Second Test – England Vs India at Lord’s – Fourth day
CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 107th occasion of batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17th occasion of batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket.
CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket.
It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting an exact 100 runs partnership against England at Lord’s. All the three occasions are detailed below
| No | Partners | W | Runs | I | Team | Start Date |
| 1 | GS Sobers, ED Weekes | 5 | 100 | 3 | Win | 20 Jun 1957 |
| 2 | J Islam, J Siddique | 3 | 100 | 3 | Ban | 27 May 2010 |
| 3 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 4 | 100 | 3 | Ind | 12 Aug 2021 |
CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 115h occasion of batsmen posting a a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 17th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket against England
CA Pujara-AM Rahane added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 46th occasion of batsmen posting a a three figure partnership against England in England. It also provides the 17th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket against England in England
AM Rahane’s run aggregate read 3045 at the end of India’s second innings on away soil. He became the tenth Indian batsman to total 3000 plus runs on away soil. The following table lists all these ten batsmen.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS |
| 1 | Tendulkar | 106 | 176 | 17 | 8705 | 248* |
| 2 | R Dravid | 93 | 164 | 21 | 7667 | 270 |
| 3 | Gavaskar | 60 | 106 | 9 | 5055 | 221 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 77 | 134 | 16 | 5014 | 178 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 63 | 104 | 7 | 4032 | 147 |
| 6 | V Sehwag | 51 | 089 | 3 | 3847 | 309 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 50 | 090 | 2 | 3822 | 200 |
| 7 | Vengsarkar | 62 | 105 | 9 | 3143 | 157 |
| 9 | AM Rahane | 44 | 078 | 8 | 3045 | 147 |
| 10 | M Amarnath | 37 | 063 | 5 | 3008 | 138 |
CA Pujara’s run aggregate against England read 1542 at the end of India’s second innings. He became the seventh Indian batsman to total 1500 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these seven batsmen.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 32 | 53 | 4 | 2535 | 193 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 38 | 67 | 2 | 2483 | 221 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 21 | 37 | 5 | 1950 | 217 |
| 4 | GR Viswanath | 30 | 54 | 4 | 1880 | 222 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 25 | 44 | 3 | 1804 | 235 |
| 6 | DB Vengsarkar | 26 | 43 | 6 | 1589 | 157 |
| 7 | CA Pujara | 24 | 43 | 4 | 1542 | 206* |
AM Rahane’s 61 in India’s second innings provide the 47th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 391st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 188th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.
AM Rahane’s 61 in India’s second innings provide the 35th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 286th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against England. It also provides the 143rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against England in England.
JE Root’s 180 not out in England’s first innings was his fifth century in the calendar year 2021. He became the seventh England batsman to score five or more centuries in a calendar year. The following table lists all these seven batsmen
| No | Player | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | C | Year |
| 1 | DCS Compton | 09 | 15 | 1 | 1159 | 208 | 6 | 1947 |
| 2 | MP Vaughan | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1481 | 197 | 6 | 2002 |
| 3 | DL Amiss | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1379 | 262* | 5 | 1974 |
| 4 | Pietersen | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1015 | 152 | 5 | 2008 |
| 5 | AN Cook | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1287 | 235* | 5 | 2010 |
| 6 | IR Bell | 08 | 11 | 3 | 0950 | 235 | 5 | 2011 |
| 7 | JE Root | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1244 | 228 | 5 | 2021 |
JE Root’s 180 not out in England’s first innings was his fifth century in the calendar year 2021 while leading England. He became the first England batsman to score five or more centuries in a calendar year. He went past GA Gooch {1990}, MA Atherton {1994} and AJ Strauss {2009} who had scored four centuries in a calendar year.