But a patient partnership between Ajinkya Rahane (61) and Cheteshwar Pujara (45) steadied India’s ship. India were in a bit of trouble early on in their second innings. Mohammed Siraj picked up four while Ishant Sharma picked up three wickets. There were some contributions from Jonny Bairstow, who made 57 while Rory Burns managed 49 runs. Root played yet another masterful innings, getting an unbeaten 180.
James Anderson was the chief destructor as he picked up another five-wicket haul.Įngland batted as much as India did. Virat Kohli’s 42, Rishabh Pant’s 37 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 40 took India’s first-innings total to 364. Rohit Sharma scored a fluent 83 while KL Rahul scored his first Test ton in three years, ending with 129 runs. His decision seemed to backfire as India piled on runs in challenging overcast conditions. Rohit, Rahul pile on the miseryĮngland captain Joe Root won the toss on Day 1 and elected to bowl first. With this win, India have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
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The final day was full of drama with India being on top for the most part of play. The visitors managed to pull off what looked like a heist at the Home of Cricket with a stunning 151-run victory. After five days of neck and neck Test cricket, India managed to sneak past England in the closing hours of Day 5 of the 2nd Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.
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