Batting first, the Indian team posted 664 runs. The team's No. 8 batsman scored a century. Team India also set a major record in this innings.
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The Indian team is busy preparing for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The series begins on August 15th, but before that, we'll tell you how, on this day in 2007, Team India scored 664 runs in a Test match against England. India's No. 8 batsman scored a century. With this innings, Team India also set a major record.
In 2007, the Indian team toured England for a three-match Test series in July-August. The third Test began on August 9. India, batting first, were all out for 664 on the second day. Spinner Anil Kumble, batting at No. 8, scored a century. He scored an unbeaten 110, studded with 16 fours and one six.
MS Dhoni (92), Dinesh Karthik (91), Sachin Tendulkar (82), Rahul Dravid (55) and VVS Laxman (51) scored half centuries for the team.
Apart from this, Wasim Jaffer scored 35 runs, Sourav Ganguly scored 37 runs, Zaheer Khan scored 11 runs, RP Singh scored 11 runs, and S Sreesanth scored 35 runs.
Team India created a record with a double-digit score.
This was the only Test innings in the country's 50-year history in which all 11 Indian players reached double figures, meaning all batsmen scored at least 10 runs. Anil Kumble also became the oldest Asian player to score a century at the Oval, reaching the milestone at the age of 36 years and 296 days.
The match ended in a draw.
Despite scoring so many runs, Team India failed to win the match. Following India's massive score, the English team was all out for 345 in their first innings. India then declared their second innings at 180/6. England had a target of 500 runs to win. Chasing, the English team could only manage 369 for 6, ending the match in a draw.
