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Eng collapsed by India in 2nd Test

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Update: 2014-07-21 11:52:00
Eng collapsed by India in 2nd Test Photo Courtesy: BBC

DHAKA: England crumbled to a 95-run defeat by India in the second Test at Lord's to extend their winless run to 10 matches and increase the pressure on captain Alastair Cook.

The hosts collapsed after lunch to a series of reckless shots and were bowled out for 223 to hand the tourists a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

It was India's first away victory in 16 Tests, a sequence dating back to 2011, and their first at Lord's since 1986.

The defeat was England's seventh in nine matches, while 10 Tests without a victory is their worst sequence since 1992-93.

Joe Root (66) and Moeen Ali (39) gave England hope with a partnership of 101 to take them to 173-4, 146 short of their target.

But after Moeen fell to the last ball before lunch, Matt Prior, Ben Stokes and Root were all out to pull shots in a disastrous 14 minutes of self-destruction as seamer Ishant Sharma took 7-74 - the best figures by an India bowler in England.

The match ended when James Anderson was run out by Ravindra Jadeja, whom he is charged with pushing and verbally abusing during the first Test at Trent Bridge, reports the BBC.

BDST: 2148 HRS, JUL 21, 2014

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