IND vs Eng Leeds Test: Joe Root created history even after out for 28 runs, Sanath Jayasuriya’s Maharikord broke
India vs England Leeds Test: England veteran batsman Joe Root failed to score big in the first innings of the first Test against India at Leeds’ Headingley Stadium.
Jasprit Bumrah returned to the pavilion after scoring 28 runs in 58 balls after scoring an easy catch to Karun Nair in slip off the brilliant ball of Bumrah. The root may not play a big innings, but he made a special record.
In the list of players who scored the most runs in Root International cricket, Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka has beaten up ninth. Route now scored 21053 runs in 479 innings of 366 matches, including all three formats. At the same time, Jayasuriya has 21032 runs in 651 innings of 586 matches.
Let us know that Route has become a victim of Bumrah for the 14th time in International cricket. In the Test, Root has played 590 balls against Bumrah, scoring 290 runs at an average of 29 and was dismissed 10 times.
Joe root vs jasprit bumrah in test cricket:
– 290 runs.
– 570 balls.
– 10 wickets.
– 29 average.This is bumrah’s world 💪🥶 pic.twitter.com/l5nrq4p95i
– Johns. (@Criccrazyjohns) June 21, 2025
Significantly, by the end of the second day’s play, England have scored 209 runs in the first innings at the loss of 3 wickets. The hosts are still 262 runs behind India. For England, Oli Pope remained unbeaten on 100 runs on the second day, while Ben Docket scored 62 runs.
Earlier, India scored 471 runs in the first innings after getting the batting invited. In which captain Shubman Gill scored 147 runs, Rishabh Pant scored 134 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101 runs.
