India vs England 3rd Test Day 2 Highlights: KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant hold fort as India post 145/3 at Stumps, trail England by 242 runs

Carse in the attack and starts off with a bouncer that Rahul leaves. Follows that up with back to back dots as we get closer to the end of day's play. A no ball as things slow down. This might be the last over of the day. And another no ball!! India won't mind this at all. 2 from this one.

IND 144/3

And Rahul brings up his 50 with a single off Bashir. Has been an innings of attrition, this one.  Pant, meanwhile, keeps Bashir out off the next couple of deliveries before he pulls up his trademark falling sweep which gets 2. 

IND 136/3

Shoaib Bashir in to bowl now and Rahul wil face him. Meanwhile, on the other end Rishabh Pant is holding fort. A single to start this one off by Rahul. Pant on strike and he cuts brilliantly to get the ball past backward point for  FOUR!! The left hander ends the over with another well-placed shot to get FOUR MORE!

IND 128/3

Woakes has struck!!! Gill gets an edge, a feather of a touch and Jamie Smith takes the catch!! Massive wicket for England. Rare failure for Gill in this series. Departs for 18.

Gill c Jamie Smith b Woakes 16(44)

Wokes overpitches and Gill, in the form of his life, just guides the ball past the bowler for a FOUR!! Good comeback by Woakes as he cramps Gill for room over the next couple of eliveries. Just the 4 from this over.

IND 107/2

Wokaes to bowl the next one and Rahul mines 2 from the first delivery to bring up India's 100 in the 30th over. It had taken England over 35 overs to get theirs so India are slightly ahead. A bye next as we see Bashir warming up. Might replace Archer in the next over. 

IND 101/2

Back from the drinks break and Archer will continue. And a short ball to start that goes over a slightly crouched Gill's head. No runs yet off the over as Gill is cautious in the early goings. Maiden over.

IND 98/2

Archer in the attack and Gill uses the pace well to flick the first delivery to fine leg to get 2 runs before finding a fielder off the second shot. Gets a single next and Rahul is on strike. He gets nothing from the last 3 deliveries as archer keeps it tight.

IND 93/2 

Stokes continues and he'll be bowling to Gill who defends the first two deliveries. Same with the next couple as Gill has strated slow. He is 2 from 15 currently, just defending everything that is getting thrown in his way. And that should be Stokes' last over in this spell.

IND 80/2

Jofra Archer in to bowl his second spell of the match now. Three back to back dots to KL Rahul now as England has two slips and guly in place for the veteran. Ooofff, the fourth ball leapt out of nowhere and rahul does well to keep it down. Maiden over to begin this spell by Archer.

IND 74/2 

Stokes continues and Karun has entered the 40s. Defends the first delivery. AAANDDD WHAT A CATCH FROM JOE ROOT IN THE SLIPS!! Nair gets an edge and Root dves to his left and takes a brilliant catch!! They will check it an it's fine.

Karun Nair c Root b Stokes 40(62) 

Huge shout for an LBW for Rahul. The umpire does not flinch and Stokes and Co go up with just 2 seconds left on the clock. And the wickets are missing. England lose a review. 

IND 69/1

All set for the third session. Skipper Jos Buttler comes into the attack and straightaway dismisses Nair. Hang on, the review shows the ball made contact with the thigh pad and not the gloves. Nair survives to face another. 

IND 47/1 in 15 overs

Last over before Tea. Woakes has the ball. India has completely shut down their shutter. Woakes beats the outside edge of KL Rahul on the very last delivery before Tea. 

IND 44/1 in 14 overs

Karun Nair, this time, plays out a maiden against Brydon Carse. India needs to make sure they don't let this pressure convert into a wicket. 

IND 42/1 in 13 overs

Change of ends for Woakes, who returns to the attack, giving rest to Archer from the Nursery end. KL plays out a maiden. 

IND 42/1 in 12 overs

Change in bowling attack. Brydon Carse comes in for Chris Woakes, who bowled four overs in the first spell. He starts with a tight over, giving two singles from it. A couple of quite overs follow from Archer and then Carse again. India are looking to head to Tea without taking any risks.

IND 42/1 in 11 overs 

Rahul punishes Woakes for his bad line and pulls the ball on leg for a FOUR, his first boundary of this innings. Archer, meanwhile, was also hit for a couple of FOURS by Nair but the pacer is still able to beat both batters on odd balls.  

