Headingley’s pitch was the one one to be rated as ‘Very Good’ by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), which has launched the rankings for the pitches and outfields through the recently-concluded five-match Take a look at collection between England and India. The series-opening match was performed in Leeds, which the hosts gained by 5 wickets. The ranking for the pitch at The Oval, the venue for the thrilling fifth and closing Take a look at, has but to be launched by the worldwide administrative physique.
Pitch and Outfield Scores for Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy 2025
Match
Venue
Pitch Score
Outfield Score
Consequence
1st Take a look at
Headingley, Leeds
Very Good
Very Good
England gained by 5 wickets
2nd Take a look at
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Passable
Very Good
India gained by 336 runs
third Take a look at
Lord’s, London
Passable
Very Good
England gained by 22 runs
4th Take a look at
Previous Trafford, Manchester
Passable
Very Good
Draw
fifth Take a look at
Kennington Oval, London
TBA*
TBA*
India gained by six runs
*as of August 9, 2025
The surfaces used for the high-octane collection fared higher than these on which the 2023 Ashes was performed. Throughout that collection, not one of the 5 pitches obtained a ‘Very Good’ ranking. In reality, two of these (Edgbaston and Lord’s) bought a ranking of ‘Common’. The 2024-25 version of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy had a contrasting evaluation as 4 of the 5 pitches had obtained a ‘Very Good’ ranking.
How are pitches rated by the ICC?
Up till 2023, there have been six classifications offered for the panel on the ICC to charge pitches: Very Good, Good, Common, Under Common, Poor and Unfit. Nevertheless, the sane has been restricted to solely 4 tiers: Very Good, Passable, Unsatisfactory and Unfit.
Talking of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the collection ended on stage phrases after India’s six-run win on the Oval. Shubman Gill (754 runs in 10 innings) and Mohammed Siraj (23 wickets in 9 innings) emerged because the main run-getter and main wicket-taker of the action-packed collection, respectively.
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