England seal all-time great Test win over India
Monday, 29 January 2024
HYDERABAD, India, Jan 28 (Agencies): England produced one of their best ever away wins, stunning India with a 28-run victory in a heart-stopping finish to the first Test in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Debutant spinner Tom Hartley took seven wickets as England pulled off a dramatic 28-run upset win over India marked by a stellar batting performance by Ollie Pope.Beating a team that had lost only three of their previous 46 home Tests is remarkable in itself, but England did it with a vastly inexperienced attack and with senior spinner Jack Leach hampered by a knee injury.
England recovered from a first-innings deficit of 190 - only twice before in Test history have they overturned such a margin to win. India have never previously lost a home Test when taking a lead in excess of 100.