England beat India by five wickets in Leeds to take 1-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series.
Ben Duckett scored 149 runs from 170 balls as an opener, and Zak Crawley and Joe Root scored half-centuries to help England chase down the target of 371 runs in 82 overs and secure a big win by five wickets over India in the first Test played at Headingley in Leeds.
A closely-fought encounter that went down to the final session of the final day, England emerged victorious, completing the second-highest run chase on English soil in Test cricket as they chased down 371 with five wickets to spare.
England opener Ben Duckett led the charge, smashing a sensational 149 on the final day. India have now become the first team in the 148 years of Test cricket history to have five centurions in a match but still suffer defeat.
Rishabh Pant scored centuries in both innings, while captain Shubman Gill and openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul made tons, but it all went in vain. As a result, Gill also ends up losing his first Test as captain.
For India, Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna picked up two wickets each, but they failed to help India successfully defend the target of 371 runs.
It was the second time in 93 years that India failed to defend the target of more than 350 runs in a Test match.
