England v India 2nd Test
India tour of England - 1996 (1996) · Lord's, London · 20 June 1996
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 131 for India. Venkatesh Prasad took 5/76.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1996 (1996)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 20 June 1996 to 24 June 1996
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Jack Russell
- Captains
- Mike Atherton (England), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Debuts
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and HD Bird
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 344 all out. Jack Russell top-scored with 124 off 261 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 89. Venkatesh Prasad took 5 for 76 for India. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the sixth wicket between Jack Russell and Graham Thorpe.
India replied with 429 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 131 off 301 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 95. Alan Mullally took 3 for 71 for England. India led by 85 on first innings.
England made 278 for 9 in their second innings. Alec Stewart top-scored with 66 off 136 balls, and Ronnie Irani made 41. Anil Kumble took 3 for 90 for India.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 344 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | lbw | 0 | 5 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 20 | 81 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Vikram Rathour | 36 | 110 |
| Graham Thorpe | bowled | 89 | 178 |
| Graeme Hick | c Javagal Srinath | 1 | 9 |
| Ronnie Irani | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Russell | c Sachin Tendulkar | 124 | 261 |
| Chris Lewis | c Nayan Mongia | 31 | 118 |
| Dominic Cork | c Nayan Mongia | 0 | 24 |
| Peter Martin | c Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 8 |
| Alan Mullally | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 38 · Total 344 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 33 | 9 | 76 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 33.3 | 10 | 76 | 5 |
| Paras Mhambrey | 19 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 28 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 15 | 2 | 49 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Mike Atherton), 2-67 (Alec Stewart), 3-98 (Nasser Hussain), 4-102 (Graeme Hick), 5-107 (Ronnie Irani), 6-243 (Graham Thorpe), 7-326 (Chris Lewis), 8-337 (Dominic Cork), 9-343 (Peter Martin), 10-344 (Jack Russell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 0 |
| second | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 67 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 31 |
| fourth | Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe | 4 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and Ronnie Irani | 5 |
| sixth | Jack Russell and Graham Thorpe | 136 |
| seventh | Jack Russell and Chris Lewis | 83 |
| eighth | Jack Russell and Dominic Cork | 11 |
| ninth | Jack Russell and Peter Martin | 6 |
| tenth | Jack Russell and Alan Mullally | 1 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 429 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikram Rathour | c Nasser Hussain | 15 | 32 |
| Nayan Mongia | lbw | 24 | 95 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 131 | 301 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 31 | 59 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Jack Russell | 16 | 34 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 10 | 55 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Jack Russell | 95 | 267 |
| Anil Kumble | lbw | 14 | 80 |
| Javagal Srinath | bowled | 19 | 47 |
| Paras Mhambrey | not out | 15 | 42 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Alec Stewart | 4 | 16 |
Extras 55 · Total 429 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lewis | 40 | 11 | 101 | 3 |
| Dominic Cork | 42.3 | 10 | 112 | 2 |
| Alan Mullally | 39 | 14 | 71 | 3 |
| Peter Martin | 34 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Ronnie Irani | 12 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Graeme Hick | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Vikram Rathour), 2-59 (Nayan Mongia), 3-123 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-154 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-202 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-296 (Sourav Ganguly), 7-351 (Anil Kumble), 8-388 (Javagal Srinath), 9-419 (Rahul Dravid), 10-429 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Nayan Mongia and Vikram Rathour | 25 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 34 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 64 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 31 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 48 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 94 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid | 55 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid | 37 |
| ninth | Rahul Dravid and Paras Mhambrey | 31 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Paras Mhambrey | 10 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 278 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | bowled | 17 | 51 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 66 | 136 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Rahul Dravid | 28 | 69 |
| Peter Martin | c Vikram Rathour | 23 | 97 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Vikram Rathour | 21 | 49 |
| Graeme Hick | c Nayan Mongia | 6 | 24 |
| Ronnie Irani | bowled | 41 | 100 |
| Jack Russell | lbw | 38 | 137 |
| Chris Lewis | not out | 26 | 61 |
| Dominic Cork | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Mullally | not out | 0 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 278 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 29 | 8 | 76 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 24 | 8 | 54 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 51 | 14 | 90 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Paras Mhambrey | 14 | 3 | 47 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Mike Atherton), 2-109 (Nasser Hussain), 3-114 (Alec Stewart), 4-154 (Graham Thorpe), 5-167 (Graeme Hick), 6-168 (Peter Martin), 7-228 (Ronnie Irani), 8-274 (Jack Russell), 9-275 (Dominic Cork)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 49 |
| second | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 60 |
| third | Alec Stewart and Peter Martin | 5 |
| fourth | Graham Thorpe and Peter Martin | 40 |
| fifth | Graeme Hick and Peter Martin | 13 |
| sixth | Peter Martin and Ronnie Irani | 1 |
| seventh | Jack Russell and Ronnie Irani | 60 |
| eighth | Jack Russell and Chris Lewis | 46 |
| ninth | Chris Lewis and Dominic Cork | 1 |
| tenth | Chris Lewis and Alan Mullally | 3 |
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