07/17Result
2nd Investec Test, India tour of England at London, Jul 17-21 2014
India won by 95 runs
Player of the Match
Ishant Sharma
Ishant SharmaIndia
07/17Result
2nd Investec Test, India tour of England at London, Jul 17-21 2014
India won by 95 runs
Player of the Match
Ishant Sharma
Ishant SharmaIndia

  • India 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    M Vijay
    24
    67
    97
    4
    0
    35.82
    21.3 gone! Second catch of the morning for Ballance at third slip. Wasn't really a full delivery, was back of a length, Vijay went to turn it into the leg side, the ball straightened on him, and got a thick outside/leading edge which flew high towards Ballance who will have unsighted for a split second by the way the batsman played the shot 48/2
    S Dhawan
    7
    11
    13
    1
    0
    63.63
    2.5 whoah, that was outstanding from Anderson, big movement away after pitching outside leg, Dhawan forced to play, nicks it through to third slip, a low catch taken by Gary Ballance, and there's the first breakthrough 11/1
    CA Pujara
    28
    117
    171
    4
    0
    23.93
    41.5 a beauty! This one nips back again and there's no pad in the way this time. On a full length, Pujara getting forward again, the ball jags off the seam and zips between the inside edge into middle stump. Delight for Stokes. 113/4
    V Kohli
    25
    34
    39
    4
    0
    73.52
    31.1 got him! That was beautifully bowled, angling in towards off, bringing the batsman forward, and Kohli's bat was perfectly straight and not far from his body at all but he couldn't do anything about the away movement, and Prior takes the outside edge tumbling to his right 86/3
    AM Rahane
    103
    154
    234
    15
    1
    66.88
    86.4 length on off stump, Rahane presses at it firmly, chipping it back to the bowler and Anderson clings on! A cracking reaction catch with the left hand, slight misjudgement from Rahane but he walks off to tremendous applause because it has been a magnificent century. Great catch from Anderson, getting down with one hand by his left knee to make the grab 275/9
    MS Dhoni (c) †
    1
    17
    23
    0
    0
    5.88
    47.2 finds the edge! Broad strikes, from a full length. Dhoni pressed forward to a delivery outside off stump, takes a thin edge through to Prior. Significant inroads, now, for England. That's 250 Test wickets for Broad 123/5
    RA Jadeja
    3
    11
    14
    0
    0
    27.27
    50.4 got him! Moeen strikes. No need for Anderson. Round the wicket, he skids one on, Jadeja is forward but that's no defence for batsmen these days. That was hitting middle two thirds of the way up 128/6
    STR Binny
    9
    19
    23
    1
    0
    47.36
    57.2 another one for Anderson! Binny stuck in the crease to a back of a length ball, angling in towards middle and leg, hit low on the thigh pad, question was whether it was going over, seemed okay, the umpire certainly thinks so, India are seven down 145/7
    B Kumar
    36
    84
    101
    7
    0
    42.85
    81.6 full length at the stumps and straight through him! Goodness this seemed to keep low, bustled through the batsman into middle stump. I don't think it kept alarmingly low, I think the batsman was late on it, should have been forward and it shaped in a little too to beat Kumar's weak defensive prod hanging back 235/8
    Mohammed Shami
    19
    24
    46
    3
    0
    79.16
    91.4 it is perfect, on off stump, gets the outside edge, flies at a nice height to Cook at first slip, he doesn't drop this one, though he needs two attempts to take it, and that's his hundredth catch in Tests, India bowled out for 295 295/10
    I Sharma
    not out
    12
    13
    23
    2
    0
    92.3
    Extras
    28 (b 17, lb 10, nb 1)
    TOTAL
    295 all out (91.4 Overs, RR: 3.21, 396 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Shikhar Dhawan, 2.5 ov), 2-48 (Murali Vijay, 21.3 ov), 3-86 (Virat Kohli, 31.1 ov), 4-113 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 41.5 ov), 5-123 (MS Dhoni, 47.2 ov), 6-128 (Ravindra Jadeja, 50.4 ov), 7-145 (Stuart Binny, 57.2 ov), 8-235 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 81.6 ov), 9-275 (Ajinkya Rahane, 86.4 ov), 10-295 (Mohammed Shami, 91.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JM Anderson2376042.600
    SCJ Broad2257923.5900
    LE Plunkett1555113.401
    BA Stokes17.454022.2600
    MM Ali1423812.7100

