India began Day 3 of the third Check at Lord’s at 145/3, with KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant on the crease. The vacationers had been trailing England’s first-innings rating by 242 runs.
Pant hit two boundaries within the first over of the day, however England bowled effectively and compelled the Indian pair to play conservatively. Ben Stokes opted for short-pitched bowling, concentrating on Pant’s left shoulder, placing him underneath all types of bother as he was combating an injured left index finger. The Three Lions put six fielders on the leg-side, hoping for the wicketkeeper-batter to hit one up within the air.
Nonetheless, Pant, getting hit twice on his injured finger, battled with ache and struck a vital 74 runs earlier than being dismissed on the stroke of Lunch. This was the one wicket England took within the first session, which was completely dominated by India.
KL Rahul introduced up his century within the second session and received out instantly after that. He made 100 off 177 balls, hitting 13 fours. Ravindra Jadeja hit one other essential half-century, registering very important partnerships with fellow all-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy (30) and Washington Sundar (23). The Saurashtra cricketer made 72 off 131 balls earlier than being strangled down the leg-side off Chris Woakes’ bowling as Jamie Smith took an excellent catch.
The lower-order for India as soon as once more didn’t ship as Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah had been dismissed for seven and 0, respectively. Washington was the final batter to be dismissed as he made 23 off 76 balls. India completed on 387 in 119.2 overs. They might be dissatisfied at not having taken a minimum of a lead of about 30-40 runs.
Woakes ended as the best wicket-taker for England with figures of three/84 in 27 overs. In the meantime, Jofra Archer and Stokes bagged two wickets apiece. Shoaib Bashir injured himself whereas fielding within the second session and did not bowl thereafter. His health will probably be a priority for the hosts.
England needed to bat one over in the long run, and it turned out to be an eventful affair. India tried their greatest to drive in a second over however Zak Crawley did not enable them to win the race towards time. England completed on 2/0 at Stumps on Day 3.
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