00:31

Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Afghanistan

00:27

Tension in T'gana mall after members of 2 communities clash over music

00:23

SC ruling on tariffs deeply disappointing: President Trump

3rd Test Updates: India finish Day 2 on 145-3

Fri, 11 July 2025

Refresh

23:12

Rahul leads India's charge with half-century

India 145-3 (43 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Carse is back into the attack. Fullish delivery outside off and Rahul drives it straight to the cover fielder. No run.

A dot later, he picks up a quick single through extra-cover. Stokes gets to the ball quickly but his throw misses the stumps.

A single (leg byes) brings Rahul back on strike.

A dot later, he gets a brace by placing his drive through the gap in cover.

Four runs come off the over.

Bashir with his fifth over and Pant defends the first three balls.

He then cuts the shortish delivery outside off through point and gets a couple.

Two dots to end the over. Two runs come off it.

Carse with a bouncer in his first over and Rahul leaves it alone.

Three more dots follow before Carse oversteps twice. Two runs off the over.

Pant goes on the front foot and defends the first ball of Bashir's new over.

Another dot later, Pant drills one through square leg for a single.

Rahul then knocks the flat delivery into the leg-side. No run.

Another dot to end the over. Just a single off it.

And it's stumps on Day 2. India are 242 runs behind England's first innings score of 387. Rahul has led India's charge with a valiant half-century. Karun Nair has also batted well for his 40.

For England Archer, Woakes and Stokes have picked up a wicket each.

Rahul is batting on 53 off 113 balls (5x4) and Pant is on 19 off 33 balls (3x4).

Both sides have reasons to be happy at the end of the day's play!

22:43

Rahul leads India's charge with 50

India 136-3 (39 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Bashir with his second over and Rahul blocks the first ball before driving the second to wide mid-on for an easy single.

A dot later, Pants sweeps the full delivery convincingly and gets a boundary.

Two singles to end the over. 7 come off it.

Rahul gets a single off the first ball of Woakes' new over by tapping a good length delivery to backward point.

Pant then defends a full delivery outside off before playing out the next four balls. Just a single off the over.

Bashir continues and Rahul picks a single by running a flatter delivery down to long off.

Pant then blocks the fullish delivery on off before cutting a short and wide delivery past short third for a boundary.

Two dots later, Pant cracks another boundary with a sweep over mid-wicket off a full delivery.

9 runs come off the over.

Woakes continues and bowls dot ball before Rahul guides a shortish delivery outside off through gully for a boundary.

A dot later, he gets off the strike with a push to mid-off.

Two dots to end the over. Five runs come off it.

Rahul gets a single off the first ball of Bashir's new over through cover and brings up his fifty.

Pant then block the next three balls before scooping one behind square for a couple.

A single to end the over. 13 come off it.

22:20

India 3 down; Gill departs

India 111-3 (34 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Woakes with his 10th over and Gill nudges the full length delivery on stumps to leg side. No run.

Four! Full pitched delivery and Gill hits it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Four dots to end the over. 4 runs come off it.

Right-arm off-spinner Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack. Rahul is on strike. Shortish delivery and Rahul punches it mid-wicket. No run.

Fullish delivery follows, which Rahul tucks back to the bowler.

He plays out the next four balls too. Bashir starts with a maiden.

Woakes continues and he strikes straightaway. Gill is gone, caught by Jamie Smith. Wobbled delivery and Gill leans forward to defend it but the ball kisses the bat before landing inside Smith's gloves.

The skipper goes after making 16 off 44 balls with two boundaries.

Rishabh Pant comes to the crease. Full delivery outside off and Pant lets it go. He then pushes one to point and gets off the mark.

A dot later, Rahul picks up three runs through gully.

A dot to end the four-run over.

22:05

Rahul, Gill plod along

India 103-2 (31 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Archer changes ends and bowls from the Nursery end. Gill flicks the first delivery to fine leg and gets a couple.

A dot later, he clips one to deep square leg and gets off the strike.

Three dots to end the 3-run over.

