England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Ravindra Jadeja held firm with a gritty unbeaten 56 as India reached 163 for nine at tea on the fifth and final day of the third Test against England at Lord’s on Monday. India need 30 more runs to pull off a tense win in the low-scoring thriller.
Jadeja stood tall amid the collapse, while Mohammed Siraj remained not out on 2 at the other end. India resumed the day on 58 for four in pursuit of a 193-run target but lost four wickets in the first session to hand the advantage to England.
Jofra Archer struck twice in the morning to dismiss Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar. Ben Stokes removed the well-set KL Rahul before Chris Woakes sent back Nitish Reddy to reduce India to 112 for eight at lunch.
Stokes struck again in the second session to dismiss Jasprit Bumrah and bring England close to victory. However, Jadeja’s determined effort kept India in the fight as the match headed into the final session.
England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard:
England: 387 and 192
India: 387 and 163 for 9 in 70 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 56 batting, KL Rahul 39; Jofra Archer 3 for 52, Ben Stokes 3 for 48)
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.
