India posts 387, matching England’s first innings in the third Test, but gives them a strong mood before the stump on the third day.
KL Rahul won the first century, with Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant earning a hot third day on and off the Lord’s field, comparable to England’s first innings, with India posting 387.
Shoaib Bashir’s injury blunted England’s pace-spin offensive strategy when India became vulnerable with five wickets after losing quickly and in a row to Pants and Rahul.
British Openers Zach Crawley and Ben Duckett played singles from Jaspri Bumra before the stump, but remained unbeaten 2-0 as the five-match series remains tied to win 2-1 in the third Test.
Two overs were to be bowled before the stump, and when Crowley stopped four times out of his stance, his temper began to burn.
Tourists were furious before Mohammed Siraj thunder, Bumra was slow-hand-crapped and Indian skipper Shubman Gill stood up to Crawley and pointed his fingers at the opener’s face.
India started off well with an overnight score of 145-3 as left-handed batter pants that won the twin century in the first Test.
The 27-year-old survived when a nasty hook on a short ball from Stokes caught him near the boundary of his slender legs, but the diving crawley could only bring the ball back inside to prevent the six.
However, Pants ran off at 74 with the final ball before lunch as they tried to win a quick single after playing Bashir towards the cover point.
Opener Rahul was next in autumn, flying to Harry Brook with his next ball slip after reaching 100 Bashir’s flight ball.
However, Bashir had to leave the ground when he injured a finger in his left hand, not his left hand, while attempting a low catch from his delivery when Jadeja shot down the wicket.
Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy looked unstable as the creases were new and the English bowlers were stacked under pressure. The confusion between the batsmen was at risk of running the lady twice, but Ollie Pope’s direct throw both missed the target.
However, as England returned to using two pacers shortly after Bashir’s injury, the pair put together a 72-run partnership and Nick at 30 to keeper Jamie Smith.
Jadeja completed the half century by running Joe Root for a long time with four people, but Washington Sundar took a slow, careful approach on the other end.
The 50 partnership for the eighth wicket won India within 11 runs of England’s total. Chris Walkes dismissed Jadeha at 72 as an attempt to send out the batter’s fine legs took a thin edge and landed on Smith’s gloves.
Akash Deep was No. 9 and was given his legs twice before the referee before the wicket.
However, Deep quickly fell to Bridon Carse with seven, and Brook locked him in his third slip on low diving.
Sundar took the score level to the wicket with a flick. Walks then dismissed Jaspreet Bumra for the duck with the next ball and bagged the third wicket.
Jofra Archer put out Sundar for 23 to finish the Indian innings, with the match being finely prepared to reach the final two days.