  • England 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AN Cook (c)
    10
    29
    40
    2
    0
    34.48
    10.1 Cook falls cheaply, again! cue a hundred articles, superb line from Bhuvneshwar, just outside off, making Cook play, no footwork from Cook as he nibbles it through to the keeper, India strike even before they have had time to rue the Rahane miss 22/1
    SD Robson
    17
    42
    62
    1
    0
    40.47
    14.1 another one for Bhuvneshwar, pitched up and curling away outside off, Robson gets forward and goes for the drive, gets a thin edge through to the keeper, Bhuvneshwar has his second in a long and testing spell, Robson could have left that one alone, this is probably the last over of Bhuvneshwar's spell 31/2
    GS Ballance
    110
    203
    297
    15
    0
    54.18
    82.1 and how the game changes! It's a real bonus for India. It was a full ball down the leg side, Ballance went to turn it around and just got a thin edge down the leg side which is well caught by Dhoni 214/6
    IR Bell
    16
    56
    72
    2
    0
    28.57
    31.4 gone! Three for Bhuvneshwar. No need to rest this man yet. Extra bounce from short of a length, takes Bell by surprise as he tries to leave and he can only fend a glove towards third slip for a gentle catch. An odd dismissal. It wasn't a vicious ball, by any means, but the line was good and nipped back. Pretty poor played, really, by someone of Bell's quality. Another nothing score for him 70/3
    JE Root
    13
    50
    66
    0
    0
    26
    46.3 forward, this skids on, strikes the pad, huge appeal for lbw and given out! There's been no spin but plenty of skid and this has done for Root, Bruce Oxenford thought about it before raising the finger. Ooo immediate hot of Hot Spot and it shows a big inside edge! Question was, did the edge come before the pad? They were close together but it definitely came off a thick inside edge and looking at another replay, it looks bat first, poor Root 113/4
    MM Ali
    32
    106
    120
    4
    0
    30.18
    78.5 breakthrough! Out of nowhere Vijay has the wicket. It was just a very full, straight delivery which he went to turn through the leg side and missed. Careless from Moeen 211/5
    LE Plunkett
    not out
    55
    79
    126
    8
    0
    69.62
    MJ Prior †
    23
    42
    56
    4
    0
    54.76
    94.3 a breakthrough, Prior goes for the pull as Shami bangs it short, hits the top edge and the ball swirls high over the slip cordon, usually you expect the keeper to be under these sort of chances, Dhawan was a little ahead of Dhoni though, and he called for it and pulls off a sharp catch, he enjoyed that immensely 265/7
    BA Stokes
    0
    8
    17
    0
    0
    0
    98.2 another five-for for Bhuvneshwar, gets this one to go through the defences of Stokes, off the back pad and onto the stumps, Stokes gone for a duck, Bhuvneshar on the honour's board, emulating another swing bowler from Meerut, Praveen Kumar, who took a five-for in 2011 276/8
    SCJ Broad
    4
    2
    3
    1
    0
    200
    98.4 make that six for Bhuvneshwar, looking to carve this through the off side, short of length and outside off, top edge and through at a comfortable height to Dhawan at slip 280/9
    JM Anderson
    19
    21
    30
    3
    0
    90.47
    105.5 tossed up, Anderson goes for the reverse sweep and he gloves it to slip! Jadeja gets his man, Anderson misjudging the stroke, it bounced a little on him and popped up for an easy chance to first slip, a big smile from the bowler 319/10
    Extras
    20 (b 5, lb 10, nb 3, w 2)
    TOTAL
    319 all out (105.5 Overs, RR: 3.01, 445 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Alastair Cook, 10.1 ov), 2-31 (Sam Robson, 14.1 ov), 3-70 (Ian Bell, 31.4 ov), 4-113 (Joe Root, 46.3 ov), 5-211 (Moeen Ali, 78.5 ov), 6-214 (Gary Ballance, 82.1 ov), 7-265 (Matt Prior, 94.3 ov), 8-276 (Ben Stokes, 98.2 ov), 9-280 (Stuart Broad, 98.4 ov), 10-319 (James Anderson, 105.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Kumar31108262.6400
    Mohammed Shami1955813.0512
    I Sharma2456102.5411
    STR Binny1004504.500
    RA Jadeja18.514622.4400
    M Vijay30121400

