The final day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy opener at Headingley is packed with tension, action, drama, and emotion. While India needs 10 wickets to win, England is now 260 runs away from their target of 371 runs to win the first Test on Tuesday, June 24.
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The umpires didn’t change the ball despite cries from the Indian players, and England batters were scoring runs freely on Day 5. Siraj first asked during the 14th over, only to be turned down. Frustrated yet again, Siraj tried after the next over, but Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney turned down his request.
Umpires reject Shubman Gill's request to change the ball
Even during England’s first innings, India had requested the new balls many times, but they were denied. Rishabh Pant had to face the ICC panishment for showing displeasure at the umpire.
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India still hunt for first breakthrough on Day 5 at Headingley
Presently, the Shubman Gill-led Indian cricket team is still searching for their first breakthrough, as the England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett have set and are firing all the guns blazing. Duckett (64*) already smashed his fifty, and Crawley is also racing towards his fifty against India.
Now, England needs 254 runs in 66 overs with 10 wickets in their hand, which puts India under immense pressure as they are looking for their first win at Headingley after 23 years. Before the lunch break, England’s score read 117/0 in 30 overs. Crawley and Duckett would love to carry forward the momentum to seal the thrilling win for the hosts against India in the first Test.
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