Defeating
England by 95 runs on the fifth and final day of the second Test at Lord’s,
India has made a historic win against the host nation after a period of 28
years. It was their second Test win at Lord’s since 1986 when the Indian
cricket team led by Kapil Dev won here. India also saw their first away victory
in 16 Tests since 2011. With this victory, the touring team has taken a 1-0
lead in the five-match Test series.
England
was bowled out
for 223 after coming to chase a target of 319 runs in their second session. Except
Joe Root and Moeen Ali, neither of the English batsmen could stand in front of
the devastating spell of fast bowling by India’s Ishant Sharma. Joe Root scored
a passionate innings of 146-ball 66 while Moeen Ali scored 39 runs from 147
balls.
Ishant
Sharma was given ‘Man of the Match’ award for his career best figure of seven
wickets for 74 which no Indian bowler ever do in England.
Indian
cricket team has been congratulated by PM Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, and
millions of supporters.
Skipper,
MS Dhoni, is happy for this achievement. No doubt, it will increase their
confidence when they will take on England in the third Test match.
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