&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "IND vs ENG: 'Limit his damage...,' England opener Duckett reveals team strategy behind chasing down 371 vs India at Headingley")
England opening batter Ben Duckett, who scored match-winning 149 against India in fourth innings of first Test at Headingley, has revealed the team's strategy behind chasing down 371-run target. Duckett and his partner Zak Crawley (65) added 188 runs for the opening wicket - the highest against India in Test in fourth innings - only after seeing off Jasprit Bumrah and new ball under overcast skies in Leeds. The plan worked as Bumrah was left wicketless and with remaining Indian bowlers inexperienced, England romped home with five wickets spare.
"In that period (morning session), it was really important that me and Zak got through without losing any wickets," Duckett said at the presentations after being named Player of the Match. "It was pretty clear to us this morning. If we batted for the whole day [at the tempo that] we normally do, we'd probably get the total, so we didn't overthink anything. Certainly we had to get through Jasprit's first spell and that new ball, and from there on, we were just playing our natural games.
"He's a world-class bowler," Duckett added, after England denied Bumrah even a single wicket in the second innings despite his five-for in the first.
"In that first innings, he was superb, so to limit his damage was massive for us. Our individuals are all going to go about it differently, but I thought we did play him very well."
About the sessions, England scored 96 in the first session till lunch on day 5 in 24 overs at 4 runs per over without losing a wicket. In the next session, they lost four wickets but they scored 152 runs at 5.3 runs per over. In the last session, they needed only 23.3 over to chase down remaining 102 runs at 4.3 runs per over for loss of only one wicket. England chased down 350 runs in 76 overs at a run-rate of 4.60 on the fifth day pitch - the second most in a successful chase.
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