England secured a thrilling victory in the Lord's Test, defeating India by 22 runs. On the final day of the match, the English team dismissed the Indian innings for 170 runs, taking a 1-2 lead in the five-match Test series.
Sports News: England achieved a thrilling victory in the third match of the five-match Test series played between India and England. In this Test played at the historical Lord's ground, the English team defeated India by 22 runs and took a 1-2 lead in the series. This defeat holds special significance for India as it is the second-closest defeat for the Indian team on foreign soil. Earlier, India lost to Australia by 16 runs in the 1977 Brisbane Test.
Full details of the Lord's Test
England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bat first. The English team scored 387 runs in the first innings. Joe Root played a brilliant innings of 104 runs for England. Meanwhile, Jamie Smith (51) and Brydon Carse (56) also made significant contributions. In response, the Indian team also performed bly in the first innings, scoring 387 runs. Opener KL Rahul scored a brilliant century (100 runs) for India. Besides, Rishabh Pant scored 74 runs and Ravindra Jadeja scored 72 runs. Thus, the first innings of both teams ended in a draw.
In the second innings, England's batting faltered, and the entire team was all out for 192 runs. India had an easy target of 193 runs, but the English bowlers performed brilliantly and dismissed the Indian team for 170 runs. Thus, England won the match by 22 runs.
Indian batsmen disappointed
India's second innings started very poorly. At a score of just five, Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught behind off Jofra Archer's ball without scoring. After that, KL Rahul and Karun Nair tried to steady the innings and formed a partnership of 36 runs for the second wicket. But Brydon Carse sent Karun Nair (14) to the pavilion.
Captain Shubman Gill (7) failed once again and was lbw out on Carse's ball. After this, Akash Deep (1), who came as a night watchman, was bowled by Ben Stokes, putting India in more trouble. The second day's play ended with India's score at 58/4. On the first session of the third day, India lost three important wickets. Rishabh Pant (9), KL Rahul (39) and Washington Sundar (0) returned to the pavilion quickly. After that, Nitish Reddy (13) also failed to steady the team.
Ravindra Jadeja became the only hope for India, completing his 25th half-century of his Test career in 150 balls. He added 35 runs for the ninth wicket with Jasprit Bumrah, but as soon as Bumrah (15) got out, India's defeat was almost certain. For the last wicket, Mohammad Siraj (4) and Jadeja added 23 runs, but Shoaib Bashir clean bowled Siraj, ending India's innings.
Ravindra Jadeja returned with an unbeaten 61 runs off 181 balls. For England, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes took three wickets each, while Brydon Carse took two, and Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir took one wicket each.
Indian bowlers' brilliant performance but batsmen disappointed
Indian bowlers performed brilliantly in England's second innings. Washington Sundar took 4 wickets and gave England continuous setbacks. Siraj and Bumrah took two wickets each, while Akash Deep and Nitish Reddy got one success each. Sundar took important wickets in the second innings like Joe Root (40), Jamie Smith (8), Ben Stokes (33) and Shoaib Bashir (2). Bumrah dismissed Woakes (10) and Carse (1). Jofra Archer remained unbeaten on 5 runs for England.
