IND vs ENG 3rd Test: India and England create rare Test history at Lord’s!

KL Rahul's gritty period helped India lucifer England's archetypal innings full of 387 connected Day 3 of the 3rd Test astatine Lord’s, marking lone the ninth clip successful Test past that some teams person posted identical scores successful their archetypal innings.

At 387 apiece, this besides becomes the fifth-highest specified total, and each of the 4 higher ones ended successful a draw. The erstwhile instances of higher identical totals include:

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In the ongoing match, India’s 387 came done attritional and disciplined batting. Rahul made a superb 100 disconnected 177 balls, becoming lone the 2nd Indian aft Dilip Vengsarkar to people aggregate centuries astatine Lord’s. Rishabh Pant added 74, battling a achy digit injury, portion Ravindra Jadeja contributed 72 successful typically composed fashion.

India’s little bid hung astir but struggled to assistance the scoring complaint connected a dilatory aboveground that is opening to misbehave. With uneven bounce and immoderate crook connected offer, the situation of batting past looms large.

Tempers flared conscionable earlier stumps erstwhile Zak Crawley delayed facing Jasprit Bumrah, prompting Shubman Gill and the Indian skipper to face him, adding an borderline to an already aggravated contest. With England starring by conscionable 2 runs and 2 days remaining, the signifier is acceptable for a tense finish. Historically, teams progressive successful 390-plus identical totals person ne'er lost. India volition anticipation that signifier continues astatine a venue wherever Rahul has erstwhile again near his mark.