Follow UsChasing 371, England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley have ensured their side are cruising to a victory with a magnanimous opening stand against India at Headingley. They now hold the record for the highest opening stand in Tests in the fourth innings this century.
177* - Ben Duckett & Zak Crawley vs IND, Leeds, 2025
173* - David Warner & Cameron Bancroft vs ENG, Brisbane, 2017
161 - Dimuth Karunaratne & Lahiru Thirimanne vs NZ, Galle, 2019
This is also the highest fourth-innings opening stand against India, breaking a record that stood for 82 years.
154* - Zak Crawley & Ben Duckett (ENG), Leeds, 2025
142* - Allan Rae & Jeffrey Stollmeyer (WI), Trinidad, 1953
131 - Gary Stead & Matthew Horne (NZ), Ahmedabad, 1999
125 - Brian Bolus & Jimmy Binks (ENG), Mumbai, 1964
While Duckett has scored his sixth Test ton, his opening partner Crawley has been a little more conservative and got to his half-century off 111 deliveries - his slowest ever in Tests. The duo also hold the record for the most century opening stands in Tests since 2022.
4 - Zak Crawley & Ben Duckett
3 - Abdullah Shafique & Imam-ul-Haq
3 - Devon Conway & Tom Latham
3 - Yashasvi Jaiswal & Rohit Sharma
3 - Usman Khawaja & David Warner
With the duo going from strength to strength, it seems as though England will win it easily, unless rain plays spoilsport.