Woakes continues and Gill knocks the short of a length delivery to covers and calls for a quick single. Rahul turns it down.

Four! A good length delivery and Gill defends it but the ball takes a thick outside edge and flies past the slip fielder to the boundary ropes.

Two dots later, he carves one to mid-wicket and picks up a single.

A dot to end the over. 5 runs come off it.

Archer with his ninth over and Gill drives the fullish delivery to mid-on. No run.

A shortish delivery follow and Gill lets it go.

He plays out the next four balls as Archer has his third maiden of the day.

Rahul faces the first ball of Woakes' new over and he guides it to deep backward point for a brace.

100 up for India

He then drives a fullish delivery to cover. No run.

Two dots later, he crosses over after the hits his pads and rolls down to leg.

A dot to end the over as Gill blocks a good length delivery with soft hands. 3 runs come off it.

Archer continues and bowls a bouncer to Rahul who ducks under it.

The batter then pulls another short delivery from Archer to deep fine leg for a single.

Gill then defends the next three balls before picking a single through backward square leg.

2 runs off the over.

India are currently trailing by 284 runs.

21:39

India lose second wicket

India 90-2 (26 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Archer is back into the attack. Two slips and gully in place.

Starts off with a back of a length delivery outside off and Rahul leaves it alone.

Archer is varying his pace brilliantly and Rahul is having a tough time.

Another maiden over from Archer.

Stokes continues and Gill leans forward and defends the fuller length delivery in the channel.

He then picks up a quick single through mid-wicket to bring Rahul on strike.

Four! A fullish delivery drifting onto the pads and Rahul flicks it to the fine leg boundary.

Three dots to end the five-run over.

Archer continues and Gill is on strike. Two slips and gully in place. Gill lets go the first two balls before defending the third one to covers.

A leg slip is in place. Back of a length delivery and Gill blocks it.

He then gets off the strike with a single through deep square leg.

A dot to end the over. Just a single off it.

Gill then blocks first ball of Stokes' fresh over. Five more dots follow as Stokes gets his second maiden of the day.

Woakes, who has been expensive (25 in 6 overs) in his first spell, is back into the attack.

Starts off with a yorker length delivery and Rahul digs it out to the offi-side.

Rahul then picks a single by nudging one to point.

Gill is on strike. Fullish delivery on middle and off and Gill punches it to mid-off and gets a single.

Rahul then picks up a couple by pushing a fullish delivery outside off through gully.

Four! A fullish delivery outside off and Rahul leans forward and clips through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Follows it up with a couple through fine leg.

10 come off the over.

21:12

Karun departs

India 74-2 (21 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Carse to continues and Karun is on strike. Fullish delivery on the stumps and Karun opens his face and splits the fielders at mid-on and short mid-wicket for three runs.

Rahul then picks a couple by driving a fullish delivery straight down.

Four dots to end the over. Five runs come off it.

Karun is on 40 while Rahul is batting on 21.

Stokes with another over and sends down a fullish delivery to Karun who pushes it to mid-on for no run.

Out! Stokes strikes as Karun is out, caught brilliantly by Joe Root at first slip! The umpires are checking whether it is a clean catch and apparently he's being given out.

With that blinder, Root has surpassed Rahul Dravid's record of 210 catches in Tests!

Karun departs after making 40 off 62 balls with the help of four boundaries.

Skipper Shubman Gill comes to the crease. He plays out the next four balls.

A wicket-maiden for Stokes.

20:59

Rahul, Karun blunt England

India 69-1 (19 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Skipper Ben Stokes to bowl the first over of session 3. Starts off with a shortish delivery angling away. Karun keeps it down.

The umpire has given Karun out caught behind, but he has gone for the review. And he survives as UltraEdge shows the ball has clipped his thigh pad.

After two more dots, he drives a half-volley with straight face through the vacant space in mid-off and completes three runs before the fielder gets the ball back.

A dot to end the over. 3 runs come off Stokes' first over.

Carse from the other end he starts with a fullish delivery around off which Karun pushes through backward point for a single.

