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England v India
India in England 1996 (2nd Test)
VenueLord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th June 1996 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossIndia won the toss and decided to field
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresHD Bird, DB Hair
TV umpireAGT Whitehead
RefereeCW Smith
ScorersJ Blondel (India), DC Kendix (England)
Close of play day 1England (1) 238/5 (Thorpe 85*, Russell 69*)
Close of play day 2India (1) 83/2 (Ganguly 26*, Tendulkar 16*)
Close of play day 3India (1) 324/6 (Dravid 56*, Kumble 6*)
Close of play day 4England (2) 113/2 (Stewart 65*, Martin 1*)
Player of the MatchRC Russell
ArticlesGanguly to Retire
England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*MA Athertonlbw b Srinath053-- 
AJ Stewartb Srinath20811263- 
N Hussainc Rathour b Ganguly361101695- 
GP Thorpeb Srinath8917823810- 
GA Hickc Srinath b Ganguly1910-- 
RC Iranib Prasad123-- 
+RC Russellc Tendulkar b Prasad12426137113- 
CC Lewisc Mongia b Prasad311181543- 
DG Corkc Mongia b Prasad02423-- 
PJ Martinc Tendulkar b Prasad4891- 
AD Mullallynot out035-- 
Extras(13 b, 11 lb, 14 nb)38
Total(all out, 565 minutes, 130.3 overs)344
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Atherton), 2-67 (Stewart), 3-98 (Hussain), 4-102 (Hick), 5-107 (Irani), 6-243 (Thorpe), 7-326 (Lewis), 8-337 (Cork), 9-343 (Martin), 10-344 (Russell, 130.3 ov)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Srinath33   9763-4
Prasad33.310765-1
Mhambrey19   3580-7
Kumble28   9600--
Ganguly15   2492-3
Tendulkar2   110--
India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
V Rathourc Hussain b Cork1532482- 
+NR Mongialbw b Lewis24951223- 
SC Gangulyb Mullally13130143520- 
SR Tendulkarb Lewis3159815- 
*M Azharuddinc Russell b Mullally1634532- 
AD Jadejab Irani1055941- 
RS Dravidc Russell b Lewis952673636- 
A Kumblelbw b Martin14801141- 
J Srinathb Mullally1947622- 
PL Mhambreynot out1542732- 
BKV Prasadc Stewart b Cork41617-- 
Extras(11 b, 25 lb, 9 nb, 10 w)55
Total(all out, 760 minutes, 169.3 overs)429
Fall of wickets:
1-25 (Rathour), 2-59 (Mongia), 3-123 (Tendulkar), 4-154 (Azharuddin), 5-202 (Jadeja), 6-296 (Ganguly), 7-351 (Kumble), 8-388 (Srinath), 9-419 (Dravid), 10-429 (Prasad, 169.3 ov)
England bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Lewis40   111013--
Cork42.310112227
Mullally39   1471383
Martin34   10701--
Irani12   3311--
Hick2   080--
England second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*MA Athertonb Kumble1751742- 
AJ Stewartb Srinath661361928- 
N Hussainc Dravid b Srinath2869953- 
PJ Martinc Rathour b Prasad23971233- 
GP Thorpec Rathour b Kumble2149553- 
GA Hickc Mongia b Prasad624351- 
RC Iranib Mhambrey411001383- 
+RC Russelllbw b Ganguly381371982- 
CC Lewisnot out2661822- 
DG Corkc Azharuddin b Kumble126-- 
AD Mullallynot out069-- 
Extras(1 b, 5 lb, 5 nb)11
Total(9 wickets, declared, 508 minutes, 121 overs)278
Fall of wickets:
1-49 (Atherton), 2-109 (Hussain), 3-114 (Stewart), 4-154 (Thorpe), 5-167 (Hick), 6-168 (Martin), 7-228 (Irani), 8-274 (Russell), 9-275 (Cork)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Srinath29   8762-3
Prasad24   8542--
Kumble51   14903--
Ganguly3   051-1
Mhambrey14   3471-1
Notes
--> SC Ganguly made his debut in Test matches
--> RS Dravid made his debut in Test matches
--> PL Mhambrey made his last appearance in Test matches
--> SC Ganguly (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> RS Dravid (1) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 33
--> AJ Stewart (2) passed 17500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> RC Irani (2) passed his previous highest score of 34 in Test matches
--> SC Ganguly made his debut for India in First-Class matches
--> RS Dravid made his debut for India in First-Class matches
--> BKV Prasad achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed RC Russell in the England first innings (previous best was 4-71)
--> BKV Prasad achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the England first innings
Start of the match was delayed by 30 minutes.
Bad light ended the play when 10 more overs needed to be bowled.
Tea taken immediately after the end of England innings
Tendulkar was dropped by Hick at second slip off the bowling of Lewis on the last ball of the very first over by Lewis in the morning.
New ball taken on the 2nd ball of 84th over, bowled by Cork.
Bad light stops the play when 4.5 overs were yet to be bowled.
Third new ball taken at the beginning of 165th over, by Lewis.