The Indian cricket team created history on Monday (June 23) with centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant helping them set England a massive target of 371 in the fourth innings of the first test at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds.
With Rahul’s third ton in history in England and Pant’s second of the match, India ensured they had made five centuries in the match. In the first innings, when the visitors posted a massive total of 477, there were three centurions with skipper Shubman Gill as well as Yashasvi Jaiswal reaching the three-figure mark alongside Pant.
India Create History In Leeds
The Leeds Test match marks the first instance of five individual centuries for India in a Test match in history. The Asian giants started playing th longest format of the game 93 years ago (1932), but it took until their 590th match in the format for the rare feat to happen. Previously, there were four instances of four centuries for India in a Test match but all of them had come in Asia.
Most Centuries By India In A Test Match
| Opponent | Centuries | Players To Score a Century | Ground | Year |
| England | 5 | Rishabh Pant (2), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill | Leeds | 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar | Ahmedabad | 2009 |
| South Africa | 4 | Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni | Kolkata | 2010 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma | Delhi | 2017 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | Dinesh Karthik, Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar | Mirpur | 2007 |
Overall, Inida are only the fifth team (sixth instance) in history to achieve the feat in a Test match and the second to do it away from home. The only other instance of a visiting team to hit five centuries in a single Test match came 70 years ago when five Australian players got to the three-figure mark against West Indies in 1955 at Jamaica. Pakistan are the only team to have two instances of five centurions in a match.
Instances Of 5 Players Scoring A Century For A Team In A Test Match
| Team | Opponent | Players | Ground | Year |
| Australia | West Indies | Colin McDonald, Neil Harvey, Keith Miller, Ron Archer, Richie Benaud | Jamaica | 1955 |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh | Saeed Anwar, Taufeeq Umar, Inzaman-Ul-Haq, Mohammad Yusuf, Abdul Razzaq | Multan | 2001 |
| England | West Indies | Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Kevin Pietersen | L}ord’s | 2007 |
| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Kumar Sangakkara (2), Lahiru Thirmanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Tilakaratne Dilshan | Galle | 2013 |
| Pakistan | Australia | Azhar Ali (2). Younis Khan, Misbah-Ul-Haq (2) | Abu Dhabi | 2014 |
| India | England | Rishabh Pant (2), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul | Leeds | 2025 |
The match is heading for a dramatic finish as England ended Day 4 at 20-0. The hosts need 350 runs on the final day while India still need all 10 wickets.