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Stats: Records galore for Ishant Sharma at Lord's
India's young team played out of their skin to emerge triumphant in the second Test against England at Lord's on Monday. The victory at the hallowed turf is only their second, and came after 28 years.
Ishant Sharma's inspired spell of fast bowling demolished the home side and gave the tourists a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series.
Statistical highlights from the fifth day's play of the Test.
Ishant Sharma became the first Indian fast bowler to take seven wickets in the fourth innings in Tests. Javagal Srinath had taken 6 for 21 versus South Africa at Ahmedabad in 1996-97.
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# Ishant's figures are the fourth best by an Indian speedster away from home. Kapil Dev had taken 8 for 85 against Pakistan at Lahore in 1982-83 and 8 for 106 against Australia at Adelaide in 1985-86.
# His figures are the fourth best in the fourth innings for India. Anil Kumble had captured 10 for 74 versus Pakistan at Delhi in 1998-99, the best ever.
# He (7 for 74) registered his best ever figures in Tests, outstripping the 6 for 51 against New Zealand at Wellington in 2013-14.
# He is the first Indian bowler to bag seven wickets in an innings at Lord's. In fact, he is the first Indian bowler to take seven wickets in an innings in England.
# He has produced six five-wicket hauls in Tests. This latest performance at Lord's is his first instance of five wickets or more in an innings in a winning cause.
# His tally of 25 wickets (ave.26.48) in four Tests this year is the highest by an Indian bowler. He is the first and only bowler to register three five-wicket hauls in Tests this year.
# His performance is the fifth best by an overseas bowler, apart from the best by a bowler from the sub-continent, at Lord's. The best figures are 8 for 38 by Glenn McGrath for Australia in 1997.
# Ishant received his second Man of the Match award in Tests; his first was for taking ten wickets against the West Indies at Bridgetown in 2011.
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Dhoni fifth in leading wicketkeepers' chart
# With 272 dismissals (235 catches and 37 stumpings) Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved into fifth place in the chart of leading wicketkeepers, overtaking the 270 (265 catches and 5 stumpings) in 81 Tests by Jeff Dujon of the West Indies.
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Victory at Lord's after 28 years!
# India tasted victory after failing to register one in 15 previous Tests overseas. It is their second victory at Lord's after 28 years and sixth in a Test in England.
# Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership, India have won 27, lost 14 and drawn 14 out of 55 Tests played, as success percentage of 49.09.
# Two Indian fast bowlers - Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6-82 and Ishant Sharma 7-74 - bagged six or more wickets in an innings for the first time in a Test.
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England haven't won in their last 10 Tests
# Fifty-four byes conceded is an unwanted record in a Test in England. The 1905 Trent Bridge Test between England and Australia witnessed 52 byes.
# Since registering a 74-run victory over Australia at Chester-le Street in August last year, England haven't won in their last 10 Tests, losing seven and drawing three.
# Under Alastair Cook's captaincy, England have won nine, lost eight and drawn eight out of 25 contested, a winning percentage of 36.00.
# England's latest defeat is their second in the last 12 Tests at Lord's, having won eight and drawing two.
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Root excellent against India
# Joe Root's performance against India is excellent; 326 in five innings (ave.108.66), including a century and two fifties.
# Root's batting average of 84.42 at Lord's is excellent, his aggregate being 591 in eight innings, including two hundreds and two fifties.
# His 66 off 146 balls is his fifth fifty in Tests and second against India.
# Ben Stokes registered his third successive duck, including a pair in the Lord's Test. Since scoring 70 against Australia in the Perth ODI on January 24, 2014, his scores in international cricket read: 0, 5, 5, 4, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0 & 0.