IND 37/1 in 8 overs

Cautious approach from Rahul and Nair but they are able to rotate the strike which is good for India. A couple of three runs over from Woakes and then Archer. 

IND 23/2 in 6 overs

Archer to Rahul this time. He starts the over with a single before Nair plays out the rest of the over. Testing conditions for batting here. Terrific bowling from Archer at the same time. 

IND 17/2 in 4 overs 

Chris Woakes continues from the Nursery end. Rahul gets off the mark with a single, followed by Nair, who opens his account with a double. Woakes' natural outswing, aided by the slope, is troubling Nair. Just three from this over. 

IND 16/1 in 3 overs

Jofra Archer, who is making a comeback for England after four years, comes into the attack from the other end. Jaiswal has the strike. BEATEN! Beautiful delivery, shapes away for the left-hander and just missed Jaiswal's outside edge. OUT! All it takes Archer is three deliveries. He gets rid of Jaiswal. The ball moved ever so little to late Jaiswal's outside edge and Brook completes a fine catch at slip. He welcomes Karun Nair with a 151KMPH bouncer. Nair somehow survives this over. 

IND 13/1 in 2 overs

All set for India's innings. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are in the middle. Chris Woakes will start for England with the new ball. Jaiswal starts the innings with a cracking FOUR through covers. Short, well wide outside off and Jaiswal had ample time to punish this one. FOUR! Make it the second boundary for Jaiswal. Uses the angle this time, plays it past slip. He hits one more FOUR before taking a single. 13 from the first over. 

IND 13/0 in 1 over

Siraj continues. FIVE WIDES! More agony for Siraj as he bowls a bouncer which just took off and dragged down the leg past Jurel who can't do much this time. OUT! Finally, Siraj gets his man. He grinds hard to get his second as England has been bowled out for 387. Carse bowled out off a yorker which moved in from outside off. Fighting cricket from both sides, now it's time for the Indian openers to play with caution. 

ENG 387 all out in 112.3 overs

Okay, so the on-field decision has been changed from a FOUR to a SIX, which happened in the second ball of the last over. The ball sailed well over the rope as shown in the replay. A maiden for Akash. 

ENG 382/9 in 112 overs

Carse has made his mind clear; he just can't wait now, going all in. Goes for a heave at cow corner where a diving Akash Deep missed the difficult catch opportunity. FOUR! Carse charges down, down the ground four to get to his half-century. DROPPED! Siraj is livid. Jurel dropped this time after Siraj induced a thick outside edge behind. An eventful over fetched England 10 runs. 

ENG 380/9 in 111 overs

Siraj from the other end. He bowls a maiden before Bumrah comes to bowl his 27th over. Carse charges down, looking for a big shot but gets beaten. A single to follow. OUT! Cleaned up Archer this time. Angled across, jagged back in sharply and disturbed the woodwork before Archer tried to defend. Five-wicket haul for Bumrah! Quite a normal day in the office for him after getting a five-for at Headingley. He now has the most five-wicket hauls (13) among Indians away from home. Shoaib Bashir, the last man, survives the last three deliveries. 

ENG 370/9 in 110 overs

Bumrah continues from the Nursery end with the slope coming across right to left. FOUR! Outside off stump ball, fuller in length and Carse drives along the slope and Nitish misfields at gully. FOUR! Lucky this time again. Bumrah almost yorked him out but Carse somehow gets bat for a flick. 10 from this over. 

ENG 369/8 in 108 overs 

Siraj from the other end. Carse starts the over with a single. OUT! Siraj gets the dangerman. Keeps it outside off, outswinger and Smith pokes this time, Jurel completes a neat catch. A much-needed breakthrough for India. Jofra Archer joins Carse. And gets off the mark with a FOUR! Outside edge which runs past the slip cordon. A successful over comes to an end. 

ENG 359/8 in 107 overs 

Jasprit Bumrah keeps it tight, in the middle, not allowing Carse this time to go for his drives. After cramping Carse for room, he surprised Smith with a ball which kept straight and got good bounce. Just one via leg byes. 

ENG 354/7 in 106 overs

We are back for the second session. Unbeaten batters Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse are in the middle, Bumrah will start. 

Fifty up for Jamie Smith with a single, this also takes England to 350 as well. Jurel, meanwhile, has hurt himself as the ball hit him on the fingertips while trying to collect the ball. This marks the end of first session of the second day. England are looking good after three quick wickets from Bumrah. The stand between Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse is worth 82 now. 

