In 2002 of this day: Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid tons in same innings in Headingley Test win
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly made Headingley their own on the second day of India’s third test against England on 23 August 2002.
Tons from three of India’s greatest ever batsmen helped the visitors score a mammoth 628/8 after batting for more than two days. India went on to win the match by an innings and 46 runs.
Dravid put up a stand of 170 for the third wicket off 414 balls as the pair almost batted throughout Day 1. The former ended Day 1 on 110 with Tendulkar on 18 at the end of the first day.
Dravid fell in the 114th over on Day 2 to Ashley Giles, his innings ending on 148 off 307 balls. He had put up 150 for the third wicket with Tendulkar. However, it was only going to get worse for England as Tendulkar and Ganguly ended up surpassing the previous two partnerships, putting up 270 for the fourth wicket.
Ganguly scored 128 off just 167 balls, hitting 14 fours and three sixes. The partnership was finally broken by Alex Tudor, who dismissed the Indian captain.
Tendulkar, meanwhile, seemed set to reach a double century but was denied just seven runs away from the mark by Andrew Caddick. Ganguly went on to declare the innings six overs later.
England were dismissed for 273 in their first innings, with Kumble and Harbhajan Singh taking three wickets each and the visitors enforced the follow-on. Captain Nasser Hussain scored 110 in the second innings but it wasn’t enough as England were all out for 309.
The win helped India level the series 1-1, having lost the first Test by 170 runs. The second Test was a draw, as was the fourth and both teams shared honours at the end of the series.
India, now led by Virat Kohli, return to Headingley for their third Test against England that starts on August 25. India have been dominant thus far in the series, missing out on a win in the first Test due to a washed out fifth day and then beating England by 151 runs in the second Test at Lord’s.
