India have made an emphatic start to the five-match Test series, ending Day 1 of the first game firmly in control after a commanding batting performance against England. On a surface offering little assistance to the bowlers, Indian batters laid the foundation with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill stole the show with brilliant centuries. The visitors finished the first day with 359 runs with the loss of 3 wickets.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill help India dominate Day 1
After being asked to bat first under clear skies and bright sunshine, the visitors made full use of the conditions. Starting with a solid 91-run opening stand between KL Rahul and centurion Jaiswal, the Indian batters never seemed out of control. The highlight of the innings came in the final session when skipper Shubman Gill—who had struggled in overseas Tests—broke the trend with a brilliant century.
With late half century from Rishabh Pant, India appeared firmly in command heading into Day 2. On the other hand, England’s bowlers looked largely ineffective on what appears to be a belter of a batting surface. Despite grabbing two quick wickets before lunch, they continued to leak runs at a brisk pace throughout the day. The lone bright spot was skipper
Ben Stokes shines as England seek answers on flat pitch
The English side needs to find some clue with the ball, with significant Indian batting still to come. Apart from skipper Ben Stokes, the other bowlers also need to step up and offer more support if they are to pull their team back into the contest. Stokes, who picked up two key wickets and led from the front in an otherwise tough outing for the hosts.
The home side must sharpen their fielding and employ strategic bowling plans, such as varying pace and setting attacking fields, to create pressure and induce mistakes from the Indian batsmen. With the pitch expected to remain good on the second day, the match is expected to bring some high-class cricket.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
🚨 INDIA 359 FOR 3 DURING STUMPS ON DAY 1 AT LEEDS 🚨
– Shubman Gill ✅
– Yashasvi Jaiswal ✅
– Rishabh Pant ✅
– KL Rahul ✅A Day to remember in Indian Test Cricket. pic.twitter.com/I6fu0GoXn5
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 20, 2025
YASHASVI JAISWAL 101 🔥
SHUBMAN GILL 127* 🔥
RISHABH HAI 65* 🔥INDIA 🇮🇳 359/3 IN 85 OVERS ON DAY 1 AGAINST ENGLAND #INDvENG #INDvsENG #INDvsENGTest #ENGvsIND #ENGvIND #ShubmanGill #YashasviJaiswal pic.twitter.com/zz658HhQ8D
— Prakhar Srivastava (@PrakharSri7) June 20, 2025
Incredible 👀 #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/gyaLHe22uR
— Travis head (@TravisHead24) June 20, 2025
Gill – 127* (175).
Jaiswal – 101 (159).
Pant – 65* (102).
Rahul – 42 (78).INDIA HAMMERED 359/3 ON DAY 1 IN LEEDS. pic.twitter.com/8ZuB26bTGN
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 20, 2025
Gill & Pant dominance at Leeds against England.. #ENGvsIND #Gill #Pant pic.twitter.com/OWRWjwH832
— Wasay Habib (@wwasay) June 20, 2025
First day of a big tour, put into bat by the opposition, this is exactly what you want from your opener. Perfect mix of caution and aggression. Well played Yashasvi Jaiswal 👏🏻 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/mvQCOtHkp6
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 20, 2025
Rishabh, Pant and the red ball are a match made in heaven. We Missed this Rishabh Pant.
Hope tomorrow he gets his century 🔥
Well, played 50 at the end of the day.#ENGvIND #ENGvsIND #INDvsENG #pant— LawyerLegBye (LL.B) (@lonewolf_life_) June 20, 2025
New captain, new faces, same old grit.
India walk off Day 1 with runs on the board, momentum in hand.Jaiswal’s flair, Gill’s command, Pant’s madness, a day that sets the tone for this series. Statement made. 🇮🇳 #ENGvIND
— Cricket for her (@coverdrivetoher) June 20, 2025
Pretty dreadful day from England today. Wrong decision at the toss bowled poorly,and the bowling attack is one of the weakest I can remember! Indian batsman played well,but it was hardly a contest! #ENGvIND
— Ashley Parker (@Ashleypp1986) June 20, 2025
Leading from the front 💯📸#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/Nkpp6NULQB
— Loki (@lokinagi333) June 20, 2025
Perfect start to the series for India. Jaiswal continues his dream Test run, Skipper Gill with a brilliant knock and a patient 50 for Pant. Capitalized the batting friendly conditions & will need to continue tomorrow #ENGvIND
— Mahip Shah (@MahipShah29) June 20, 2025
Well done team India and what a batting display by newly appointed skipper #Gill & #Jaiswal. Century in australia and now in england. He is definitely a star in making #ENGvIND
— अमरीकी Indian 🇺🇸🇮🇳 (@usernamekaheka) June 20, 2025
PURE DOMINANCE by Team India! 🔥 Gill & Jaiswal with class tons, Pant and Rahul solid as ever. 359/3 on Day 1. THIS is the kind of Test cricket we love to see! 💙 India ruling Day 1 at Leeds — England, you better buckle up! 🇮🇳💪 #ENGvIND #TeamIndia
— BeyondFanWars (@UnitedForTFI) June 20, 2025
360/3 on the opening day of an away Test. We’re not used to such scorecards by India off late but this is refreshing. India have the bowling as compared to England to create something out of this docile pitch, so bat long enough to give England a tough time with the bat#ENGvIND
— Pranav Nair (@leg_gully) June 20, 2025
how’s the Ashes prep going ? #ENGvIND
— Eems (@NaeemahBenjamin) June 20, 2025
Really not sure what people expected with this bowling attack? Never taking 20 wickets. Hopefully have Atkinson and Archer fit for the next game and Wood fit at some point if we’re lucky. #ENGvIND
— Harry 🇬🇧🏴 (@harryxafc) June 20, 2025
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