ENG 353/7 in 105 overs

After a couple of overs from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah came back for another spell. Carse hit him for a good-looking square drive. England is closing in on the 350-run mark. 

ENG 345/7 in 104 overs 

Carse, with each passing delivery, looks more assured of his ability. He has played some glorious drives and batted like a proper middle-order batter. The stand for the eighth wicket has jumped to 63 now. Akash's over coasted him 10 this time. 

ENG 334/7 in 101 overs

Nitish Kumar Reddy has been brought into the attack for the first time today. Can he bring some magic like he did yesterday? FOUR! Width on offer, too wide outside off from Nitish and Carse helps himself to get a boundary through point with a square drive. Six from NKR's first over of the day. 

ENG 324/7 in 100 overs

The hoops are back as Akash Deep and Shubman Gill enquire about the Dukes ball once again. The ball fails to pass through both hoops and the fourth umpire comes with a box of old balls once again. This is weird. The ball has now been changed only after 48 deliveries. This batch of Dukes clearly has big problem. A couple of singles from Jadeja and then Akash Deep's over. 

ENG 318/7 in 99 overs

Spin for the first time today. Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, replacing Akash Deep. A quick over which fetched England a single from it. Change of ends for Akash Deep, who comes in from the Pavilion end. Two singles, including one leg byes from Akash Deep's over. 

ENG 314/7 in 97 overs

63 deliveries into the second new ball, India asked to check the shape of the ball and it was replaced with a ball which India certainly did not like. Since then, England has continued their surge, and their run rate has improved to 3.30 after Jamie Smith arrived. Siraj, meanwhile, bowls his sixth over. Easy singles on offer for both Smith and Carse. 

ENG 311/7 in 95 overs 

Akash Deep has been brought into the attack in place of Bumrah after Siraj bowled one more from his end. Siraj beat Smith and nearly got him to nick back to the keeper off his last delivery, but the ball made contact with his inner thigh. Smith meanwhile continues to score nearly a run a ball. Time for drinks break.  

ENG 307/7 in 94 overs

India certainly needs to plan better against Jamie Smith. He has looked phenomenal in this series and has been a real threat to the Indian bowlers. With Bumrah and Siraj's spell nearing end, Gill needs to ponder on how to get him out. Bumrah's last over went for six runs which included a boundary from Smith. 

ENG 299/7 in 92 overs 

Okay, this is concerning; the shape of the ball is already bothering the Indians. The fourth umpire has changed the ball but Shubman Gill is definitely not happy with the replacement ball either. "This is 10-overs old ball, seriously?," Siraj said. Jamie Smith meanwhile hit a couple of boundaries in Siraj's over. 

ENG 291/7 in 91 overs 

Siraj continues to keep his line close to the stumps. Jamie Smith manages to sneak a single off the fourth delivery before Carse runs two byes after Jurel misfields. Bumrah again. Smith takes a single off the first ball; he believes in Carse's ability to negotiate Bumrah. FOUR! Short and wide, Carse picks it well to cut it with authority. He also gets a three after placing one past gully. 

ENG 282/7 in 90 overs

Bumrah continues from the Nursery end. OUT! Another one for Bumrah! The World No. 1 Test bowler is moving things for India. Gets centurion Joe Root this time. Full ball on off, Root chops on to give Bumrah is second wicket in his second over. This is good bowling and a very good start for India. Chris Woakes is the new man in. OUT! Would you believe this? Two in two for Bumrah as India is denting England's innings right left and centre. Woakes nicked to substitute keeper Jurel and Bumrah is on the hat-trick now. Brydon Carse has to face Bumrah on the hat-trick and he survives the full ball. A double wicket maiden for him. 

ENG 271/7 in 88 overs

Most Test hundreds against India

• Joe Root – 11 (60 innings)*
• Steve Smith – 11 (46 innings)
• Garry Sobers – 8 (30 innings)

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Jamie Smith comes in at number seven and gets off the mark with a single off Bumrah. Siraj continues. FOUR! Nicely played. Leans ahead and plays with the swing through point for his first boundary. EDGED & DROPPED! Oh no, KL, what have you done? This might stink KL and India.  

ENG 271/5 in 87 overs

Siraj from the other end. There was a run-out opportunity for Jaiswal at the non-striker's end to dismiss Stokes but he missed to hit the stumps. One from Siraj's over. Bumrah continues. FOUR! Width on offer for the English skipper and he slaps it past point. OUT! Bumrah has the last laugh! He gets the dangerous Stokes in his second over! A nip-backer crashed onto the stumps and Stokes had to depart after scoring 44. A much-needed wicket for India early on Day 2. 

