On Sunday, July 13, Day 4 of the Lord’s Test match between England and India came to an exciting conclusion. Despite India’s excellent early dismissal of England, the host team recovered to finish the day well.
The Ben Stokes-led team set a 193-run goal for India, with Joe Root (40) leading the way in the second innings. Jofra Archer’s dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) gave England their first breakthrough.
As the Indian batsmen bowled relentlessly and made the most of the surface’s assistance, the England pace unit was all over them. With the notable dismissals of Shubman Gill (6) and Karun Nair (14) as a result, the visitors suffered a significant collapse. KL Rahul (33*) was at the crease for India, who were at 58/4 at Stumps.
Let’s have a look at the records and milestones that were reached on Sunday before we prepare for an exciting last day at the Home of Cricket:
1. Most runs by an Indian on England tour
Even though Shubman Gill, the Indian skipper failed to extend his purple patch at Lord s, he carved his name into history books. Now he has broken the record of having the most runs by a run scoring Indian batter in a test series in English soil.
Gill has now surpassed the record of his batting partner and record holder on the total runs as he has scored 607 runs in 2002, surpassing the record of 602 held by Rahul Dravid. The next places are occupied by Virat Kohli (593 in 2018), Sunil Gavaskar (542 in 1979), and Dravid (461 in 2011).
In the second Test of the current series, Shubman Gill scored the best individual score of 269 by an Indian in England at Edgbaston. He scored 430 runs throughout the match thanks to the knock, setting a new record for the most runs scored by an Indian in a single Test.
2. Best figures by an Indian spinner in England since 2002
On Day 4, Washington Sundar turned the tide of the match in India’s favor with one of his best Test bowling efforts. The right-arm spinner finished with outstanding figures of 4/22 after dismissing Shoaib Bashir, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, and Joe Root.
The game finished in a draw, although Sundar got the greatest numbers by an Indian spinner in England since Harbhajan Singh’s 5/115 at The Oval in 2002.
In addition, since Bishan Singh Bedi’s 6/226 at Lord’s in 1974, Washington Sundar became the first Indian spinner to claim four or more wickets.
3. Most bowled dismissals by any team in a Test since 1955
A bowler defeating a batter’s defense is a huge accomplishment. With the most bowling dismissals by a side in a Test match in the twenty-first century, India made history in this regard.
Seven of India’s twelve bowled dismissals in the current Test match occurred in the second innings. Notably, Washington Sundar made an impression by entering the gates four times.
New Zealand took 13 wickets through bowled dismissals in 1955, the last time 12 or more bowled dismissals occurred.
4. Most Test runs by a batter on home soil
In Test cricket, Joe Root has shown remarkable consistency, amassing 37 hundreds and 13,259 runs at an average of 50.80 in 156 games. He has managed to score runs wherever in the world, whether at home or away.
Joe Root overtook Jacques Kallis (7,035) on Sunday as the hitter with the most Test runs on home soil. In England, the right-hander has amassed 7,045 runs at an average of 54.61, including 15 hundreds. With scores of 104 and 40, he was the best batsman for the home team on both occasions at Lord’s.
At the top of this list is Ricky Ponting, who scored 7,578 runs for Australia and 23 hundreds.
