Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of England’s captain Ben Stokes on the second day of the third test cricket match between India and England, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Jaime Smith once again scripted England’s lower-order fightback after Jasprit Bumrah’s triple strike as England reached 353/7 at lunch on day two of the third Test against India on Friday (July 11, 2025).
Bumrah removed Joe Root (104), Ben Stokes (44) and Chris Woakes (0) in a devastating seven-ball burst across two overs to reduce England from 251/4 to 271/7.
The English keeper-batter Smith, who scored 184 not out and 88 in the previous Test, counter-attacked with a fluent fifty and was unbeaten on 51 from 53 balls at the break, with Brydon Carse (33 batting) offering solid support in an unbroken eighth-wicket stand worth 82 runs that came off just 106 balls.
Earlier, Root notched his 37th Test century to move past Steve Smith’s tally and stand fifth on the all-time list, headed by Sachin Tendulkar (51).
Brief Scores: England 1st Innings 353/7 in 105 overs (Joe Root 104, Jamie Smith 51 batting,; Jasprit Bumrah 4/63).
Published – July 11, 2025 05:53 pm IST