List of Test matches with the score of the same first-papers. India vs England, Lords

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List of Test matches with the score of the same first-papers. India vs England, Lords

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Test cricket threw up a statistical gem on Day 3 of the third Test between India and England at Lord’s, as both teams finished with identical first-innings scores of 387. It’s only the ninth time in the long history of the game that both sides have ended up with exactly the same total after the first innings. As for matches where India was involved, it was only the third incident.

India, led by KL Rahul’s fighting century, matched England’s earlier effort. It basically nullified Joe Root’s ton. Rahul’s 100, Rishabh Pant’s brave 74 while batting with an injured finger, and a composed 72 from Ravindra Jadeja helped the visitors stretch their innings deep into the third day. But once Mohammed Siraj fell, India found themselves level with England. No lead, no deficit, only the scoreboard reading the same: 387 all out.

List Of instances of same First Innings score in Test Cricket

Below is the list of all Test matches where both teams had identical first-innings totals:

Teams Involved	First Innings Score	Match Result	Venue	Year
England vs South Africa	199	England lost	Durban	1910
India vs West Indies	222	India lost	Kanpur	1958
New Zealand vs Pakistan	402	Draw	Auckland	1973
West Indies vs Australia	428	Draw	Kingston	1973
India vs England	390	Draw	Birmingham	1986
England vs West Indies	593	Draw	St John’s	1994
West Indies vs Australia	240	WI won	St John’s	2003
England vs New Zealand	350	England lost	Leeds	2015
India vs England	387	TBD	Lord’s	2025*

This is just the ninth instance in 147 years of Test cricket where the first innings of a match ended with both teams on the same total. The first came back in 1910 when England and South Africa both made 199 in Durban. The highest identical score came in 1994 when England and the West Indies piled on 593 each in Antigua.

For India, this is now the third such occasion. They previously shared 222 with the West Indies in 1958 at Kanpur, and 390 with England in 1986 at Birmingham. Interestingly, all of those matches ended in draws. However, considering how lethal Shubman Gill and his men were in the dying stages of the game, it looks like they won’t settle for a draw.

This 387-all-out by both sides now ranks fifth on the all-time list of identical first innings scores. With two days to go, the Lord’s Test is perfectly set up for a dramatic finish.