Ashes 2023 : Records rained in Headingley Test, know which records were set

Ashes 2023

England defeated Australia by 3 wickets in the third Test. However, the Australian team is leading 2-1 in the Ashes series of 5 Test matches. When many big records were made in this match. 18 sixes were hit in the third Test between Australia and England. This is the fifth time in Ashes history that 18 or more sixes have been hit in a match. The most sixes hit in an Ashes match was in the year 2013-14. This year in Adelaide, the batsmen of both the teams hit 21 sixes. In the same year in Perth, the batsmen of both the teams hit 19 sixes.

While Ben Stokes has become the third captain in Test history, whose first 17 Test matches have resulted in all the matches. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England have won 12 matches so far while they have to face defeat in 5 matches. Apart from this, it is England’s fifth Test win in a row at Headingley. England team has won 5 consecutive Tests at this ground since 2018. Also, under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England achieved a target of 250-plus runs for the fifth time in a Test match, the most by a captain. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara as captains achieved the target of more than 250 runs in 4 and 3 matches respectively. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England have won 250 or more matches with a run rate of 4.50 or more 4 out of 5 times.

Headingley marked the 6th time a team chased 250 runs in a Test match. While 250 or more runs have been chased mostly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. While in Sydney 4 times teams have chased 250 runs or more. England batsman Harry Brooke has become the player to score a thousand runs in the fewest balls in a Test match. Harry Brook has completed a thousand runs in 1058 balls in the Test format. While on the basis of innings Harry Brook touched this figure in 17 innings. While the record for scoring a thousand runs in the shortest innings in a Test match for England is in the name of Herbert Sutcliffe. This player crossed the thousand run mark in just 12 innings.