IND vs ENG / Jadeja's innings went in vain - England got a thrilling win in the Lord's Test match

IND vs ENG: England defeated India by 22 runs in the third Test match between India and England which started on July 10, 2025 at the historic ground of Lord's. With this win, England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series. In this exciting match that lasted for five days, Team India had a chance to repeat the victory of 1986 after 39 years, but the failure of the top and middle order dashed the hopes of victory.

Thrill

The first four days of the match saw a close contest between the two teams. England won the toss and batted first and scored 387 runs in their first innings, in which Joe Root's 104, Jamie Smith's 51 and Brydon Carse's 56 played an important role. In response, India also scored 387 runs in the first innings thanks to KL Rahul's century (104), Rishabh Pant's 74 and Ravindra Jadeja's 72. The score between the two teams was equal in the first innings, which made the match more exciting.

England's dominance in the second innings

Indian bowlers performed brilliantly in England's second innings and bundled them out for 192 runs. Washington Sundar took 4 wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj took 2-2 wickets each. Joe Root (40), Ben Stokes (33) and Harry Brook (23) handled England to some extent, but the score was limited due to wickets falling at regular intervals. India got a target of 193 runs to win, which was a golden opportunity to repeat history on a challenging ground like Lord's.

Disappointment in India's batting

By the end of the fourth day, India had lost 4 wickets for 58 runs, making the road to victory look difficult. Indian fans' hopes were pinned on KL Rahul (33*) and Rishabh Pant. But on the fifth day, Jofra Archer gave India a big blow by bowling Pant in the third over. After this, Ben Stokes dismissed Rahul LBW, which almost ended India's hopes. Washington Sundar also returned to the pavilion early, when Archer took a brilliant diving catch off his ball.

After losing 7 wickets for 82 runs, Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy's 30-run partnership raised hopes, but Chris Woakes broke this partnership by dismissing Reddy. In the second session after lunch, India's remaining wickets fell quickly, and the whole team was reduced to 170 runs. Jadeja remained unbeaten after scoring 61 runs in 181 balls, but did not get the expected support from other batsmen.

England's bowling was amazing

In England's second innings, Jofra Archer destroyed India's batting by taking 4 wickets. Ben Stokes and Brydon Carse took 2-2 wickets. The Indian top order of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Karun Nair crumbled under pressure, leaving India 22 runs short of the target.