Rahul is on strike and a single through mid-off off a low full toss follows.

Four! Pitched up delivery outside off and Karun drives is elegantly through the covers for a boundary.

Three dots to end the 6-run over.

Stokes with his second over and he sends down a back of a length delivery angling in on middle and Rahul nudges it to mid-wicket. No run.

Three more dots later, Rahul goes deep in his crease and punches a good length delivery through square leg for a single.

Karun then drives one through covers and gets three runs as the ball stops just before hitting the ropes. 4 come off the over.

Carse continues and Karun greets him with a boundary with a slice behind square off a full delivery way outside off.

He then picks up a couple each off consecutive deliveries.

Three dots to end the 8-run over.

Rahul then hits a boundary off the first ball of Stokes' new over through extra cover. Exquisite timing!

Two dots later, Stokes hits Rahul on the pads and huge appeals for LBW. England have gone for a DRS. England lose the review as the ball was missing the leg stump.

Two dots to end the 4-run over. India's current rate is a decent 3.63.

20:17

Rahul, Karun keep England at bay

India 44-1 (14 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Carse continues with a back of a length delivery and Karun leans forward and defends it. He blocks the remaining five balls too as Carse has a maiden to his name.

Karun is in some discomfort and the physio is tending to him.

He is back and Woakes continues. A good length ball angling away and Rahul tries to defend it, but edges it to offside.

Another dot later, he picks up a single after the ball hits his pads off an inside-edge.

A dot later, Karun taps one to point and gets off the strike.

Another dot to end the over. Just two come off it.

And it's Tea on Day 2.

Despite the loss of Jaiswal early in the innings, India have so far maintained a rate of over 3.

20:02

Rahul, Karun steady India

India 42-1 (12 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Archer starts his new over with a good length ball outside off and Karun defends it towards gully.

After two more dot balls, Karun drives one straight down the ground for a boundary. Follows it up with another four through fine leg off a shortish delivery on the body!

He then picks up a couple with a push through covers.

10 runs come off the over.

Brydon Carse comes into the attack. Full delivery on stumps and Rahul defends it well.

Another dot later, Rahul clips one to fine leg and gets off the strike.

Two more dots follow before Karun guides the fullish delivery through point for a single. Two runs come off Carse's first over.

Karun then miscues the fullish delivery from Archer to mid-on for one.

Rahul then picks a quick single with a push to extra-cover.

Karun then plays out the remaining four balls. Just two off the over.

Rahul then leans forward and defends the first ball of Carse's new over, a good length delivery angling in around off.

Carse then sends down a yorker down the leg and Rahul attempts a flick but misses it.

After another dot, he picks up a single through square leg.

Karun then defends the next two balls. Just a single off the over.

Woakes is back, replacing Archer. Rahul is on strike and he defends the first ball, a good length delivery on off. Woakes is keeping a tight line on off and Rahul prods forward and defending the next three deliveries.

A maiden over from Woakes.

19:38

Jaiswal departs

India 27-1 (7 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

Woakes continues and taps the good length delivery outside off to mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Karun then gets a thick outside edge off a short of a length delivery and gets a couple.

Four dots follow. Just 3 come off the over.

Archer with his second over and he bowls a length delivery which Rahul defends towards point and picks up a single.

Karun is on strike and he leaves the next five balls. Just a single off Archer's second over.

Rahul nudges the first ball off Woakes' new over to square leg and gets off the strike.

Karun then gets behind the line of a shortish delivery and defends it before picking a single by flicking a straight delivery to fine leg.

Two dots later, Rahul carves one to backward square leg and gets a single.

3 runs come off the over.

Archer then sends down a good length delivery angling down the leg which Rahul plays and misses.

After another dot, Rahul pushes one to point for a single.

Karun plays out a dot before edging one through backward point for a couple.

3 runs come off the over.

Rahul then flicks the first ball of Woakes' new over, a shortish delivery angling around leg, through fine leg for a boundary.

After two dots, he edges one but the ball falls in front of the third slip fielder.

Two more dots to end the over. Four runs off it.