ENG 261/5 in 86 overs 

All set for the live action. Unbeaten batters Joe Root and Ben Stokes walk out. Jasprit Bumrah has the ball. FOUR! It took just one delivery for Root to reach his 37th Test ton! He is elated and the crowd of the Lord's is at its feet. Bumrah ends the over with five dots after a boundary. 

ENG 255/4 in 84 overs 

• Day 1 vs IND Lord's (2025) - 251
• Day 1 vs IND, Ranchi (2024) - 302
• Day 1 vs AUS, Lord's (2024) - 358
• Day 3 vs NZ, Nottingham (2022) - 383

*Minimum 80 overs a day

Australia leads the World Test Championship 2025-27 standings with two wins over West Indies. Sri Lanka is currently placed second after a win and a draw against Bangladesh in their two-match Test series. Both England and India have equal points after one win and one loss in their ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Reigning champions South Africa beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in the recently concluded series in Zimbabwe but it was not a part of the WTC cycle. 

Indian skipper Shubman Gill will also need to keep their bowlers in check as far as India's over rate is concerned. The visitors only bowled 83 overs on Thursday on a day 1 that saw multiple halts with Rishabh Pant and Ben Stokes needing medical attention, and the game was also interrupted in the third session due to ladybirds.  

After Rishabh Pant went off injured during the opening day of the 3rd Test match on Thursday at Lord’s, the BCCI provided an update on the wicketkeeper-batter’s condition. “Team India vice-captain Rishabh Pant got hit on his left index finger. He is receiving treatment at the moment and under the supervision of the medical team. Dhruv Jurel is currently keeping wickets in Rishabh’s absence,” the BCCI said.

• India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
• England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir. 

Bowling advice shared by Aussies pacers is helping the Indian bowlers in England. Josh Hazelwood’s tip of “sticking to strengths and waiting for batsmen to make mistakes” came in handy for Akash Deep when he had a match-haul of 10 wickets in the the second Test at Edgbaston. Now all-rounder Nitish Reddy went on to mention his IPL franchise Sun Risers Hyderabad captain, the Aussie great Pat Cummins, after he got the wickets of England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley on Day 1 of the Lord’s Test.

“After the Australia tour I felt like I have to improve my bowling. I just asked Pat what’s the difference between Australia and England since this is my first tour. He said that it’s not going to be like a different change but you watch about the weather conditions and just play your game,” said Reddy at the post-match press conference after England finished at 251/4.

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Explaining England's decision to bat slow and set aside Bazball for the day, Ollie Pope, who had batted for 104 balls for his 44 runs before Ravindra Jadeja sent him home, said the team realised they needed to read the situation as well.

“It was the traditional… pretty slow pitch. It wasn’t a pitch you never really felt in on. I think obviously ending the day 251-4 is pretty good. It’s slightly different to how we normally go about putting together innings, but we’ll take it and hopefully we can kick on tomorrow,” Pope said on BBC Test Match Special before talking about himself. “I’m not going to say I ever felt in my best rhythm. It is slightly different, but for me I think it’s important to make sure I’m not too one-dimensional. I obviously managed to face 100-odd balls. I did feel pretty good, obviously I made a pretty annoying error after Tea. It’s a shame not to be with Joe (Root) batting at the end of the day, but there’s positives I can take.”

On a day of blazing sunshine, Lord’s was on a slow burn. After the frenzy of the first two matches, there has been a sudden drop in the pace of the game. It was back to conventional cricket at its spiritual home. The day that started with the England captain taking the time-tested decision to bat first after winning the toss, ended with England 251/4 giving the scorecard a very vintage feel.

Though he did play a few reverse sweeps, the top scorer for England was their most correct batsman, Joe Root. His 99 from 191 balls was an inning of patience and pragmatism. During his 191-ball knock, he faced just 23 balls from Bumrah and scored just 10 runs. It was wise to avoid a bowler who has got him 10 times in Tests and 4 times in white-ball cricket.

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Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the second day 2 of the India vs England third Test (Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy) played at iconic Lord's in London on Friday. England scored 251/4 after electing to bat first via a sublime unbeaten 99-run knock from Joe Root. India managed only four wickets on a slow-moving day as England scored at 3.02 RPO. 

Stay tuned as we build-up this game and give you all the live updates straight from the venue.