India's first Test win at Lord's came after 11 attempts
India's Test team registered its first ever Test victory at Lord's on their 11th attempt at the ground against England on June 10, 1986. India's second victory at the ground came 28 years later, in July 2014. Interestingly, both of India's Test victories at Lord's came three years after winning the ODI World Cup titles in 1983 and 2011 respectively.
India on Monday registered a historic 95-run win over England on the fifth and final day of the second cricket Test at Lord's. ScorecardResuming the second session at 173/5, England were bowled out for 223 while chasing a target of 319 runs.Pacer Ishant Sharma was the pick of the Indian bowlers with career best figures of 7/74. He was adjudged the Man of the Match. Ishant Sharma has the honour of leading India off after his match-winning 7/74 #EngvIndhttps://t.co/J4eQMLZApVWith the win, the visitors have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.This is India's second win at the 'home of cricket' since a Kapil Dev-led team won here back in 1986.Brief scores: India 295 and 342 beat England 319 and 223 (Joe Root 66, Moeen Ali 39; Ishant Sharma 7/74).