The rain gods saved India from a certain defeat in the first Test at Lord's on Monday. This provided the 16th instance in Test cricket history of a side hanging onto a draw with 9 wickets down in the fourth innings of a Test. This was the second such instance for India.
Interestingly first ever such instance also belonged to India -- vs England [Images] at Manchester in 1946. Twice India have been at the receiving end -- both times against West Indies [Images].
The following table lists all such instances:
| Country | Target | Total | Opponents | Venue | Season |
| India | 278 | 152-9 | England | Manchester | 1946 |
| Australia | 460 | 273-9 | West Indies | Adelaide | 1960-61 |
| England | 234 | 228-9 | West Indies | Lord's | 1963 |
| England | 308 | 206-9 | West Indies | Georgetown | 1967-68 |
| Australia | 360 | 339-9 | West Indies | Adelaide | 1968-69 |
| West Indies | 306 | 251-9 | Pakistan | Bridgetown | 1976-77 |
| West Indies | 369 | 258-9 | Australia | Kingston [Images] | 1977-78 |
| West Indies | 335 | 197-9 | India | Calcutta | 1978-79 |
| Australia | 247 | 230-9 | New Zealand [Images] | Melbourne | 1987-88 |
| Pakistan | 372 | 341-9 | West Indies | Port-of-Spain | 1987-88 |
| New Zealand | 288 | 223-9 | Australia | Hobart | 1997-98 |
| West Indies | 373 | 207-9 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2003-04 |
| England | 323 | 210-9 | Sri Lanka [Images] | Galle | 2003-04 |
| Australia | 423 | 371-9 | England | Manchester | 2005 |
| West Indies | 392 | 298-9 | India | St.John's | 2005-06 |
| India | 380 | 282-9 | England | Lord's | 2007 |
India in the United Kingdom 2007
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