England Edge Out India in a Classic Lord’s Thriller
What a Test match we’ve just witnessed at Lord’s! If you love cricket, this one had absolutely everything—grit, drama, tension, skill, a few tempers flaring, and a nail-biting finish that swung like a pendulum until the very last ball. England managed to pull off a stunning 22-run victory over India on the final day of the third Test, taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
Now, this wasn’t just any win—it was an emotional, gutsy performance that showed exactly why Test cricket continues to be the purest and most dramatic format of the game. The match ended with Shoaib Bashir bowling out Mohammed Siraj in the most bizarre fashion. A bottom edge that trickled around the legs and gently kissed the stumps. That’s how close this game was.
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India needed just 22 more runs. Ravindra Jadeja had done everything in his power to drag them close, finishing on a heroic 61 not out from 181 balls. His resistance, especially alongside Bumrah and Siraj, made for an edge-of-the-seat final session. But England’s bowlers, led by a fired-up Ben Stokes and the returning Jofra Archer, kept chipping away. Stokes took crucial wickets, including the prized scalp of KL Rahul and Bumrah, while Archer’s spell reminded everyone just what England had been missing during his absence.
Tempers flared throughout the match too. Siraj gave Duckett a fiery send-off, Jadeja and Carse collided mid-pitch, and there was plenty of animated chatter between both teams. Yet in the end, there was mutual admiration. As India captain Shubman Gill said, “When you play matches like this, giving it your all, there’s always respect in the end.”
Stokes summed it up perfectly—sometimes the best drama in cricket isn’t in the sixes and hundreds, but in every hard-fought single, every grimace, every spell that turns the tide. His own performance with both ball and leadership may well have saved a few careers, as one fan noted. England's captain was rightly named Player of the Match.
Jofra Archer also had his moment—bowling with real menace, taking key wickets, and even joking about how he won a bet just by playing. He wore Jonathan Agnew’s hat post-match, a symbol of just how special his return was.
So now, the series moves to Old Trafford with England leading 2-1 and India itching to bounce back. But whatever happens next, this Test will be remembered as one of the most thrilling chapters in the modern history of cricket. Five days of pure theatre.
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