TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England score highest total in SIXTEEN innings
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England score highest total in SIXTEEN innings while Cheteshwar Pujara ends half-century drought at Headingley
- England scored their highest total in 16 innings with 432 runs at Headingley
- Since 2007, they have scored more at Headingley only once, back in 2017
- Cheteshwar Pujara ended his half-century drought with his first 50 in 13 Tests
England’s eventual 432 was their highest total in 16 innings, dating back to early February, when they began their tour of India with 578 at Chennai.
Since 2007, they have scored more in a Headingley Test only once, when they made 490 for eight declared against West Indies in 2017 – a game the tourists went on to win when they chased down 322 in the fourth innings.
Cheteshwar Pujara brought up his first Test fifty in 13 innings stretching back to February. It was only his fourth score of 50 or more in 26 Test innings in England.
England scored their highest total in 16 Tests with their total of 432 runs at Headingley
Cheteshwar Pujara notched his first half century in 13 Tests in what has been a lean spell
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 45 was also his highest score of the series, surpassing the 42 he made in the first innings at Lord’s. Today, he will hope to score his first international century in 51 innings.
No team has ever won a Test after trailing by more than 350 on first innings.
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