England vs India: Records galore at Lord’s

If the final day of the first Test at Nottingham was marred by rain, the final day of the Lord's Test lived up to its hype. The drama, the intensity, and the adrenaline rush - the final day was nothing short of a blockbuster worthy of binge-watching multiple times.

The final day was even more fascinating to watch due to the see-saw nature of Test cricket. From Rishab Pant's early dismissal, which dashed billion fans' hopes to Mohammed Siraj castling James Anderson, the pendulum swung wildly. When Rishab Pant and Ishant Sharma resumed their innings on the final day with an overnight score of 181-6, no one expected India to pull off this miraculous heist. 

The fighting spirit displayed by Virat Kohli's troops on the final day will live on in the minds of Indian cricket fans for the rest of their lives.

Here are a few significant records that tumbled at Lord’s in the second Test 

• Virat Kohli became the third Indian captain after Kapil Dev (1986) and MS Dhoni (2014) to win a Test at the home of cricket. 
• It was the first time that both English openers were dismissed for a duck in a Test innings at home.
• The unbeaten 89-run partnership between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah is India’s highest ninth-wicket partnership involving No.9 and No. 10 batsmen in a Test outside India.  
• KL Rahul has the joint second-most centuries by an Indian opener outside the subcontinent in Tests. Sunil Gavaskar, with 15 centuries, currently leads the chart.
• Mohammed Siraj’s overall figures of 8/126 is the best for an Indian bowler in a Test at Lord's. The pacer broke a 39-year-old record, eclipsing Kapil Dev’s feat. In 1982, Kapil had accounted for 8 wickets, conceding 168 runs. 
• Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul’s 126-run stand on day 1 was the first-century partnership by Indian openers outside Asia in Tests since 2010. Interestingly, they also became the first visiting pair to stitch a century stand in England since August 2016.
• Apart from his important scalps, Mohammed Shami also contributed handsomely with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 56 in the second innings. His 70-ball stay at the crease was laced with 6 boundaries and a six. This is also the first half-century by an Indian player at No.9 or lower in SENA countries since 2014.