10 July,2025 08:42 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
India’s Ishant Sharma at Lord’s in 2014. Pics/AFP
India registered their first-ever victory at Lord's Cricket Ground in 54 years after having played their maiden Test at the iconic venue against England in 1932. England, cruising at 245-4, were bundled out for 294 in the first innings, thanks to 5-64 by pacer Chetan Sharma. India, in reply, scored 341 after Dilip Vengsarkar (126 not out) struck his third consecutive hundred at Lord's. England were dismissed for 180 in the second innings. The visitors chased the 134-run target with ease, winning by five wickets to take the opening Test.
India's second win at the iconic venue came 28 years later when MS Dhoni & Co beat Alastair Cook's men by 95 runs to win the second Test and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Batting first, India were bundled out for 295 despite a patient 103 by Ajinkya Rahane. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 6-82 helped restrict England to a slender 24-run first-innings lead. Chasing a 319-run target, England looked well on track for victory at 173-4, but right-arm pacer and Player of the Match Ishant Sharma's career-best 7-74 ensured the hosts lost their last six wickets for just 50 runs on Day Five.
India entered the second Test at Lord's all pumped up after being favourites to win the rain-hit Nottingham drawn Test. The visitors put up an impressive 364, thanks to a solid 126-run stand by openers KL Rahul (129) and Rohit Sharma (83). Skipper Joe Root's unbeaten 180 ensured England took a 27-run first-innings lead. However, that didn't put Virat Kohli's team on the back foot as they declared their innings at 298-8 on Day Five. Chasing 272, England lost both their openers for a duck and were soon in trouble at 67-5 to eventually being bowled out for 120, handing India a 151-run victory.
