Ind VS Eng: History in Headingley! Ben Duckett only second match after Alastair Cook to do it in 30 years | Cricket news
Ben Duckett has become the second opening match in English in 30 years reaching Twin 50 and more in a Headingley test match against India, after the feat of Alastair Cook. Duckett scored 62 in the first round and followed it with an undefeated century in the second round, marking his first second debt to a test cricket.In the first rounds, Duckett maintained the momentum of England with a 62 points composed of 94 balls, including nine limits, before Jasprit Bumrah rejects it by hitting the strains.The left -hander continued its impressive shape in the second round, quickly passing through its century. His sleeves were marked by an aggressive racing game against the Indian Bowling attack led by Captain Shubman Gill.Duckett received a crucial stay when he was on 97 points. He tried a traction shot which became aerial, but Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped the plug, to the great launcher Mohammed Siraj. It was the fourth capture of Jaiswal.
Preparing the maximum of its second chance, Duckett reached its century with a reverse scan that took place for four points. He celebrated the milestone with a jump and a hand pump under the cloudy Headingley sky.The century was particularly significant because it marked the first time that an opening drummer of England had marked a hundred in the fourth rounds of a test match since the undefeated 109 of Alastair Cook against the Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2010.During his sleeves, Duckett effectively dealt with the early threat posed by Indian Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, offering England a solid base to control the match procedure. Its performance has demonstrated an impressive mixture of compound and aggressive strikers, helping England maintain a dominant position in the opening of the series.
