Team India posted a mammoth 471 in their first innings at Headingley in the ongoing ENG vs IND 1st Test, registering their highest first innings total in an away Test since January 2019. That previous high came when India piled up 622/7 declared in the New Year’s Test against Australia at the SCG, featuring centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant.
This is also India’s best first-innings effort in England in nearly 17 years. The last time they surpassed this mark was during the iconic 664-run innings at The Oval in 2007, powered by Anil Kumble’s only Test century and valuable contributions from the top order.
India’s 471 at Headingley came on the back of three standout centuries:
- Shubman Gill (147)
- Rishabh Pant (134)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (101)
This is also only the second time India has had three centurions in a Test innings on English soil, the previous being at The Oval in 2007.
Despite the collapse after 430/3, the 471-run total stands as a statement of India’s batting dominance, marking a historic return to first-innings consistency in overseas Tests — a feat that has eluded them in recent years.
