Remarkable Turnaround of Team India: At Lord’s on August 16, 2021, Team India defeated England by 151 runs to earn one of their most historic Test victories. Towards the beginning of the final day, the Men in Blue were exhausted. But in addition to putting themselves in a winning position, the visitors bowled out England in just two sessions to secure the victory.
After the first inning, there wasn’t much separating the two teams; there was just a 27-run lead margin. Nevertheless, India was struggling in their second innings and had a score of 194-7 at one point before an improbable partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami turned the game in their favour.
In order to assist India reach its target of 272 runs in 60 overs, the two tail-enders put on 89 runs for the ninth wicket. Virat Kohli gave the England batting lineup a heated pep talk, which inspired the pace attack to unleash hell on them. Within the first 10 pitches of the final inning, the hosts lost both of their starting batters.
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In the last session, Team India still required six wickets, and England had no chance of winning. Right after the break, the visitors secured the key wicket of Joe Root, then Mohammed Siraj struck off consecutive balls to get rid of Moeen Ali and Sam Curran.
Bumrah outwitted Ollie Robinson with a slow cutter, ending his vigil. With just under nine overs left in the day, India looked poised to win after Jos Buttler, their last known batsman, was bowled out.
Only a few deliveries later, Siraj got past James Anderson’s defence to secure the historic victory at the Home of Cricket.
KL Rahul was named player of the game for his persevering first-innings century at Lord’s on the first day of play.
Virat Kohli praised the team’s effort that contributed to the historic victory. During the post-game presentation, he remarked:
“I’m really pleased of the entire squad. We kept to our strategies, and when pressure was applied, our batting performance was spectacular. On the first three days, the pitch didn’t offer much. However, we performed remarkably well in the second inning despite being under siege from Jasprit and Shami. We thought we could have a shot with 60 overs left, and they were terrific. We were driven to win the game by a little bit of tension on the pitch.
At Lord’s in 1986, the Men in Blue won their maiden Test match. Since then, they have won at the legendary venue while on the tours in 2014 and 2021.
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