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His innings included 15 fours and three sixes before he was dismissed by England spinner Shoaib Bashir.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, opener KL Rahul also hit a hundred. India had gained a slender first-innings lead of 6 runs after posting 471, with England replying with 465.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing a target of 371, England were 21\/0 at stumps, with Zak Crawley on 12 and Ben Duckett on 9. The visitors will resume their innings on the final day, needing 350 more runs for victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds: India\u2019s vice-captain Rishabh Pant made history on the fourth day of the first Test against England by becoming the first Indian batsman to score a century in both innings of a Test match against the hosts. 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