Sat Jun 21 03:50:00 UTC 2025: **Here’s a news article summarizing the India vs. England 1st Test, Day 1:**

**India Dominate Day 1 of 1st Test Against England in Leeds**

**Leeds, UK – June 20, 2025** – India ended Day 1 of the first Test against England in a commanding position, reaching 359/3 at Headingley. After England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl, India’s batsmen proved him wrong early by not losing a single wicket in the first 20 overs. England managed to get two wickets, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill forged a century partnership to swing the momentum back in India’s favor.

Jaiswal reached his century before being dismissed, while captain Shubman Gill continued his strong innings, partnering with Rishabh Pant (who scored a half-century) to build a substantial total.

The Headingley pitch is expected to favor batsmen, but also offers assistance to fast bowlers, a factor both teams will be wary of in the coming days.

**Playing XIs:**

* **India:** Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
* **England:** Ben Stokes (c), Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse.

Notably, Sai Sudarshan is making his debut for India, and Shubman Gill is captaining the side for the first time. Karun Nair is making a comeback after 8 years.

**Brief Scorecard:**

* **India:** 359/3 (Shubman Gill 100*, Yashasvi Jaiswal 100, Rishabh Pant 50*)

The day began with players from both sides wearing black armbands for reasons that were not immediately clear.

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