IND vs ENG / Root will do a big feat! He will reach a big milestone as soon as he scores 1 run

The third Test is being played between India and England at Lord's. England scored 251 runs for 4 wickets on the first day. Joe Root is unbeaten on 99*. The next day he can score his 37th century in Tests and overtake Dravid-Smith to reach the 5th position.

IND vs ENG: The third match of the 5-Test series is being played between India and England at the historic ground of Lord's. By the end of the first day's play, England won the toss and batted first and scored 251 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Joe Root returned unbeaten on 99 runs, and can complete the 37th century of his Test career by taking one run on the second day.

Account of the first day

England did not have a good start. Openers Ben Duckett (23) and Jack Crowley (18) fell prey to Nitish Kumar Reddy in the 14th over, who sent both of them to the pavilion in the same over. After this, Ollie Pope moved towards half-century, but was dismissed for 44 runs. Harry Brook also got out on the ball of Jasprit Bumrah after scoring 11 runs.

From here Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes took over the innings. Both of them made a brilliant partnership of 79 runs for the fifth wicket, which put England in a strong position. By the end of the day's play, Root was unbeaten on 99 and Stokes on 28.

Historic opportunity for Joe Root

Joe Root has a chance to score his 37th century in Test cricket as soon as he takes one run on the second day. This achievement will take him to the fifth position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Test cricket, surpassing Rahul Dravid and Steve Smith (36 centuries each).

Most centuries in Test cricket

Sachin Tendulkar: 51
Jacques Kallis: 45
Ricky Ponting: 41
Kumar Sangakkara: 38
Steve Smith: 36
Joe Root: 36
Rahul Dravid: 36

Root has scored 36 centuries and 67 half-centuries in 284 innings of 156 Test matches. If he completes this century, he will equal Hashim Amla with 55 centuries in international cricket and leave behind Mahela Jayawardene (54 centuries). The record for most centuries in international cricket is held by Sachin Tendulkar (100 centuries).

Most centuries in international cricket

Sachin Tendulkar: 100
Virat Kohli: 82
Ricky Ponting: 71
Kumar Sangakkara: 63
Jacques Kallis: 62
Hashim Amla: 55
Joe Root: 54
Mahela Jayawardene: 54

India's bowling

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jasprit Bumrah achieved important successes for India on the first day. Reddy broke the opening pair, while Bumrah took the important wicket of Brook. On the second day, the Indian bowlers will be looking to break the partnership of Root and Stokes as soon as possible.