19:19

Archer dismisses Jaiswal

India 13-1 (2 overs) vs Eng 387 | Scorecard

K L Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the batting for India. Chris Woakes with the ball for England.

Three slips and a gully in place. Jaiswal is on strike and he begins in style, cutting a shortish delivery outside off through point for a boundary.

He knock the next ball down to leg-side with soft hands. No run.

Jaiswal then hits consecutive boundaries, first one through behind the wicket and the next through square on the leg-side.

He then takes a single through backward point to bring Rahul on strike.

A dot to end the over. 13 come off it.

Jofra Archer to operate from the other end. He bowling in a Test match after four long years!

Three slips and a gully for him. Jaiswal taps the first ball, into off-side. No run.

Another dot and Jaiswal departs, caught by Harry Brook! Back of a length delivery that straightened a bit and Jaiswal pokes at it but ends up edging it to the second slip where Brook takes a safe catch.

What a comeback by Archer!

Jaiswal goes after making 13 off 18 balls.

Karun Nair comes to the crease. A short leg is in place. Karun leaves the first ball and inside edges the second to mid-wicket. No run.

Another dot to end the wicket-maiden over.

18:59

Bumrah completes fifer

Eng 387 all out (112.3 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Akash Deep drops Carse off the first ball! Length delivery on off and Carse tries to mows it over leg side and Akash Deep misjudges the flight. Although he puts in a dive the ball goes through his fingers. He gets up and stops the ball before it hit the ropes. 2 runs.

Carse then smashes one down the ground for a boundary and completes his fifty! It came of just 51 deliveries.

Carse follows it up with a brace through deep extra cover before Jurel drops a tough chance.

A single and a dot to the 10-run over.

Bashir swings and misses the first ball of Akash Deep's new over. He plays out the next five balls. Third maiden of the match from Akash.

Siraj continues and stars off with a fullish delivery way outside off and Carse throws his hands at it but top-edges it to no-man's land.

Five wides follow as the bouncer goes over the head of both batter and the keeper.

After dot Siraj cleans him up! A yorker at 137kph and Carse comes forward to flick it but misses as the ball hits the base of his middle and off.

And that's it. England end their innings on 387.

Carse departs after a crucial 56 off 83 balls that contained six boundaries.

18:42

England lose nine wickets

Eng 370-9 (110 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Bumrah continues and Carse hits him for two boundaries; one through gully and the next to the fine leg fence. He also picks up a brace through square on the off-side off a length ball outside off.

10 runs come off the over.

Archer punches Siraj's first ball of the new over firmly through covers but the ball goes straight to the fielder.

Another maiden over from Siraj as five dots follow.

Bumrah continues and beats Carse on the top-edge with a beauty.

Carse then pushes on to mid-on and picks a single.

Out! Bumrah cleans up Archer for his fourth wicket of the day. A seaming delivery that breaches Archer's defence!

Maiden five-wicket haul for Bumrah at the Home of Cricket! His fifteen overall and 13th away from home!

Archer departs for 4 off 11 balls with one hit to the fence.

Shoaib Basheer is the new man in.

Gill is down on the field and physio is tending to him.

Bumrah continues and Basheer defends the remaining three balls. A single and a wicket in the over.

18:25

Siraj with the breakthrough

Eng 359-8 (107 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Bumrah to bowl the first over after the lunch. Starts off with a fullish delivery that angles in and Carse defends it with soft hands.

Two dots later, Carses misses a flick of a ball straying down the leg and the ball hits his pads and rolls away. 1 run (leg byes).

Two more dot balls to end the over. Just a single come off it.

Siraj operates from the other end. Carse picks a single through backward point and brings Smith on strike.

Out! Siraj provides the breakthrough with his second ball after lunch. Smith is out caught by stand-in keeper Dhurv Jurel. Length delivery outside off that swung away and Smith, trying to drive it on the rise, feathers it to Jurel behind the stumps.

He departs after a well-made 51 off 56 balls with six boundaries. The 88-run partnership is broken finally!

