England 102 runs from victory against India after Duckett century

By Canadian Press on June 24, 2025.

LEEDS, England (AP) — Ben Duckett’s century placed England 102 runs from victory against India when tea was reached at 269-4 on the last day of the series-opening Headingley test on Tuesday.

England is in pursuit of 371, its second-highest winning run chase. It will have 37.3 overs in an extended final session to get the runs it needs.

Duckett made 149 off 170 balls having hit 21 boundaries and an audacious reverse-swept six off spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

Duckett and fellow opener Zak Crawley laid a brilliant platform of 188 — more than half of England’s required chase — but were among the four wickets to fall in the afternoon that kept India hopeful.

In the middle were Joe Root on 14 and captain Ben Stokes on 13.

___

AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

The Associated Press