England’s Ben Duckett, on the left, celebrates after scoring the century on the day of five day of the first cricket match between England and India in Headley, Leeds, England.ap/PTI (AP06_24_2025_000255A) Ben Duckett became the second English opener in 30 years to reach Twin 50-plus score in the headingley test match against India, Alastair Cook’s Feat. Duckett scored 62 in the first shifts, followed by an undefeated century in the second shift and marked his first hundreds in the test cricket.In the first shifts, Duckett maintained England with a composed 62 escape from 94 balls, including nine borders before Jasprit Bumrah rejected him by hitting stumps.The left -hand Batsman continued his impressive form in the second shift and quickly advanced to his century. His shifts were marked by an aggressive drag against the Indian bowling attack led by Captain Shaubman Gill.Duckett got a decisive retribution when he was at 97 running. He tried to move antennas, but Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped the catch, a lot to disappoint Bowler Mohammed Siri. It was Jaiswal’s fourth dropped match of the match when he spilled three chances in the first shifts.
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Duckett took advantage of his second chance and achieved a reverse sweeping, which went to four runs. He celebrated a milestone with a jump and a fist under the head of a cloudy sky.The century was particularly significant because it first noted that England of the opening batsman scored a hundred in the fourth inning of the test match, because Alastair Cook undefeated 109 against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2010.During his shifts, Duckett effectively handled the early threat represented by Indian stimulars Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, and provided England a strong basis for the proceedings. His performance showed an impressive combination of compound and aggressive launching and helped England maintain the commanding position in the opener of the series.
