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England’s bamboozling ‘Bazballers’ met the feisty India in a battle for ages in the Third Test at Lord’s from July 10-14, 2025. With the series drawn at 1-1, all eyes were on this clash, where the Three Lions were put to the sword in dramatic fashion by Virat Kohli’s aggressive Indian side four years ago. India sealed a historic 336-run win in the first game and looked to have gained the upper hand in terms of momentum in the series. What followed was a thrilling Test match with multiple intricately woven sub-plots marking this as an encounter for the ages.
Electing to bat first, England put on a competitive 378 in their first innings, calming down their all-guns-blazing approach on a tough wicket to bat. The talismanic Joe Root scored his first century of the series, supported by Ollie Pope and skipper Ben Stokes’ twin 44s and Brydon Carse’s late half-century. The ever-reliable Jasprit Bumrah finished with figures of 5 for 72, getting his name up on the honours board in a fine spell of reverse-swing bowling.
Jofra Archer, making his much-awaited Test return, dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal in his first over back as India managed to draw parity with their score of 378. KL Rahul’s century was supported by fifties from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. A heated moment between openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett and the India team sparked tensions and added much-needed drama to an already iconic Test. ON the fourth morning, India came out with a newfound fire, skittling the Three Lions out for 192, setting themselves a total of 193 to win. England came out with a new sense of aggression and intent, visible in their bowling during day four. They left India reeling at 58 for 4 at the end of the fourth Day, taking this gladiatorial clash to the final day.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant went on to repair India’s innings before the latter became the first to fall, bowled by Jofra, who gave the batter a fiery send-off. India was under the pump with 122 runs required with five wickets in hand. KL Rahul was adjudged LBW to Stokes, which brought Washington Sundar out to the crease. His stay lasted four balls, caught-and-bowled by Archer with a super diving effort, as England coach Brendon McCullum was shown gesturing to his team to start the verbal barrage to the player who had confidently declared the day prior that his team would go across the line.
In all of the chaos, Ravindra Jadeja looked calm in his defence, launching India’s rearguard as wickets fell around him. Nitish Kumar Reddy flapped at a Woakes delivery to hand England their eighth wicket. Bumrah’s 54-ball stay was ended after trying to go after a short ball from Stokes in unceremonious circumstances. Jadeja was joined by Mohammed Siraj, whose 30-ball stay was undone in unfortunate fashion, as he defended a ball off Shoaib Bashir which spun backwards off the infamous ‘Lord’s slope’ to dislodge the bails as the England players ran out in celebration.
Lord’s has always hosted historic clashes between these two teams, and this clash had it all. The highs, the lows, the milestones, the thrilling action, the heated aggression, all coming to a close in a moment of misfortune. This Test was structured like a boxing match, with each team throwing blow after blow at each other, before England, holding on longer than India did, prevailed by 22.
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