Jofra Archer is the new man in and he opens his account with a lucky boundary as he edges a swinging delivery outside off through the gap between third slip and gully.

Three dots to end the over. Five runs come off it.

17:37

Smith, Carse rally England

Eng 353-7 (105 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Akash Deep continues. He has struggled with his length so far. Smith plays out three dot ball before clipping a ball straying down to leg through deep square leg and picks up a couple.

A dot later, smith guides one to fine leg and gets a single.

Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack as Gill is looking to end this threatening partnership before lunch.

Smith punches one to backward point region for a single before Carse smashes one through square on the off-side for a boundary.

Four dots follow as five runs come off the over.

Reddy is back and he bowls an overpitched delivery. Smith smashes it for a boundary through deep extra-cover.

Follows it up with a single through backward square leg and completes his fifty. Smith has been the find of the series for England.

Carse then tucks one down to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Another single through deep mid-wicket follows.

A dot and a single (leg byes) to end the 8-run over.

And it's lunch on Day 2. England have recovered well, thanks to fighting knocks from Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse, after Jasprit Bumrah ripped through their middle-order during a fiery spell in the morning.

Smith and Carse have added 82 runs of 106 balls so far. India will be desperate to break this partnership when the return after lunch.

17:19

Carse, Smith play it safe

Eng 337-7 (102 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja concede just two runs off their respective overs.

Akash Deep again bowls a 2-run over as the ball gets replaced again, for the second time this morning.

Shubman Gill then tosses the ball to Nitish Kumar Reddy, the most successful bowler on Day 1. He concedes six runs off his first over as Carse smashes him for a boundary through square of the wicket.

A big over from Akash Deep follows. He concedes 10 runs, including four leg byes and a boundary by Carse through wide of cover off a fullish delivery.

England have maintained a rate of just over 3 since the start of the second day's play.

Reddy is back into the attack with a short cover-point in place. Smith and Carse bat patiently and pick three singles off the over.

16:54

Smith, Carse play it safe after Bumrah burst

Eng 314-7 (97 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Smith picks up a brace off a thick edge through gully.

A dot later, Smith clips a delivery darting down the leg through fine leg and picks up a couple. 300 up for England.

A single through mid-wicket followed by a dot to end the 5-run over.

Akash Deep comes into the attack. Smith carves the first delivery through the point for a single.

Carse then knocks one down to gully and scampers for a single.

Two more singles through extra-cover and deep point follow.

Smith then tucks one down to deep extra-cover for the fifth single of the over.

A dot to end the five-run over.

Siraj continues after the drinks break. A full delivery outside off and Smith punches it to deep mid-off and picks up a single.

Carse then defends the next ball, a length delivery around the off-stump before tapping one to backward point to get off the strike.

Another single through deep mid-off follows.

A dot and a single through square of the wicket to end the four-run over.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Carse is on strike. Silly and a slip in place.

Carse defends the first four balls before coming down the crease and pushing one for a single through long-off.

Just a single off the over. A tidy one from Jadeja.

Akash Deep continues and bowls a short of a length delivery that beats Carse on the inside-edge. Extra bounce on offer!

Two dots later, Carse dances down and tries to heave one over the leg side but the ball hits his pads and rolls down to square leg. Leg byes (1).

Smith plays out a dot before pushing one to mid-on to keep the strike.

16:27

Bumrah picks three quick wickets

Eng 297-7 (92 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Smith is on strike. After playing out four dot balls, he gets a single with a push to mid-off.

2 runs (leg byes) follow as the ball sneaks through bat and bad and beats the keeper.

3 runs come off the over.

Bumrah with the fresh over and Smith punches the first ball to point region. No run.

Four! Shortish delivery outside off and Carse cuts it with ease through point for a boundary.

Two dots later, Carse guides one through gully and the ball races away to boundary but Washington Sundar does well to save the boundary. 3 runs.

A dot to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

Siraj continues and Carse picks a single with a push to mid-off.

Smith then smashes a good length delivery outside off through covers for a boundary.

Two dot balls follow and India have requested for a ball change. The umpires are checking the ball, putting it through the hoop.

