Ben Duckett slams his second Test ton against India: Stats
What's the story
England opener Ben Duckett has slammed his sixth century in Test cricket. The star batter reached the three-figure mark on Day 5 of the 1st Test against India at Headingley, Leeds. Duckett added a 150-plus opening stand with Zak Crawley as England attempted to chase 371. He also completed 2,500 runs in the format. Here are the key stats.
Knock
How Duckett reached his ton
Duckett and Crawley came out to bat in the final session on Day 4, with India setting a 371-run target. They negotiated the Indian bowlers to return unbeaten. The duo restarted with the same vigor on the fifth morning. While Crawley held his end, Duckett launched a counter-attack. The latter raced to his ton off 121 balls in the post-lunch session.
Record
Highest individual score in 4th innings vs India
Duckett continued with onslaught despite losing his opening partner Crawley. His reverse sweeps certainly gave India a headache. However, Shardul Thakur dismissed Duckett against the run of play. The latter scored a 170-ball 149 (21 fours and 1 six). As per Cricbuzz, Duckett now has the highest individual Test score in the fourth innings against India. He surpassed Joe Root's 142* at Edgbaston (2022).
Stats
Duckett against India in Tests
As mentioned, Duckett completed his second century against India in Test cricket. He has converted two of his three 50+ scores against the opposition into hundreds. During his knock, the English opener also completed 500 runs against India in the format. Notably, Pakistan are the only side to have conceded more runs to Duckett. He owns 619 Test runs at 61.90 in this regard.
Milestone
Duckett gets to 2,500 Test runs
Earlier in this innings, Duckett also got to 2,500 runs in Test cricket (now 2,621). Overall, he scored his sixth Test century. He was sensational in the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle, smashing 1,470 runs from 41 innings at 36.75. Moreover, his strike rate of 84.33 was the best among all batters with over 200 runs in this cycle.
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Duckett attains this feat
As per Cricbuzz, Duckett slammed the first century by an England opening batter in the fourth innings of a Test in 15 years. Alastair Cook scored an unbeaten 109 against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2010.
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Duckett scored 62 in 1st innings
Earlier in the Headingley Test, Duckett scored 62 from 94 balls (9 fours) in the first innings on Day 2. His brisk knock contributed to England's score of 465. They responded well after India slammed 471.