In a nail-biting competition at Lord’s, England have claimed victory by 22 runs. In the low-scoring match, the visitors were chasing a target of 193 runs. None of the top-order batters of India and England could create an impact with the bat. Only Ravindra Jadeja put runs on the board with his half century. On the 5th ball of the 75th over, Shoaib Bashir bowled a flighted delivery which, after hitting Siraj’s bat, slowly dragged towards the stumps and hit them. The bails fell and the match ended with the hosts being victorious by 22 runs. The second innings was clearly the bowlers’ innings. While the scores were levelled at 387, after both teams batted in the first inning, India was invited to chase a total of 193 runs and thought of it as a convincing victory. But the England Pacers resisted and made batting for the Indians difficult.
Root Smashes Century
After winning the toss, the English skipper, Ben Stokes, opted to bat first and invited the Indians to bat with the ball. India in the first innings witnessed a spectacular century by Joe Root, which eventually came to an end when he was bowled by the world number one Test bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. Apart from Joe Root, Brydon Carse and Jamie Smith contributed with their respective half-centuries. Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope also gave a hand with the bat by scoring 44 runs each.
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Bumrah Takes A Fifer
Jasprit Bumrah, after being benched for the second test, returned with a bang and claimed a 5-wicket haul, which got him mentioned on the board of honours of the iconic Lord’s cricket ground. while Bumrah claimed five wickets Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Kumar Reddy back to wickets each India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also put one wicket in the bag for himself.
Rahul Replies With A Century
The Indians replied with a century in the first innings, which came from opener KL Rahul. India’s deputy captain Rishabh Pant, who suffered an injury to his index finger and was substituted, came out to bat and smashed 74 runs. Ravindra Jadeja also did not leave behind in the batting session and contributed 72 runs. Each captain. Shubman Gill scored 16 runs for the team in the first innings.
2nd Innings Chaos
After the scores were levelled, the hosts came out with an intent to provide India with a massive target, but the Indian bowlers restricted them to 192 runs, with Washington Sundar surprisingly clinching four wickets. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj also took two wickets each. The first innings centurion for England, Joe Root (40), smashed the highest for the side. The Indian innings seemed dismantled after Yashasvi Jaiswal departed for a duck. KL Rahul contributed 39 runs, and no other Indian order batter could assist in the innings. Ravindra Jadeja, as usual, displayed his prowess as the number one all-rounder in the world, smashing a crucial half century. Mohammad Siraj’s ultimate dismissal led to the hosts winning by 22 runs.
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