India tumbles at Lords as Anderson takes 5 wicket haul

On Aug 11, 2018

NP NEWS NETWORK

LORDS

After a heart breaking loss in the 1^st Test, Indian Team didn’t live up to the expectations as the team got bowled out on 107 runs. James Anderson was the pick of all English bowlers, who bowled 13 overs and took 26^th five wicket haul of his test career. All rounder Ravichandran Ashwin scored the highest runs of the innings which was 29 and captain Virat Kohli who is in good form scored 23 runs against English bowlers who were actually swinging the ball for about a feet.

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The first day of the test match was washed out due to rain without even a ball bowled. Even the captains of both teams couldn’t come out for the toss due to rain. On the second day of the test match, England won the toss and chose to field first. English bowlers proved the captains decision right by restricting Indian batting on 107 runs.

Only 35 overs were bowled in the 1^st innings on second day. In which no spinner from England side bowled a single over. All 4 fast bowlers were on the top of their bowling. James Anderson and Stuart Broad were pouring fire on Indian batsmen. Indian opener Murli Vijay who is not in great form was cleaned bowled by James Anderson.

KL Rahul who was opening the Indian inning in this match as Shikhar Dhawan was rested in this match, was sent back to the dugout by a swinging delivery by James which took the thin edge of his bat and landed in the gloves of wicket keeper Jonny Bairstow.

Once the opener were sent back to the pavilion no batsmen looked comfortable on the pitch and one by one all batmen went to pavilion and Indian innings ended at 107 runs.

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This Lords track was supposed to support spin, so Indian team rested Umesh Yadav and played china man bowler Kuldeep Yadav, But now it seems like this technical change has backfired as England took all 10 wickets without any spin bowler bowling single ball. So, lets see if this Indian fast bowling attack can take 10 wickets or India will have to face another test match loss in England.