KL Rahul's wrong call costs Rishabh Pant a century; gutted Pant caught on camera in Lord's gallery

NEW DELHI: India suffered a setback astatine the changeable of luncheon connected Day 3 of the 3rd Test astatine Lord’s connected Saturday, losing Rishabh Pant to a run-out aft a 141-run basal with KL Rahul. England spinner Shoaib Bashir bowled the last implicit earlier the break, tossing 1 up astir off-stump.

Pant pushed it to the off-side and was called done by KL Rahul, but reacted late.

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Ben Stokes, stationed astatine cover, pounced connected the opportunity—he swooped in, picked up the ball, and successful 1 swift motion, threw down the stumps astatine the bowler’s extremity to drawback Pant short.The England skipper was visibly pumped, having breached a important concern conscionable earlier the interval. The dismissal appeared to beryllium KL Rahul’s mistake successful judgment—he was keen to get connected strike, portion Pant was dilatory to respond.

India went to luncheon astatine 248 for four, with KL Rahul unbeaten connected 98 and Pant dismissed for a well-made 74.

Resuming the time astatine 145 for three, the overnight brace of Rahul and Pant batted with fluency and intent, gradually eroding England’s 242-run lead. The duo kept the scoreboard ticking and reduced the shortage to 139 runs.

Rahul was elegant throughout, peppering the off-side with crisp drives and flicks. His standout changeable was a backfoot punch quadrate of the wicket disconnected Brydon Carse. Pant, meanwhile, brought up his half-century successful style, hooking Stokes for a six implicit heavy good leg.The five-match bid remains level astatine 1-1.