English bowlers dominated over the visitors India in the rain-marred day two of the second Test of five-match Test series at Lord’s (London) as India was bundled out for just 107 runs.

The Lord’s Test finally began on day 2, after the opening day was fully washed out due to the rain. England decided to field first after winning the toss in the perfect bowling condition.

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The day 2 started on time but the first session lasted for just 6.3 overs as the rain interrupted the remaining period. In that time, India was batting on 11/2 as both the openers Murali Vijay (0) and KL Rahul (8) were dismissed by the English pacer James Anderson.

The second session of the day only ran for just two overs as India was batting 15/3 in 8.3 overs before another rain interruption. On the last ball of that session, Cheteshwar Pujara (1) lost his wicket after a poor mix-up with the captain Virat Kohli.

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The third session finally observed a proper cricket where the Indian batting was totally disrupted by the lethal English bowlers. Skipper Virat Kohli (23) was the first man to dismiss in that session as the comeback pacer Chris Woakes trapped him beautifully to get caught at the second slip. India was finally bundled out for just 107 runs as Ravichandran Ashwin scored the highest runs in that innings and that was only 29. Only Kohli and Ashwin reached the 20-run mark in that innings.

English pacer James Anderson was able to pick up a five-wicket haul in that innings as his bowling figure was 13.2-5-20-5. The comeback pacer Chris Woakes also impressed with the ball in hand as his bowling figure was 6-2-19-2. Other pacers Stuart Broad (1/37) and the Edgbaston Test hero Sam Curran (1/26) picked up one wicket each.

Some important stats of day 2 of the Lord’s Test between England and India

• English cricketer Ollie Pope has made his Test debut in this game. He is the 687th Test cricketer for England.
• Ollie Pope has made his Test debut at the age of just 20 years and 219 days (age on day 1 of the Test match). Pope is the 10th youngest English cricketer to make a Test debut.
• India was bundled out for just 107 in their first innings. It was India’s fourth-lowest completed total in a Test innings at Lord’s (London).
• In the first innings of the match, India was bowled out for just 107 runs. It is India’s second lowest completed total in the first innings of a Test match against England. The record is 96 at Lord’s in 1979.
• In the completed Indian innings, Ravichandran Ashwin scored the highest runs of just 29. It is India’s joint lowest ‘highest innings score by a batsman’ in a completed Test innings against England. Previously, when India was bundled out for 161 runs against England at Leeds in 1959, Indian batsman Polly Umrigar scored 29 runs and that was the highest knock in that innings.
• English pacer James Anderson had a bowling figure of 13.2-5-20-5. It is the second best bowling figure by an English bowler against India in the first innings of a Lord’s Test. The record is 7/49 by Sir Alec Bedser in 1946.
• English pacer James Anderson had a bowling figure of 13.2-5-20-5. It is his best bowling figure in a Test innings against India. The previous record was 24.2-8-42-5 at Lord’s in 2007.
• At the end of the first innings of this Test, English pacer James Anderson has picked up a total of 95 Test wickets against India. Surpassing former Pakistan pacer Imran Khan (94 Test wickets against India), Anderson becomes the second most wicket-taking Test bowler against India. The record holder is former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who had taken 105 Test wickets against India.
• At the end of the first innings of this Test, English pacer James Anderson has taken 353 Test wickets on the home soil. Surpassing the former Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble (350 Test wickets at home venues), Anderson becomes the second most wicket-taking Test bowler on the home soil. The record holder is former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who had taken a total of 493 Test wickets on the home soil.