The Lord’s cricket ground in London, England is often called the home of cricket. It is a dream for any cricketer to play at the venue and if it is Test cricket, the players value it even more.
In the ongoing series between England and India, the second Test was played at Lord’s. India won the match in incredible fashion to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
First Test of 1986 tour from June 5-10 (June 8 was a rest day) India won by five wickets
India played its first ever Test match at Lord’s in 1932, a game that India lost by 158 runs. After eight defeats and two drawn games, India finally managed its first victory at the venue during the 1986 tour. Winning the toss and electing to bowl, India kept England to 294. Dilip Vengsarkars unbeaten 126 was crucial for India posting 341 in their first innings. Indian skipper Kapil Dev picked up four wickets in the second innings to bowl England out for 180. Kapil, in fact, was also at the crease when the winning runs were scored along with current Indian coach Ravi Shastri.
Second Test of 2014 tour from July 17-21 India won by 95 runs
Following India’s triumph in 1986, England won thrice and two games were drawn before India won again at Lord’s in 2014. Put into bat by England, India scored 295 as Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 103. England took the lead, posting 319 in their first innings. Murali Vijay’s 95 along with fifties for Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India to 342. Ishant Sharma ensured the target of 319 was beyond England’s reach as he finished with figures of 7 for 74 in the second innings.
Second test of 2021 tour from august 12-16
India won by 151 runs After India’s victory in 2014. England again had their way during the 2018 tour winning handsomely by an innings and 159 runs. India, however, didn’t have to wait too long for their next win this time around, claiming their third victory at Lord’s in their next tour in 2021 itself
Batting first on a difficult day one track after being put into bat, indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Shamna put on 126 for the opening wicket. Rahul top-scored in India’s 364 with 129, but England skipper Joe Root’s unbeaten 180 meant that they took a lead of 27 in the first innings with a score of 391.
The match ebbed and flowed both sides in the first four days, but England sniffed victory early on day five when they had India on the mat. An unbeaten 89-nun stand between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, however, allowed India to declare at 298 for eight and set a target of 272 for England. With time running out the Indian quicks then ran through the England side and bowled out for just 120, as the hosts were unable to survive less than two sessions.
With four wickets in each of the innings, Mohammed Siraj finished with match figures of 8 for 126.
A collective team effort resulted in a famous win when Siraj cleaned up England’s last man James Anderson in the final hour’s play of the match.
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