Siraj continues with the replaced ball. Smith plays out a dot ball before he flicks one straying onto his pads through fine leg for four runs.

9 runs come off the over.

Carse then guides the first ball of Bumrah's over through backward point for a single.

Smith then carves the next ball through mid-wicket for a boundary.

A dot later, he pushes the back of a length delivery outside off through backward point for a single.

Carse plays out two dots to end the over. 6 runs come off it.

16:26

England seven down

Eng 271-7 (88 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Smith is on strike. A square drive through the point fetches him his first boundary.

A dot later, K L Rahul drops him at second slip! Back of a length delivery outside off and Smith tries to prod at it but the ball takes a thick edge and flies towards Rahul, but he could not hold on to the chance.

A dot later, he hits the final ball of the over for a boundary through square of the wicket.

10 runs come off the over.

Bumrah continues and Root is on strike. Bowled. Second wicket for Bumrah on Day 2.

A fuller delivery outside off and Root leans to push it forward but the ball

take the inside edge and crashes into the middle stump.

He departs after a fine 104 off 199 studded with 10 boundaries.

Chris Woakes comes to the crease. And he is walking back to the dugout after being caught out by Dhruv Jurel. !

India challenge the on-field decision and the UltraEdge shows a clear spike.

England lost three wickets in no time.

Brydon Carse comes to the crease. Bumrah sends in a full delivery and Carse leans forward and defends it.

Three dots follow. A twin-wicket maiden for Bumrah!

15:50

Bumrah cleans up Stokes

Eng 261-5 (86 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Joe Root completes his century off the first ball of the day. He goes for the big drive against Jasprit Bumrah as the ball past the gully fielder for a four.

This Root's 37th Test century -- the fifth most by any batter.

Bumrah continues, bowls a back of a length delivery shaping away and Root leaves it alone.

Four more dot balls follow. Just four come off the first over of the day.

Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end. Stokes is on strike. A good length delivery angling away and Stokes is not interested.

The next ball strays onto Stokes' pads but mistimes his attempted flick. No run.

Three dots later, Stokes mistimes his punches to shot cover and steals a single. Just one run off the over.

Bumrah is back and Stokes hits him a for boundary through point before being bowled off the next ball! A good length delivery outside off from round the wicket that goes through the defence of Stokes and rattles his stumps.

The England skipper departs after making 44 off 110 balls studded with four hits to the fence.

Jamie Smith is the new man in. He leaves alone the first ball, a full delivery swinging away.

Two dots later, he gets off he mark with a flick behind the square.

5 runs and a key wicket in the over.

15:30

India target early wickets on Day 2

Team India

Welcome to the coverage of Day 2 of the third Test between England and India at Lord's on Friday.

England will bid to put pressure on India by posting a commanding first-innings total, while India will be targeting early wickets to keep the hosts under 350.

Joe Root's patient unbeaten 99 led England to 251/4 on an attritional and compelling first day after the hosts had won the toss and elected to bat.

The seasoned Root and Ollie Pope, however, adopted a risk-free approach, a far cry from the aggressive Bazball style of cricket England have adopted in recent years, to rebuild the innings, and Ben Stokes made 39 not out to leave the match finely poised.

Root reached his 67th Test half-century to go with 36 hundreds for England's leading all-time runscorer, the milestone coming off 102 balls and including seven fours.

India suffered a blow when the free-scoring Rishabh Pant was forced off the field with a finger injury but Pope was out for 44 to the first ball after tea, driving loosely at spinner Ravindra Jadeja and nicking the ball to stand-in keeper Dhruv Jurel.

When Bumrah speared in a rapid ball that clipped the top of Harry Brook's off stump to send the in-form batter back to the pavilion for 11 with England on 172-4 India sensed they were back in the ascendancy.

But Root continued to bat smoothly and found a reliable partner in Stokes, the experienced pair defying the tiring Indian bowlers and keeping the scoreboard ticking over in the evening sunshine.

3rd Test Updates: India finish Day 2 on 145-3

TOP STORIES