  • India 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    M Vijay
    95
    247
    378
    11
    0
    38.46
    82.4 draws him into a fatal flirt, Vijay nicks off! England have their third wicket of the morning, Anderson bellows out a roar as he leaps in celebration - there'll be no Lord's century for India's best batsman, despite a fabulously patient knock. This zipped through and left him outside off, didn't really need to play at it but Vijay was mesmerised 235/7
    S Dhawan
    31
    45
    64
    4
    0
    68.88
    13.6 oh dear, Dhawan has given it away here, short and wide from Dhawan, who hammers it towards point, Root dives to his left to take a superb catch, that ball was hit hard by Dhawan, but Root was quick enough to snaffle that, not exactly a ball that should have fetched an opener's wicket in a Test, but Stokes doesn't care, he has the first breakthrough of the innings 40/1
    CA Pujara
    43
    83
    126
    7
    0
    51.8
    43.3 Plunkett has got the big one, he bowls one back of a length and outside off, Pujara reaches out to a ball he perhaps could have left alone, slight movement away, nicks through to the keeper, like in the first innings Pujara spends plenty of time in the middle without going on to make a big score, very unlike him 118/2
    V Kohli
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    43.4 whoah! after nearly an hour of snoozeworthy cricket, Plunkett has brought this crowd alive, he has two in two, Kohli is gone for a golden duck, he was looking to shoulder arms to a short of length ball that angled in, that nips in a long way and crashes into the top of off, wow, Test cricket 118/3
    AM Rahane
    5
    8
    18
    1
    0
    62.5
    46.3 short again, fended at, it loops a long way in the air and up towards square leg, here comes Prior sprinting up and diving and taking the catch! But was it off the glove? Yes says Bruce Oxenford! Rahane shakes his head and the replay reveals it was flush off the arm guard, not even that close to the glove, a very poor decision but India have made their bed and now must lie in it. Nasty short ball from Broad, Rahane played it poorly but got very unlucky with that decision 123/4
    MS Dhoni (c) †
    19
    86
    124
    2
    0
    22.09
    75.1 wicket! once more Dhoni is caught in the cordon, was stuck on the crease as he prodded at that length ball, outside edge and a smart catch by Bell at second slip, reverse-cup technique, Plunkett making an impact again just when India were putting together a partnership 202/5
    STR Binny
    0
    9
    8
    0
    0
    0
    76.5 Alastair Cook has put down some chances this summer, but he has taken a very tough one to dismiss Binny, who has gone for a big hit early on, a rash shot, he ends up skying it over mid-off, Cook has to run backwards and he takes the catch with the ball dropping over his shoulder, well-judged, not so well judged by Binny, he's a naturally aggressive batsman, but think that shot is going to haunt him for a while, and could even end his Test career for the near future 203/6
    RA Jadeja
    68
    57
    118
    9
    0
    119.29
    99.1 Cook takes another skier, Jadeja goes for another pull after charging out, gets the top edge and this superb counterattacking innings from Jadeja is over, the Lord's honours board will be disappointed Jadeja's name won't figure on it, he might get there yet with a five-for 334/8
    B Kumar
    52
    71
    105
    8
    0
    73.23
    103.1 back of a length, edged and gone, Bell clasps it at second slip! He tosses the ball away, England have wrapped up the innings with 3 for 8... but the 99-run stand between Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar that went beforehand may prove decisive 342/10
    Mohammed Shami
    0
    2
    6
    0
    0
    0
    100.2 sliding on and is there a thin edge? Bruce Oxenford says yes! Moeen picks up another, straight into the gloves and that is a blob for Shami, a rare instance of the tail quivering. Looks like the faintest of nicks, according to the replays, so well spotted 338/9
    I Sharma
    not out
    0
    10
    10
    0
    0
    0
    Extras
    29 (b 19, lb 9, w 1)
    TOTAL
    342 all out (103.1 Overs, RR: 3.31, 485 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Shikhar Dhawan, 13.6 ov), 2-118 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 43.3 ov), 3-118 (Virat Kohli, 43.4 ov), 4-123 (Ajinkya Rahane, 46.3 ov), 5-202 (MS Dhoni, 75.1 ov), 6-203 (Stuart Binny, 76.5 ov), 7-235 (Murali Vijay, 82.4 ov), 8-334 (Ravindra Jadeja, 99.1 ov), 9-338 (Mohammed Shami, 100.2 ov), 10-342 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 103.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JM Anderson29117712.6500
    SCJ Broad2369314.0410
    BA Stokes18.125132.800
    LE Plunkett2266532.9500
    MM Ali1132822.5400

