IND vs ENG: Stats round-up after 2nd Test
India posted a historic 151-run win over England at Lord’s in the second Test to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The victory will considerably boost the confidence of Team India, who lost the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final to New Zealand in June. India were in the driver's seat in the first Test in Nottingham, but rain played spoilsport and the game ended in a draw.
It was India's third Test victory at Lord's in 19 attempts. Here are some interesting statistics involving the two teams and their players, following the second Test:
8 - Number of tosses Indian skipper Virat Kohli has lost in England. He is yet to win a toss on English soil in the longest format.
126 - KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma’s opening partnership was India’s highest in the first innings after being put in to bat first in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.
129 - KL Rahul’s score in the Lord's Test is the highest by an Indian opener outside Asia in a winning cause.
83 - This is Rohit Sharma’s highest score in an overseas Test. He has played 23 Tests away from home so far.
31 - Number of five-wicket hauls taken by James Anderson in Tests. Among current Test players, he has taken the most fifers, surpassing Ravichandran Ashwin’s tally of 30.
9 - Number of five-wicket hauls taken by James Anderson in Tests after turning 35. All other Test bowlers cumulatively have taken the same number of fifers (9) after turning 35.
1 - It is the first time that Joe Root’s century (180*) has come in a losing cause for England. This was his 22nd Test hundred.
180* - Joe Root’s first-innings score is the highest unbeaten knock by a captain in a losing cause in Test history.
22 - Number of Test hundreds by Joe Root. He is now in joint-third position among English batters, with Kevin Pietersen (23) in second spot. Sir Alastair Cook has scored the most Test hundreds for England (33).
56* and 34* - Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah’s highest Test scores, respectively.
89* - Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah’s unbeaten partnership is the highest partnership involving the latter in Tests. Shami’s highest partnership in Tests (111) was with Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the 10th wicket against England in 2014.
0/53 - It's the only instance James Anderson has gone wicketless against India at Lord’s in 10 attempts.
1 - Sam Curran is the first player to score a King Pair (getting out for a golden duck in both innings) in a Lord’s Test. Overall, he is the third Englishman to score a King Pair.
8/126 - Mohammed Siraj’s match figures were the best by an Indian at Lord’s. The previous was Kapil Dev’s 8/168 during the 1982 series.
21 - Number of away Test wins for Ishant Sharma. He is now second on this list involving Indians after Rahul Dravid (24). Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman featured in 20 away wins each.
5 - Virat Kohli has the most Test wins as an Asian captain in SENA countries. He has won two games each in Australia and England and one in South Africa.
2 - Number of games Virat Kohli has captained India to a win over England on English soil. This is the joint-highest along with Kapil Dev. It was India's eighth Test win in England.