England cleaned A dramatic 22 -run win over India In the third Test at Lord’s, five matches took a 2–1 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. Despite being in favorable positions several times, India eventually stumbled.
There are three major reasons here why India lost to England in Lord’s:
1. Batting collapse at important junctions
India’s batting was under pressure in both the innings, especially during the last day chasing the target of a modest 193-Run. India resumed at 5 days 58/4, losing four wickets for just 54 runs to just 54 runs after lunch. His chase had started poorly: Yashsvi Jaiswal fell for a duck, Karun Nair failed to build in a beginning, and Captain Shubman Gill went cheaply. KL Rahul, who was an anchor, looked at his defensive approach by an inaccessible delivery from Ben Stokes. Only Ravindra Jadeja offered resistance with an unbeaten 61, but with very little support from the rest, India was excluded for 170, well less than the target.
Earlier, in the first innings, India was in command at the crease with Jadeja and Nitish Reddy at 376/6, but fell until 387, losing their last four wickets for only 11 runs. This failure to capitalize on strong positions and stop the innings allows England to bring back to the competition.
2. England’s tireless fast bowling and strategic pressure
England’s speed attack led by Ben Stokes and Joffra Archer proved to be decisive. Both of them targeted marathon, hostile mantra, continuous India’s batsmen with speed, movement and aggression. The last morning was returned by Stokes’s extraordinary 14-over spell, which included important wickets of KL Rahul and others. Archer also claimed major scalps and uncontrolled the lower order.
Bridan Cars contributed significant wickets, and Chris Woakes reduced India’s crisis to remove Nitish Kumar Reddy just before lunch. Shoaib Bashir stuck with an important wicket despite a finger injury. The strategic use of England of Field Placement and Aggressive bowling puts India pressure in mistakes, especially during the collapse in the chase.
3. Remember opportunities and expensive errors in the field
Important fielding laps and unspecified that causes India’s opportunities more hurt. KL Rahul held Jamie Smith a straight when he was later at 5. Smith scored 51, a contribution that provided invaluable lower-order runs for England and eventually made a significant difference in such a close competition.
India’s pace was also stopped Rishabh Pants run-out in first innings After a 141 -run partnership with Rahul. Misconception not only led to the departure of pants for 74, but also triggered a mini-tank, when India agreed to take a significant lead, stopped progress.
Additionally, suspected strategic decisions – such as promoting Washington Sundar over Nitish Reddy and some grain shots under pressure – in moments of nervousness in Indian camp. Decision making mistakes, in the strategy of both players and team, proved to be expensive in this high-day encounter.
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