Published: Jul 18, 2025, 06:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 18, 2025, 06:35 PM (IST)
Indian team faced an unfortunate 22-run loss against England at Lord’s. After both the teams posted a tied score of 387 in the first innings, the hosts scored 192 runs on board. The Shubman Gill-led side faced a collapse in their top and middle order during their second innings, with Ravindra Jadeja keeping the team afloat along Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten at a score of 61 off 181 balls. Jadeja played more than 35 overs with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj combined. Siraj faced an unfortunate dismissal and his wicket marked India losing the match by 22 runs.
Few days after the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared the video from inside the team’s dressing room. While addressing the team head coach Gautam Gambhir praised Ravindra Jadeja. “That was an incredible fight (referring to the match). Fight from Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja), that was absolutely brilliant,” said Gambhir.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗩𝗣; 𝗳𝘁. 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗷𝗮 🔝
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 18, 2025
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Speaking about the match, Ravindra Jadeja’s heroic effort went in vain as England edged out India by 22 runs on the fifth and final day of a wildly fluctuating third Test with skipper Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer playing pivotal roles here on Monday.
England thus go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
The day started with India requiring 135 runs and England having to pick six wickets after setting the visitors a 193-run target. The hosts got four Indian batters out before lunch but were made to work hard for the remaining two wickets in the last two sessions.
India were finally all out for 170.
Archer (3/55) and Stokes (3/48) were the chief architects of the English victory, even as Jadeja battled hard for India with a gritty unbeaten 61.
India lost the big wickets of Rishabh Pant (9), KL Rahul (39), Washington Sundar (0), and Nitish Reddy (13) in the first session to hand England the advantage.
Lead pacer Archer sent Pant’s off stump for a walk with a jaffa that straightened after landing on the perfect length.
Skipper Stokes rose to the occasion as he trapped KL Rahul in front of the wicket, giving the momentum back to England. The on-field umpire was not convinced by the England team’s loud appeal for an lbw, prompting Stokes to go upstairs and the decision came in his favour.
Jofra was on the money consistently this morning and pulled off a brilliant catch off his own bowling to send back Sundar and Chris Wokes, and then had Washinton Sundar edge one to the keeper.
Their efforts paved the way for England victory.
(This news story after the social media post from BCCI has been written with inputs from PTI)
