Final result
England won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: BM Duckett
Result · Test Cricket
India Cricket vs England
Result · Test Cricket
Venue par · 203Chase success · 42%POTM · BM Duckett
Match preview & overview
England chase 371 to win Headingley Test by 5 wickets despite Pant's 252
England Cricket beat India Cricket by 5 wickets in a high-scoring Test at Headingley, Leeds on 20 June 2025. India posted 471 in their first innings, anchored by Rishabh Pant's 252 off 318 balls. England replied with 465, then dismissed India for 364 in the third innings to set themselves a target of 371. They reached it on 373/5, with BM Duckett named player of the match. The result was England's second win over India in the 2025 series, having also won at Lord's by 22 runs, and pushed back against India's recent dominance, which included a 336-run victory at Edgbaston earlier in the year.
The chase was the story of the final day. Headingley's historical chase success rate sits at just 44 per cent across 135 Test matches, and the ground's average second-innings score is 191. England's 373/5 in the fourth innings ran well clear of both those benchmarks. Duckett's contribution was decisive enough to earn him the match award ahead of Pant, whose 252 was the single most impressive individual performance of the week.
England won the toss and chose to field, looking to exploit any early movement. India's first-innings total of 471 made that call look costly on day one, but the match swung back across five days in ways that reflect how much can change in a Test match at a ground with genuine pace and bounce.
Pitch report & venue insights
Headingley, Leeds — 135-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2003–2025. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
135
T20 matches hosted
203
Avg 1st-innings score
191
Avg 2nd-innings score
42%
Chase success rate
45
Avg powerplay runs
47%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Pant's 252 the highest score in this fixture
Rishabh Pant's 252 off 318 balls in India's first innings is the highest individual score recorded at Headingley in the playersToWatch pool for this match. It gave India a platform of 471, yet England found a way to post 465 in reply and eventually chase down 371 in the fourth innings.
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England's 373/5 fourth-innings chase surpasses venue norms
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Toss decision backfired for England in the short term
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Series context: India lead the head-to-head 78–52
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India's five-match winning run coming in
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top individual batter markets may have offered value given the ground's tendency to produce high first-innings scores, with 471 and 465 in the first two innings reflecting conditions that favoured batters early in the match.
- Fourth-innings chase markets at Headingley historically lean towards the bowling side; England's successful 373/5 chase represents a low-probability outcome based on the venue's 44 per cent chase success rate.
- Player of the match markets in high-scoring Tests tend to reward batters who compile triple-figure scores across multiple sessions; Pant's 252 and Duckett's award-winning contribution illustrate how these markets can diverge from team result outcomes.
- In series where both sides arrive with lengthy winning streaks, outright series winner lines often reflect greater uncertainty than individual match lines suggest.
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Frequently asked
Questions about India Cricket vs England
Who won the Headingley Test between England and India in 2025?
England Cricket won by 5 wickets. They successfully chased down a target of 371 in the fourth innings, finishing on 373/5 to seal the result at Headingley in Leeds.
Who was player of the match in the England vs India Headingley Test?
BM Duckett was named player of the match. His contribution with the bat was central to England's fourth-innings chase, which ended at 373/5.
What did Rishabh Pant score at Headingley in 2025?
Rishabh Pant scored 252 off 318 balls in India's first innings, one of the highest individual scores seen at this ground. India finished that innings on 471 all out.
What is the head-to-head record between England and India in Tests?
Across 143 Test matches, India lead the head-to-head with 78 wins to England's 52, with 11 matches producing no result. The two sides have played several closely contested matches during the 2025 series in England.
Where can I watch England vs India Test matches in the UK?
Test cricket between England and India in the UK is broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket. Matches can also be streamed via Sky Go or NOW TV with a Sports Pass. BBC Radio Test Match Special provides live ball-by-ball radio commentary throughout each day's play.
What is Headingley's average first-innings score in Tests?
Across 135 Test matches at Headingley, the average first-innings score is 203. India's 471 in this match was therefore well above the historical norm, making England's response of 465 and subsequent fourth-innings chase of 371 all the more notable.
Photo credits (2)
- Rishabh Pant — photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · source
- Jonny Bairstow — photo by Mcadge, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source