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Match Report: India vs England 3rd Test

India vs England 3rd Test 2025, Lord's - Match Report

India vs England, 3rd Test 2025 - Lord's

Match Report

Venue: Lord's, London
Dates: July 10–14, 2025
Result: England won by 22 runs
Series: 5-match Test series (England lead 2-1)

Match Summary

Team 1st Innings 2nd Innings
England 387 all out 192 all out
India 387 all out 170 all out

A thrilling, low-scoring chase on Day 5 saw England emerge victorious in a closely contested match.

England Batting

1st Innings

BatsmanRunsBalls4s6s
Zak Crawley415960
Ben Duckett356350
Ollie Pope173120
Joe Root104199120
Harry Brook487570
Ben Stokes (c)446861
Jamie Smith (wk)284540

2nd Innings

BatsmanRunsBalls
Zak Crawley2235
Ben Duckett1221
Ollie Pope417
Joe Root4096
Harry Brook2333
Ben Stokes (c)3349
Jamie Smith (wk)1528

India Batting

1st Innings

BatsmanRunsBalls
Yashasvi Jaiswal3555
KL Rahul100177
Karun Nair2548
Shubman Gill (c)4580
Rishabh Pant (wk)5265
Ravindra Jadeja72110
Nitish Kumar Reddy1835

2nd Innings

BatsmanRunsBalls
Yashasvi Jaiswal07
KL Rahul3958
Karun Nair1433
Shubman Gill (c)69
Rishabh Pant (wk)912
Ravindra Jadeja61*181
Nitish Kumar Reddy1353

Bowling Highlights

BowlerTeamWickets (Match)Notes
Jasprit BumrahIndia75/74 in the 1st innings
Washington SundarIndia4Crucial 4/22 in the 2nd innings to restrict England
Ben StokesEngland5Match-winning spell of 3/48 in the final innings
Jofra ArcherEngland5Key wickets in both innings on his Test return
Chris WoakesEngland4Consistent performer for England

Records & Notable Moments

  • Both teams were bowled out for the exact same score of 387 in their first innings.
  • Joe Root: Scored his 33rd Test century and became the first cricketer to score 3,000 Test runs against India.
  • KL Rahul: Scored a brilliant century in the first innings, his second at Lord's.
  • A tense final day saw India needing 135 runs with 6 wickets in hand, but England's bowlers, led by Ben Stokes, clinched a dramatic victory.

Playing XIs

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

Player of the Match

Ben Stokes (England): 44 & 33 runs, 2/54 & 3/48

Series Situation

England now leads the five-match series 2-1. The fourth Test will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting July 23, 2025.

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