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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Maiden Test Match - First Test Match Between England And India at Lord's,London June 25-28,1932

India too started their Test campaign against England in June 1932 and the venue was Lord’s Cricket Ground.

The Indian cricket team was led by CK Nayudu. England’s experience reflected in the overall result of the match.

 The English team score 259 in their first innings and the visitors managed 189, handing a 70-run lead to the hosts.

In the second innings, the hosts declared their innings at 275/8 and bowled out India for 187.

England won the Test by a big margin of 158 runs.

And thus, India become the sixth Test-playing nation and fifth to lose their maiden Test.

The highest scorer for India was CK Nayudu who scored 40 runs.

Scorecard
England     259 and 275/8 Declared
India          189 and 187(Target 346 Runs)
Match Result - England won by 158 Runs

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