  • England 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    SD Robson
    7
    27
    25
    1
    0
    25.92
    6.1 sliding on with the arm, strikes the pad before bat... and given! What a start for Sir Jaddu, following on from his sparkling innings earlier! Robson shakes his head, he has a filthy look on his face, but Hawk-Eye backs up Dharmasena, suggesting the impact was just in line with off stump, definitely pad before bat and India have their first scalp 12/1
    AN Cook (c)
    22
    93
    128
    2
    0
    23.65
    31.2 drawn forwards and edged behind, Ishant has another, India are in clover! Cook has to go, a rueful look on his face, it was just a faint nick through to Dhoni but that'll do the job. The angle forced him to play, just held its line on pitching, another super delivery and England are really rocking now. Cook's struggles continue, now nine innings since his last fifty 72/4
    GS Ballance
    27
    59
    81
    2
    0
    45.76
    28.1 wicket first ball, Ballance has to go, pitched up and outside off, Ballance pokes at that one away from his body, and through for a simple catch to Dhoni 70/2
    IR Bell
    1
    4
    8
    0
    0
    25
    29.2 bowled him, Ishant strikes! Beautiful line of attack from the bowler and again the ball hurried Bell, shot through a little low and he played slightly inside it, crashed into off stump and rolled gently back. Bell fails to chime again 71/3
    JE Root
    66
    146
    222
    7
    0
    45.2
    81.5 oh my god! this is absolutely surreal, what on earth is going on out there, another short ball, another pull, straight to deep square leg, Binny takes that and celebrates like Lee, jumps and clicks his heels, England batsmen have taken leave of their collective senses here, Root drops the bat in disappointment after playing that shot, he is mortified, he should be 201/8
    MM Ali
    39
    147
    178
    5
    0
    26.53
    75.6 dug in, Moeen takes his eye off the ball and ducks into it - gloves to short leg and he's gone, with the last ball before the interval! Half of the ground erupts, the rest sit in stunned silence. Ishant has ripped out a huge wicket, ending a 101-run stand and giving India something to savour over their sandwiches. The ball was short and rose at a horrible angle for Moeen, he stuck up his dukes but the killer punch had already been thrown 173/5
    MJ Prior †
    12
    11
    19
    2
    0
    109.09
    79.5 oh boy! it has worked! it is short once more, Prior pulls once more, picks out Vijay at deep midwicket, I promise to not doubt India's tactics 198/6
    BA Stokes
    0
    6
    8
    0
    0
    0
    81.2 Stokes' miserable run continues, duck again! Ishant has five, again the short ball has done it, this was well outside off Stokes goes for the pull, hits low on the blade and swirls high towards midwicket, safely taken by Pujara, India tighten their grip on this one, Stokes' recent scores for England: 0,5,5,4,0,4,0,0,0,0 201/7
    SCJ Broad
    8
    14
    24
    1
    0
    57.14
    85.6 Ishant has seven! short ball down the leg side, Broad tickles it down to the keeper, off the gloves and through to Dhoni, a career-best performance for Ishant, all five England wickets gone down to the short ball, India one away now from ending there 15-match overseas streak, and their awful overall record at Lord's is also set to brighten 216/9
    LE Plunkett
    not out
    7
    19
    32
    0
    0
    36.84
    JM Anderson
    2
    6
    12
    0
    0
    33.33
    88.2 a run-out to end it all over! fitting finish to an hour of comedy batting from England, and what's more it is Jadeja who runs out Anderson, the two guys who were in the middle of all the talk in the lead-up to this Test, Anderson pushes this one towards the off side, sets off for the single, Plunkett hasn't, Jadeja pounces on that one, fires a direct hit to complete a famous win for India 223/10
    Extras
    32 (b 13, lb 16, nb 2, w 1)
    TOTAL
    223 all out (88.2 Overs, RR: 2.52, 369 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Sam Robson, 6.1 ov), 2-70 (Gary Ballance, 28.1 ov), 3-71 (Ian Bell, 29.2 ov), 4-72 (Alastair Cook, 31.2 ov), 5-173 (Moeen Ali, 75.6 ov), 6-198 (Matt Prior, 79.5 ov), 7-201 (Ben Stokes, 81.2 ov), 8-201 (Joe Root, 81.5 ov), 9-216 (Stuart Broad, 85.6 ov), 10-223 (James Anderson, 88.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Kumar1672101.3100
    Mohammed Shami113331300
    I Sharma2367473.2102
    RA Jadeja32.275311.6300
    M Vijay411102.7510
    S Dhawan2020100

