A chance to repeat history 39 years old. (Photo- PTI)
In the third Test match being played between India and England, a target of 193 runs has been kept in front of Team India at Lord’s ground. The challenge of chase this target can be exciting for the Indian team as well as historical. India has a big chance to win the second consecutive Test match on this ground of Lord’s. But the performance of Team India is not special, chasing the target on this ground. In such a situation, he has to change the history of 39 years to win this match.
39 year old chance to repeat history
Team India has chased the target 7 times at Lord’s Cricket Ground so far, but during this time it has achieved success only once. Which tells that the previous record of Team India in Lord’s has not been special. At the same time, 4 of the 7 occasions, the team has lost 4 times, while 2 matches have ended on a draw. Team India won this only win in 1986 while chasing the run. In such a situation, if Team India has to win this match, then it will have to repeat the 39 year old history.
Although the target of 193 runs may seem small, this task will not be easy given the changing circumstances of Lords and the cut of the bowlers of England. The average score of the fourth innings in Lord’s is also 159 runs. Let me tell you, Team India chased the target in the year 2011 at this ground. Then she got a target of 457 runs and lost the match by 196 runs. However, this time the Taregat is of 193 runs, due to which the Indian team has a big opportunity to create history.
Team India in strong position
This match has been quite spectacular for Team India so far. England won the toss in this match and decided to bat first, but the Indian bowlers managed to stop him for 387 runs. After this, Team India also scored 387 runs in their first innings. At the same time, England team had scored 154 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in their second innings at a time. But after this the Indian team made a strong comeback and all out England for 192 runs.
