Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the third test between England Cricket Team and India National Cricket Team cricket team held at Lords on July 10, 2025.
England beat India by 22 runs and lead the series 2-1.
England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team match timeline 3rd Test July 2025
Day 1 Timeline ( England 251/4 )
England win the toss and elect to bat first.
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are solid and add 43 before Nitish Reddy gets both openers in quick succession.
Ollie Pope and Joe Root steady the ship and add 109 before Ravindra Jadeja gets the former for 44.
Jasprit Bumrah then cleans up Harry Brook for 11.
Root and Ben Stokes keep the Indian bowlers at the bay and feature in an unbeaten stand of 79.
The hosts finish the day at 251/4.
Day 2 Timeline ( England 387; India 145/3 ) , trail by 242 runs
England lose Ben Stokes (44), Joe Root (104) and Chris Woakes (0) quickly.
Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse steady the ship and add 84 valuable runs before the former falls for a well made 51.
Carse scores a well made 56.
Jasprit Bumrah claims a well deserved five wicket haul.
England bowled out for 387.
Jofra Archer removes Yashasvi Jaiswal for 13.
KL Rahul and Karun Nair are solid and add 61 before the latter departs for 40.
Chris Woakes then gets the prize scalp of Shubman Gill for 16.
KL Rahul remains unbeaten on 53, while Rishabh Pant is undefeated on 19.
India finish the day at 145/3, still behind 242 runs.
Day 3 Timeline ( England 387 & 2/0 India 387 ) lead by 2 runs
The overnight pair of KL Rahul and Pant add a further 103 runs before the latter (74) is run out by a brilliant direct hit by Ben Stokes just at the stroke of the lunch.
Rahul departs after scoring a magnificent century.
Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy are steady and add 72 before Reddy falls for 30.
Jadeja scores a valauble 72.
Washington Sundar’s knock of 23, takes India to 387.
England finish the day at 2/0, with an lead of 2.
Day 4 Timeline ( England 387 & 192, India 387 & 58/4 ) require 135 runs.
Mohammed Siraj gets Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope early.
Nitish Kumar Reddy removes the well set Zak Crawley for 22.
Joe Root and Harry Brook are solid and add 37 before Akash Deep removes the dangerous Brook for 23.
Root and Ben Stokes steady the ship and add 67 before Washington Sundar gets the former (40) and the in form Jamie Smith in quick succession.
Bumrah and Washington polish off the tail, as the hosts are bowled out for 192.
Chasing 193, Jofra Archer gets Yashasvi Jaiswal early.
KL Rahul and Karun Nair are steady and add 36 before Brydon Carse gets Nair and skipper Shubman Gill in quick succession.
Nightwatchman Akash Deep falls in the final over the day.
India finish the day at 58/4, still requiring a further 135 runs.
Day 5 Timeline ( England 387 & 192, India 387 & 170 ) England win by 22 runs.
The visitors lose Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Washington Sundar early.
Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy steady the ship and add 30 before the latter departs at the stroke of lunch.
Jadeja scores a valliant unbeaten 61.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj provide some resistance towards the end, but eventually fall short and are bowled out for 170.
England win by 22 runs.
Player of the match- Ben Stokes
