IND vs ENG 1st Test: Rishabh Pant's ton powers visitors to 471; list of India's highest first innings totals in England

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IND vs ENG 1st Test: Rishabh Pant's ton powers visitors to 471; list of India's highest first innings totals in England

India's centurion Rishabh Pant walks back after losing his wicket against England in the first Test.
India's centurion Rishabh Pant walks back after losing his wicket against England in the first Test.(Reuters)

India lost their last seven wickets for just 41 runs inside 12 overs to suffer a dramatic collapse to be all out for 471 in the first innings of the first Test on Saturday, despite Pant's typically dynamic 134. Having resumed Day 2 with an overnight score of 359/3 following hundreds from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) and captain Shubman Gill (147), India were cruising towards a score in excess of 500 after being sent into bat.

However, Ben Stokes' 4/66 and fast bowler Josh Tongue's 4/86 brought England back into the game which has largely been dominated by the young Indian team, led by new captain Gill.

This was also India's highest first innings total in an away Test match since 622/7 decl. against Australia in 2019. India's highest first innings total in England came way back in 2007 at The Oval - 664.

India's highest first innings total in Tests

ScoreOppositionVenueYear
 705/7 declAustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney2004
 687/6 declBangladeshRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad2017
 675/5 declPakistanMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan2004
664EnglandThe Oval, London2007
649/9dWest IndiesNiranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot2018

India's highest first innings total in Tests in England

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