NEW DELHI: England‘s debutant spinner Tom Hartley etched his title within the report books with a match-winning spell towards India within the opening Check on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
The left-arm spinner spun India’s batters out, claiming a powerful 7/62 and concluding the Check with a complete of 9/193.
Notably, the efficiency is now the perfect match determine for an England spinner on Check debut since 1945.
Hartley’s nine-wicket haul within the first Check additionally matched the joint-most since former English spinner Robert Berry’s 9/116 towards West Indies in Manchester in 1950.
Moreover, he turned the fourth England spinner to realize a five-wicket haul on Check debut on this century, following within the footsteps of Adil Rashid (5/64 in Abu Dhabi, 2015), Will Jacks (6/161 in Rawalpindi, 2022), and Rehan Ahmed (5/48 in the identical sequence).
Hartley’s exceptional debut efficiency underlined his affect and added a brand new chapter to England’s spin-bowling legacy in Check cricket.
The primary Check towards India witnessed England spinners scalping 20 wickets as pacers ended up with out a single wicket. This isn’t the primary time England managed to take action in Check format.
The primary time England spinners scalped all 20 wickets was towards India in Kanpur in 1952. 4 years later, they managed to realize the feat once more however this time it was towards their arch-rival Australia in Manchester in 1956. The third time earlier than 2024, when English spinners took 20 wickets in a Check was towards Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2018.
Within the Day 4 motion of the primary Check, Ollie Pope’s aggressive innings set a difficult goal of 231 for India. Regardless of a resilient effort from the decrease order, notably Ravichandran Ashwin and KS Bharat, they succumbed to the spin of debutant Tom Hartley, resulting in a 28-run defeat for India.
The dominance of England’s spinners on this historic Check showcased their effectiveness on the sub-continent.
(With ANI inputs)
The left-arm spinner spun India’s batters out, claiming a powerful 7/62 and concluding the Check with a complete of 9/193.
Notably, the efficiency is now the perfect match determine for an England spinner on Check debut since 1945.
Hartley’s nine-wicket haul within the first Check additionally matched the joint-most since former English spinner Robert Berry’s 9/116 towards West Indies in Manchester in 1950.
Moreover, he turned the fourth England spinner to realize a five-wicket haul on Check debut on this century, following within the footsteps of Adil Rashid (5/64 in Abu Dhabi, 2015), Will Jacks (6/161 in Rawalpindi, 2022), and Rehan Ahmed (5/48 in the identical sequence).
Hartley’s exceptional debut efficiency underlined his affect and added a brand new chapter to England’s spin-bowling legacy in Check cricket.
The primary Check towards India witnessed England spinners scalping 20 wickets as pacers ended up with out a single wicket. This isn’t the primary time England managed to take action in Check format.
The primary time England spinners scalped all 20 wickets was towards India in Kanpur in 1952. 4 years later, they managed to realize the feat once more however this time it was towards their arch-rival Australia in Manchester in 1956. The third time earlier than 2024, when English spinners took 20 wickets in a Check was towards Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2018.
Within the Day 4 motion of the primary Check, Ollie Pope’s aggressive innings set a difficult goal of 231 for India. Regardless of a resilient effort from the decrease order, notably Ravichandran Ashwin and KS Bharat, they succumbed to the spin of debutant Tom Hartley, resulting in a 28-run defeat for India.
The dominance of England’s spinners on this historic Check showcased their effectiveness on the sub-continent.
(With ANI inputs)
