In a thrilling encounter at Holiday Lord’s Cricket Ground, England Wins a stressful 22 runs India In Third test of 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar TrophyTaking a 2–1 lead in the series. However, the joy of victory came with a sting International Cricket Council (ICC) England were punished by doing two points from him World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 Tally to maintain a slow rate during the match. The approval affected the position of England on the WTC Points Table and as a result financial penalty for the players.
England’s epic victory over India in 5 days of third Test
The Lord’s Test was a high-octane, gripping competition marked by excellent personal performance and team flexibility. Both teams posted scores of first-papers similar to 387, establishing a platform for performing a dramatic second-pan. Under the leadership of England’s fierce bowling attack Jofra ArcherThe banging speed of magic and remarkable grip, kept the Indian batting lineup under pressure. On batting front, England Root Competition to India as a important century, competing with great efforts like India KL Rahul,
Run Chase gave India a challenging target of 193 runs. Indian lower order clearly tried with important partnership Ravindra jadeja With Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit BumrahAnd Mohammad SirajKeeping hopes alive until the last session. When England got significant success Shoaib BashirDespite a broken finger, he took a dramatic wicket to end the game and set up a jubbler ceremony towards the house. The victory of this difficult-to-win gave England an edge in the series, which creates immense speed before the fourth test at Old Trafford.
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Ben Stokes accepts punishment for the first slow speed of the cycle
Despite the thrilling win, England faced a shock as the ICC took strict action to maintain a slow rate during the match. After considering the time allowance, England were ruled in two overs at the required bowling rate under Article 16.11.2 of the ICC WTC game. As a result, England was punished with a deduction of two WTC points, dropping his tally from 24 to 22 of the 36 potential points and reduced their digits percentage by 66.67%. Due to this punishment, England slipped from second to third place behind WTC Standing Australia And Sri Lanka,
Additionally, the players were fined 10% of their match fee, as determined by Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which impose a more than five percent penalty per greater. England captain Ben stokesThose who were awarded the Player of the Match for all his performance, accepted the full responsibility for a slow rate and blamed for the crime. His acceptance of approval meant that there was no formal hearing, and the penalty was confirmed Richi richardson ICC Elite Panel of Match Referee.
The event highlights the strict enforcement of over-rate rules in Test cricket, reminding teams of the importance of maintaining the necessary speed of the game with competitive intensity. While England’s performance on the field was commendable, the over-rate penalty acts as a precaution note in search of WTC glory.
Here is the updated World Testing Championship (WTC) 2025-27 points table:
| Rank | Team | M | W. | l | Tea | D | N/r | Poti | PCT | Chain form | Next fixtures |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 100.00 | W – W – W | , |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 | D – W | , |
| 3 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 66.67 | W – L – W | Vs Industries, Industries |
| 4 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.33 | L – W – L | Vs Eng, Eng, Wi |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 | D – L | , |
| 6 | West indies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | L -L – L | Vs Ind, IND, NZ |
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| , | Pakistan | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , |
| , | South Africa | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | Vs Industries, Industries |
