India vs England | Play resumes after brief rain stoppage

England are looking to cash in on the big opening wicket stand between Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley to win the match and take a 1-0 lead in the series opener at Leeds.

Play resumed after rain had stopped play for a brief while in the post-lunch session on the final day of the series-opener between England and India at Headingly in Leeds.

At the time of the rain stoppage, hosts had reached a commanding 181 for no loss in pursuit of the huge chase of 371.

At the break, England need another 190 runs to win the first Test as their openers Ben Duckett (105 not out) and Zak Crawley (59 not out) have set them up perfectly against the Indian attack.

Duckett made the most of a lifeline when Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped the England opener on 98, failing to keep hold of the ball while diving in front of him with the batter mishitting a short ball off Mohammed Siraj.

Earlier in the first session, Crawley got a lifeline when Jasprit Bumrah failed to take a tough return catch on his follow-through.

Duckett has so far cracked 13 fours while Crawley has been comparatively subdued, reaching 57 with from 119 balls with six fours.

Looking to achieve what would be their second highest successful run chase in Tests, England started the day on 21-0 and continued to look untroubled.

India will require to find better lines and lengths with the rather uneasy memories of England chasing down 378 at Birmingham three years ago resurfacing.

(With Agency inputs)