Close of Play

  • Thu, 17 Jul - day 1 - India 1st innings 290/9 (Mohammed Shami 14*, I Sharma 12*, 90 ov)
  • Fri, 18 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 219/6 (LE Plunkett 4*, MJ Prior 2*, 86 ov)
  • Sat, 19 Jul - day 3 - India 2nd innings 169/4 (M Vijay 59*, MS Dhoni 12*, 63 ov)
  • Sun, 20 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 105/4 (JE Root 14*, MM Ali 15*, 46 ov)
  • Mon, 21 Jul - day 5 - England 2nd innings 223 (88.2 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

India tour of England 2014 News

A first for India

1

This is the first time two Indian bowlers have taken six-fors in the same Test. Bhuvneshwar, and now Ishant

Quack, quack, quack

3

Number of ducks for Ben Stokes in his last three innings, including a pair in this Test

Last-action hero

180

Runs scored by Ben Stokes in the fourth innings of Tests, from three innings, including a century in Perth

Strange bowlers

2002

The last time both India's regular openers bowled in an away Test, also against England, at Leeds

Dhawan, demon-bowler

3

Number of first-class wickets Shikhar Dhawan has after bowling 41.4 overs in 90 games

Last day at Lord's

274

Most runs England have scored on the fifth day to win a Test at Lord's, v NZ in 2004

Cooked?

23.65

Cook's strike rate during his innings of 22. His slowest for an innings of 20+

Ishant v Cook

8

No. of times Ishant Sharma has dismissed Alastair Cook in Tests. No bowler has dismissed him more

The 300 barrier

1

No. of away Tests India have lost after setting the opposition 300+ (v Aus, Perth, 1977)