Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

JE Root
JE Root
180(321) 18x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 56 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
37 13 37 19 31 2 8 33
KL Rahul
KL Rahul
129(250) 12x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 26 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
16 8 17 22 38 9 7 12

Best performances - Bowlers

JM Anderson
JM Anderson
O29
M7
R62
W5
Eco2.13
RHB
OFFLEG
4W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj
O10.5
M3
R32
W4
Eco2.95
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W1W

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India led the 5-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

12,13,14,15,16 August 2021 (5-day match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

India 12, England 0

Scorecard Summary

INDIA 364(126.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ENGLAND 391(128 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

INDIA 298/8d(109.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

ENGLAND 120(51.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Alan Gardner

7.05pm: Test cricket. It is what it is, baby. India lording it at Lord's, but that's not where this story ends. Time for a breath, and a break - the teams will regroup and go again at Headingley in nine days' time. For now, head over to Varun Shetty's report, and stick around for the further hosannas (not to mention the England autopsy, which Miller has already begun). Thanks for your comments, it's been a pleasure as always. From Sid and myself, Thilak, Varun and the rest, take it easy and we'll be back for more soon. Cheerio!

6.50pm: Time for the presentations. Still three more Tests to come, remember! Starting with England captain Joe Root: [Dressing room nerves?] "You're always trying to find ways to deal with things like that, we couldn't see out the day which was frustrating but a lot of cricket to play and we'll come back hard. [Morning meltdown] A lot on my shoulders, as captain you take responsibility, tactically we could have done things differently - we went from a position where we could win to being behind. [Antagonism?] More than anything we got a few things wrong, credit to them [Shami and Bumrah], they played well for that partnership. But I'd do things differently. [Wood and Moeen] They threw everything into the Test, Mark's hurt himself, but his attitude was great, seeing Mo playing the way he has was encouraging. [Series] We've found ourselves in this position before and come out on top. Be patient, learn the lessons and be better next time.

India captain Virat Kohli: "Super proud of the whole team, the way we stuck to our plans, being put in our performance with the bat was outstanding. Pitch didn't offer much on first three days. But the way we played in the second innings, under pressure, from Jasprit and Shami was outstanding. We thought with 60 overs to go we could have a crack, and they were outstanding. A bit of tension on the field really motivated us to finish the game. [Clapping Shami and Bumrah off] Wanted to let them know that we appreciated what they did, and they took the new ball and made breakthroughs for us. When we were most successful, our lower order was contributing, we went away from that a bit away from home but they are putting in the hard work with the coaches. The belief and the desire is there, to do the job for the team. [Lord's victories] Last time was special, Ishant bowled outstandingly. But this one, to get a result in 60 overs, is quite special. With someone like Siraj playing at Lord's for the first time and bowling as he did was outstanding. We decided 60 was our mark, crucial breakthroughs were great for us and we carried on from there. Second half of the day, we thought we were on top and our fans got behind us. We feed off the energy of the crowd as well. [Independence Day win] The best gift we can give to India, but we have three more Test matches and we can't sit on our laurels. [Robinson review] That one was gut feel but I like to go with my instinct."

KL Rahul is Player of the Match: [Honours board] "I've been looking at it every morning to see if they've put it up permanently. Really happy that the hundred could set up a victory for India. Put into bat we had to go out and give the team a good start and put up a total, the opening partnership was really crucial. We've been here for couple of months, been working hard on our skills. At Trent Bridge we showed discipline, really pleased and happy we could go out and put up a performance like that. [On-field chat?] With two competitive teams you're going to see a lot of heart and great skills and some words. We don't mind a bit of banter, but if you go after one of our guys all eleven will come right back. That got us going, and the bowlers were really pumped to go out and have a crack. Really happy with the performance."

