England's thrilling 22-run victory over India at Lord's seals 2-1 series lead
LONDON (AP) — England took a slow-burning Lord's test from India on Monday and it didn't matter to the winner that it fluked it in the end.India was chasing 193 to win and turned the fifth and final day from imminent defeat to victory in sight.India was 22 runs from glory with one wicket left when No. 11 batter Mohammed Siraj played on to spinner Shoaib Bashir. Siraj made a routine block but the ball spun back and he watched it dribble past his shoes and into his leg stump, knocking off the bail.Siraj slumped over in agony as Bashir wheeled away and became the center of England celebrations. Because Bashir broke the little finger on his non-bowling left hand on Saturday, he will not play in the fourth test, England captain Ben Stokes said.India was all out for 170 and England grabbed a 2-1 lead in the five-test series.“A little bit tighter than I would have liked,” Stokes said.England, which chased down 371 at Headingley, rebounded from being outclassed at Edgbaston, where it lost by 336 runs.The fourth test…
14 Jul 17:43 · iNFOnews.ca