India won the second Test at Lord’s against England in 2014 to take a 1-0 win in the five-match series. Following the drawn Test at Nottingham, the two sides met at London in Lord’s.
England won the toss and elected to field first. Even though wickets were falling around him, Ajinkya Rahane scored 103 to spearhead India’s first innings total of 295.
Gary Ballance top-scored for England in their first innings.
His 110 and Liam Plunkett’s unbeaten 55 helped England take the lead, as they posted 319.
Murali Vijay’s 95 along with quick-fire fifties from Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the lower order helped India to 342 in their second essay. Chasing 319 to win the Test match, England were undone by Ishant Sharma. He picked up seven wickets as England were bowled out for 223, allowing India to win the match by 95 runs. Ishant Sharma was named the player of the match for his match-winning heroics in the final innings
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Despite winning this Test and taking a lead in the series. India went on to lose the remaining three matches in the five-match series, losing the series 3-1.
This victory was only India’s second Test victory against England at the historic venue.
India’s first victory at Lord’s came way back in 1986. India had won by five wickets on that occasion.
While India lost at Lord’s when they next played a Test at the venue in 2018, they won again in 2021 – by 151 runs.
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