6.37pm: The old rope-a-dope. A brilliant comeback to cap a Test classic. India were supposed to be there for the taking, but they gave England the slip and the backed them into a corner before handing out a hiding. They go 1-0 up in the series, but how painful will defeat be for England, after they came here this morning looking for victory? Another historic overseas win for India, their first at Lord's since 2014 and only a third overall. It's been all about the pace attack for Kohli's team, but few sensed it would be an unbroken ninth-wicket stand with the bat between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah that would provide the spark. England lost the plot during that stand, and then lost both openers within two overs of the declaration. It all spiralled from there. England's first Test defeat after a Joe Root century, by the way. Lost the toss, conceded a deficit, struggled in the third innings... India have truly done it the hard way. But that'll make victory taste all the sweeter

Over to you guys for a bit. Here's Santhosh LN: "Still remember yesterday's comment from cricinfo where Buttler was screaming 'two to Shami' when Rahane and Pant was playing. Now it's clear that Buttler was warning his team"

"Strange times! India won the 2nd test without losing the 1st test," gurgles CasualFan

Siddharth: "Appreciation for Rahane-Pujara to bat with such grit and stick to their game yesterday in that situation when millions are calling for them to be fired from the team"

"How many times will we see tail enders take the game from England," sighs Adam. "Whether its Warne, Agar, Tino Best or today's events. With a new ball it was unfathomable"

"India have drawn the first Test at Trent Bridge and won the second Test at Lord's. Just like 2014..." notes Ellis. Where's an under-fire Alastair Cook when you need him?

"Bumrah is my MoM for the sheer brilliance of getting under England's skin and forcing a collective brain fade, and then following it up with some brilliant batting and bowling," chirps Sravan. "But, Siraj it would be for the 8 wickets."

51.5
W
Mohammed Siraj to Anderson, OUT, pegs back off stump! India have sealed the deal with room to spare! Siraj goes bang-bang for the final time in a Test full of dramatic doubles... Perfect line from round the wicket, and he streaks through to pluck out a stump for himself! Kohli is doing a victory dance, along with the rest of his team. From staving off defeat in the morning, they've knocked England over inside 52 overs for a 151-run win! Extraordinary

JM Anderson b Mohammed Siraj 0 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Lord's is a cauldron, you can hear the nerves and the excitement. Loud cheers for the Anderson dot

51.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Anderson, no run, back of a length, doesn't get up that much, Anderson blocks from the crease

Short leg and forward short leg, plus a leg slip

51.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Anderson, no run, fires this down full from over the wicket, Anderson feels for it and is beaten

Out comes Anderson. India one wicket away from what would be their third Test victory at Lord's

51.2
W
Mohammed Siraj to Buttler, OUT, feels for it fatefully outside off! Gone! Siraj has broken through pretty much England's last line of defence, and Kohli is wide-eyed on the Lord's outfield once again! The drop won't matter now... Instead of the in-ducker, Siraj got the ball to hold its line and Buttler couldn't prevent himself from following it

JC Buttler c †Pant b Mohammed Siraj 25 (148m 96b 3x4 0x6) SR: 26.04

51.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Buttler, no run, length, coming back in off a scrambled seam, Siraj goes up for lbw... heading down leg

Mohammed Siraj can return now. Buttler is still out there, his finger in the dam. Leg slip, two men catching in front of the bat

END OF OVER:
51 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 120/8

  • Mark Wood0 (1b)
  • Jos Buttler25 (94b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah15-3-33-3
  • Ishant Sharma10-3-13-2
50.6
0
Bumrah to Wood, no run, over the wicket, length ball on off stump and he jabs it down

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1RJ BurnsDP Sibley
2nd0DP SibleyH Hameed
3rd43JE RootH Hameed
4th23JM BairstowJE Root
5th0JE RootJC Buttler
6th23MM AliJC Buttler
7th0JC ButtlerSM Curran
8th30JC ButtlerOE Robinson
9th0JC ButtlerMA Wood
10th0JM AndersonMA Wood