England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 98 as India reached 248 for 4 at lunch on the third day of the third Test against England at Lord’s on Saturday. Rahul and Rishabh Pant resumed the innings at 145 for 3 and batted with control and fluency through the morning session. The duo reduced the first-innings deficit to 139 runs after England were bowled out for 387 on Day 2.
Pant looked in fine form and reached his half-century with a powerful hook shot for six off Ben Stokes. He was eventually run out for 74 by the England captain just before the lunch interval. Rahul played a composed knock that featured elegant drives and wristy flicks. His standout shot was a backfoot punch square of the wicket off Brydon Carse, drawing applause from the Lord’s crowd.
India will look to close the gap further and build a first-innings lead when play resumes after lunch. Rahul remains just two runs short of what would be a well-deserved century.
England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard:
England 1st innings: 387 all out
India 1st innings: 248 for 4 in 65.3 overs (KL Rahul 98 batting, Rishabh Pant 74)
ENG vs IND Playing XIs:
India (Playing XI): 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 (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir.