The third day of the ongoing India Vs England Test match at Lord's saw India levelling the scores in the first innings. It was a happening day of proper Test cricket, which witnessed many ups and downs in the game.
Let's take a look at what happened on 12 July, which is related to India's tour of England 2025.
Pant's Run-Out
Rishabh Pant became the second Indian batter to run out at Lord's in their last eight Tests since 1990. He was involved in a close run-out dismissal by Ben Stokes, when he called for a quick single and could not complete the run by a few inches.
He made 74 runs off 112 balls, including eight fours and two sixes in his innings. He suffered an injury to his finger while keeping the wickets on Day 1 and was substituted with Dhruv Jurel. He looked in pain while batting, but managed to add crucial runs for India.
Rare Feat In Test Cricket
India made 387 runs in their first innings in response to England's 387. This marks only the ninth instance in Test cricket where both teams equalled their first innings total. England were involved on five occasions, while this is the third time for India.
Moreover, 387 is the fifth-highest total where both sides equalled their first innings. Each of the four higher totals ended in a draw.
KL Rahul On The Honours Board
KL Rahul etched his name into the Lord's honours board once again after the Indian opener became the first Indian after 43 years to score multiple Test hundreds at this iconic venue on Saturday.
He made 100 runs off 177 balls, including 13 boundaries. He became the second Indian after Dilip Vengsarkar in 1979 to get his name for the second time on Lord's honours board.
Drama Before Stumps!
England were forced to bat for six minutes before the stumps after they stopped India from taking any lead in the game. Soon, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett came out to bat, and Jasprit Bumrah started with the first over.
Crawley took more than usual time to bat, which unpleased Bumrah, and he exchanged some words. But the play went on. To waste more time, Crawley asked for physio from the dug-out, which left every fielder clapping (sarcastically). Captain Shubman Gill said some words, and a few came from their side as well.
But this verbal drama made sure that there was only one over for England to bat on Day 3. The umpires called for stumps, and England finished Day 3 with a lead of two runs.
