England Vs. India Third Test Highlights, Headingley
     

After their loss at Lord's, England roared back at Headingley with a well-deserved victory to level the series at 1-1, with two games still to play.

  • India's 78 is their third-lowest total after winning the toss and batting. Their lowest are 75 (vs. West Indies at Delhi in 1987-88), and 76 (vs. South Africa at Ahmedabad in 2007-08).
  • India's total is therefore their lowest in the above circumstances outside of India. Their previous lowest was 96 vs. England at Lord's in 1979.
  • India's total included, for the fifth occasion, their highest innings scorer making no more than 19. Sourav Ganguly's 16 from India's 100 against South Africa at Durban in 1996-97 is the lowest, highest score in a completed Indian innings.
  • India's total is their third-lowest completed innings in England after 42 (at Lord's in 1974, with one batsman absent) and 58 (at Manchester in 1952).
  • Mohammed Shami equalled the most golden ducks by an Indian player (7). Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan had both made the same total in their careers.
  • India's top-scorer, Rohit Sharma, had his lowest scoring rate (6.63/hour & 18.1 runs per 100 balls) in a Test innings, based on facing a minimum of 50 balls. His previous lowest was 7.1 & 18.64 vs. South Africa at Cape Town in 2017-18 when he made 11 in 59 balls and 93 minutes.
  • For the first time in their Test history, England finished the first day of a Test in the lead without losing a wicket after losing the toss and having to bowl first. Their closest had been in 1912 when, after bowling South Africa out at Lord's for 58, they reached the close on 122 for 1.
  • For their third time, and their first since 1928, England ended the first day's play of a Test after an opening century partnership having lost the toss and fielded first. The 1928 Test was against West Indies at The Oval, and the only other occasion was in 1909-10 against South Africa at Old Wanderers in Johannesburg.
  • Jos Buttler became the eighth wicket-keeper, and second from England (with Jonny Bairstow), to make five dismissals in a Test innings at Headingley.
  • Buttler became the fourth wicket-keeper, and second from England, to record eight or more dismissals in a Headingley Test. Jonny Bairstow and Mark Boucher head the list with nine.
  • England's first innings saw their ninth occasion of their first four batsmen all making 60 or more in the same innings. Their last occasion was against Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS) in 2011-12.
  • Joe Root's fifth century against India is the most by an England captain, surpassing Sir Alastair Cook.
  • Root also overtook Cook's record of most centuries by an England player against India, his 121 being his eighth century. Cook's 2431 runs is still the highest number of runs against India for England.
  • England's first innings lead of 354 runs is their 16th highest in the second innings of a Test, and 11th highest after losing the toss and fielding first.
  • Ishant Sharma, during his first innings 22-0-92-0, became the fourth Indian pace bowler to bowl a minimum of 20 overs in a Test innings without taking a wicket or bowling a maiden over.
  • Virat Kohli broke a barren period of eight innings without passing fifty in the second innings. Kohli's most fallow such period was ten innings.
  • For the third time in their Test history, India lost their last seven wickets in both innings of the same Test for under 50 runs in each. The loss for 22 runs in the first innings, and 41 in the second meant that they joined their performances in Pune (vs. Australia in 2016-17; 11 and 30 runs respectively), and Manchester (vs. England in 1952: 41 and 23 runs).