Third test at Leeds – England vs India – India’s innings
India won the toss and opted to bat first to provide the 216th occasion of India winning the toss and opting to bat first. It also provides the 87th occasion of India doing so on away soil
India won the toss and opted to bat first to provide the 53rd occasion of India winning the toss and opting to bat first against England. It also provides the 21st occasion of India doing so against England in England. It also provides the fifth occasion of India doing so against England at Leeds.
It also provides the 27th occasion of India winning the toss and opting to bat first under V Kohli. It also provides the third such occasion against England and the first such occasion against England in England.
KL Rahul was dismissed for a duck in India’s first innings to provide the 48th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring zero in a test innings against England. It also provides the 32nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring zero in a test innings against England in England.
It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring zero in a test innings against England at Leeds. The following are the four batsmen.
| No | Player | R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | P Roy | 0 | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 |
| 2 | DK Gaekwad | 0 | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 |
| 3 | CPS Chauhan | 0 | 2 | Eng | Leeds | 16 Aug 1979 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | 0 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
India had lost its first two wickets for 4 runs for the sixth occasion in all its tests. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | W/R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 2/4 | 2 | Eng | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| 2 | 2/4 | 3 | Win | Trinidad | 19 Feb 1953 |
| 3 | 2/4 | 1 | Pak | Kanpur | 25 Dec 1979 |
| 4 | 2/4 | 4 | Aus | Brisbane | 04 Dec 2003 |
| 5 | 2/4 | 2 | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 6 | 2/4 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
It also provides the second such occasion against England. The first such occasion was at Manchester in Jul 1952. Thus the history repeated itself after 69 years
| No | W/R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 2/4 | 2 | Eng | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| 2 | 2/4 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
V Kohli scored 7 in India’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of his dismissed for single digit scores {Zero to nine} while leading India. He became the third Indian captain to be dismissed for single digit scores on 25 or more occasions. Others are – MAK Pataudi {32} and MS Dhoni {26}
V Kohli scored 7 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of his dismissed for single digit scores {Zero to nine} while leading India against England. Other Indian captains to be dismissed for single digit scored against England on six or more occasions are – MS Dhoni {10}, AL Wadekar {09}, BS Bedi {06} and MAK Pataudi {06}.
JC Buttler pouched five catches in India’s first innings to provide the 39th occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. It also provides the 17th occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings on home soil.
It also provides the second occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at Leeds. JM Bairstow had pouched five catches against Sri Lanka in May 2016
JC Buttler pouched five catches in India’s first innings to provide the eighth occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings against India. It also provides the fifth occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings on home soil against India
It also provides the second occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at Leeds against India.
Mohammad Shami and JJ Bumrah collected the first ball duck in India’s innings to provide the 42nd and 43rd occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck against England in a test innings. It also provides the 33rd and 34th occasion of Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck against England in a test innings against England in England.
Mohammad Shami and JJ Bumrah collected the first ball duck in India’s innings to provide the fourth occasion of two or more Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck against England in a test innings in England. to provide the fifth occasion of two or more Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck against England in a test innings.
India was dismissed for 78 in its first innings in this test to provide the 26th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs. It also provides the 19th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs on away soil
India was dismissed for 78 in its first innings in this test to provide the tenth occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs against England.
| No | Team | R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | 93 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1936 |
| 2 | Ind | 58 | 2 | Eng | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| 3 | Ind | 82 | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| 4 | Ind | 98 | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 14 Aug 1952 |
| 5 | Ind | 92 | 2 | Eng | Birmingham | 13 Jul 1967 |
| 6 | Ind | 42 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1974 |
| 7 | Ind | 83 | 4 | Eng | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 |
| 8 | Ind | 96 | 1 | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Aug 1979 |
| 9 | Ind | 94 | 3 | Eng | The Oval | 15 Aug 2014 |
| 10 | Ind | 78 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs against England in England.
India’s 78 in the first innings of this test provides the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings at Leeds. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Eng | 76 | 1 | SAF | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 2 | SAF | 75 | 4 | Eng | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 3 | Eng | 87 | 4 | Aus | Leeds | 01 Jul 1909 |
| 4 | NZl | 67 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 |
| 5 | Win | 61 | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 |
| 6 | Aus | 88 | 1 | Pak | Leeds | 21 Jul 2010 |
| 7 | Srl | 91 | 2 | Eng | Leeds | 19 May 2016 |
| 8 | Eng | 67 | 2 | Aus | Leeds | 22 Aug 2019 |
| 9 | Ind | 78 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
JM Anderson’s three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 399 wickets on home soil. He needs one more wicket for his 400 wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to total 400 plus wickets on home soil after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. Muralithran has captured 493 wickets on home soil
JM Anderson’s three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 399 wickets on home soil. He needs one more wicket for his 400 wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the first medium pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to total 400 plus wickets on home soil.
At the end of the first day’s play, England openers RJ Burns and H Hameed posted 120 runs unbeaten partnership for the first wicket to provide the 158th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. It also provides the 91st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against India
At the end of the first day’s play, England openers RJ Burns and H Hameed posted 120 runs unbeaten partnership for the first wicket to provide the 28th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings against India. It also provides the 13th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings on home soil against India
England openers RJ Burns and H Hameed scored 52 not out and 60 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 70th occasion of England’s both openers scoring half centuries in the same innings of a test. It also provides the 33rd occasion of England’s both openers scoring half centuries in the same innings of a test on home soil
England openers RJ Burns and H Hameed scored 52 not out and 60 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the eleventh occasion of England’s both openers scoring half centuries in the same innings of a test against India. It also provides the fifth occasion of England’s both openers scoring half centuries in the same innings of a test on home soil against India
It also provides the second occasion of England’s both openers scoring half centuries in the same innings of a test on against India at Leeds. The first such occasion was witnessed in Jul 1959. England openers WGA Parkhouse and G Pullar scored 78 and 75 respectively.
JC Buttler had a hand in India’s first five dismissals. He became the second wicketkeeper in the annals of test cricket to figure in the first five dismissals in a test innings after BJ Haddin of Australia. BJ Haddin had first five dismissals against India at Brisbane in Dec 2014.
Cricket cannot be so cruel for Virat Kohli and his men. Lords’s heroes last week, became Leeds Zeroes this week