Indian Cricketers Are Lord Of Lord’s, Uproots England  By 151 runs To Win The Second Test

London: Indian Cricketers have become Lord of lord's, on Monday Indian fast bowlers uprooted England by 151 runs to win the second Test match at Lord's. India leads 1-0 in the five-Test series. On the fifth and final day, Indian Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami bowled with extra fire and did not allow England batsmen to take a breath of relief. Shami and Bumarah were brilliant with the bat too.

In the morning, first Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah batted with courage and added 89 runs for the unbroken 9th wicket partnership and soon after the lunch break, India on 298 for 8, declared their second innings and set a target of 272 runs for England.  In the second innings, England was all out for 120 runs. Only captain Joe Root (33) and Jos Buttler (25) put some effort to deny India a win. Mohammed Siraj took four wickets, to become the most successful bowler. In the first innings also Siraj was best with four wickets. K L Rahul got the Player of The Match Award for his brilliant century in the first innings.

Virat Kohli dropped Jos Buttler when he was on 2, off Jasprit Bumrah and that seems to be proved very costly for India as he batted with determination to save England but towards the end, in the over no.52 of the innings, on the second bowl, Mohhamed Siraj forced Buttler to edge a short ball into the hands of wicket-keeper Pant and on the fifth ball, he bowled James Anderson to give India the glorious victory.

England was never in the race of run chase as they lost 4 wickets before the Tea break. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma struck twice and Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took one wicket each. Both openers were back quite early, they could not even open their accounts. It was very rare that England openers failed so badly and were back to the dressing room in 10 balls and a total of two runs. Rory Burns was caught by Mohammed Siraj at short midwicket off Jasprit Bumrah on the third ball of the second innings. Mohammed Shami, full of confidence with an unbeaten half-century, came to bowl next over and his fourth ball kissed the bat of Dom Sibley and went into the hands of wicket-keeper pant. England lost 2 wickets in 2 overs scoring just 2 runs. Debutant Haseeb Hameed and captain Joe Root were at the crease and started collecting runs, but Ishant Sharma gave a blow as Haseeb got himself lbw out. He scored just 9 runs and in the last over before tea Ishant struck again as Jonny Bairstow missed the line and was declared lbw in front of the wicket. Umpire has given him not out but he has to change the decision after  Virat used the review. England was 67 for 4 at the time of Tea break and a big confidence booster for them was that Joe Root was standing at one End. In the final session for victory, India needed 6 wickets and England needed another 205 runs.

First over after Tea, Joe Root gave an easy catch in the slip to Virat Kohli off Bumrah. This wicket has given great jubilation in the Indian camp. Root made 33 runs in 60 balls with the help of 5 fours. England looked in all sorts of trouble with 67 for 5. Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali added 23 runs for 6th wicket and when the score was 90 Mohammed Siraj once again, like in the first innings got two wickets on two balls. Moeen Ali (13) Caught by Virat Kohli and Sam Curran (00) behind the wicket. Robinson gave good company to Buttler and both added 30 runs. Bumrah broke this partnership as Robinson (9) got out lbw on review. in the next over Siraj got the all-important wicket of Buttler (25), who edged straight into the hands of Pant.
Earlier, a Fine unbeaten half-century by Mohammed Shami (not out 56) and sensible batting by Jasprit Bumrah (not out 34)  put India in a position to give England a target of 272 runs in possible 60 overs on the afternoon of the fifth day of the second Test match. Both Indian batsmen have added 89 runs for the unbroken ninth-wicket partnership.

India declared second innings soon after lunch,  at the score of 298 for 8 with a lead of 271 runs. Virat Kohli saw overcast conditions and immediately decided to declare the innings.

India started the last day with an overnight score of 181 for 6. Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma could not play long innings. Pant got out for 22 and Ishant for16. Both became the victim of fast bowler Robinson. They contributed 19 runs for the 7th wicket. Shami and Bumrah surprised everyone with their batting, Shami completed his half-century with a six-over mid-wicket off Moeen Ali. He faced 70 balls and hit 6 fours and 1 six. Bumrah played with confidence and gave a stand to Shami while facing 64 balls, hitting 3 fours.

Brief Score:

India first innings: 364 All out in 126.1 Overs ( K L Rahul 129, Rohit Sharma 83, Virat Kohli 42, and Ravindra Jadeja 40, James Anderson 5/62. Robinson 2/ 73, Mark wood 2/91).

England first innings: 391 All out in 128 overs  (Joe Root Not out 180, Jonny Bairstow 57, Rory Burns 49, Moeen Ali 27, Jos Buttler 23, Dom Sibley 11, Mohammed Siraj 4/94, Ishant Sharma 3/69, Mohammed Shami 2/95).

India second innings: 298 for 8 declare (Ajinkya Rahane 61, Mohammed Shami not out 56, Jasprit Bumrah not out 34, Cheteshwar Pujara 45, Rohit Sharma 21, Virat Kohli 20, Rishabh Pant 22, Ishant Sharma not out 16, Mark Wood 3/40, Robinson 2/41 Moeen Ali 2/52).

England Second innings: 120 all out  ( Joe Root 33, Jos Buttler 25, Moeen Ali 13, Mohammed Siraj 4/32, Jasprit Bumrah 3/33, Ishant Sharma 2/13,)