25.4
Woakes to Pant, FOUR, it takes him just two balls to embark on adventure! Good length delivery just outside off, Pant runs down the track and has a wild hack across the line, he's lucky he gets a thick outside edge on this and it flies over the slip cordon, Woakes wears a wry smile, he knows he's in with a chance
25.3
Woakes to Pant, no run, full and outside off from round the wicket, Pant shoulders arms
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