India suffered a 5-wicket defeat against England in the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy despite the batters scoring five centuries and posting a 371 run target, with 350 needed on the final day.Among things that didn’t go India’s way was the 10 catches dropped, as per Opta, and the batting collapse across both innings. In the first innings, the Shubman Gill-led team lost their 7 wickets for 41 runs and 6 wickets for 31 runs in the second innings.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!India’s batting echoed the difference between the top five batters and the bottom six. India’s first half accumulated 721 runs, courtesy of five centuries. At the same time, the rest could only muster 65 runs, adding to India’s agony.
In all, 13 wickets fell for 72 runs across the match even as the top order batters – KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal – scored centuries. Pant scored twin centuries in the match.“Yes, from a batting point of view, it’s disappointing because, in the first inning, we lost seven wickets on 40 runs and six wickets on 30 runs in the second inning. When we had the opportunity to make around 600 runs in the first inning, we were in a situation where we could have dominated,” Gambhir said.“But again, these things happen. So, hopefully, we can learn in the second test match. But the good thing was that we had opportunities all four or five days where we could have dominated this Test match,” he added.Jaiswal would possibly be remembered for the catches dropped in this Test. He led the team in the chances squandered with four drops – Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook and again Duckett.In the process, these four England batters scored 165 runs more than what they should have.India head coach Gautam Gambhir, though, defended the team for the catches that were not plucked. “Catches do get dropped. The best fielders have missed catches. None of them did it on purpose,” Gambhir told reporters while reflecting on the dropped chances.India’s batting collapse in first Test vs England
- 1st innings: 430/3 to 471 all out – 7 wickets for 41 runs
- 2nd innings: 333/4 to 364 all out – 6 wickets for 31 runs
India’s catches droppedin first Test vs EnglandIndia dropped 10 catches at Headingley, their most in a men’s Test since November 2011 (also 10 drops vs West Indies). This is as many as their last six Test matches combined.Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped catches
- Ben Duckett in first innings: Dropped on 11 runs, scored 62 runs
- Ollie Pope: Dropped on 60 runs, scored 106 runs
- Harry Brook: Dropped on 83 runs, scored 99 runs
- Ben Duckett in second innings: Dropped on 97 runs, scored 149 runs
