England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day
England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day
KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 131st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England in England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England at Lord’s
KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England. It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England in England.
It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s. Prior to this CA Pujara AM Rahane had added 100 runs for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021.
Thus the KL Rahul RR Pant partnership of 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings provides the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against England at Lord’s
RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s
RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.
RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.
KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 56th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s
KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s
KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact 100 runs in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 100 runs in an innings against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact in an innings against England at Lord’s
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an opening batsman against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first opening batsman to score a century against England at Lord’s on two occasions.
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an a batsman against England in England. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first batsman to score a century against England in England on two occasions.
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 254th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 110th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.
KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to score centuries on two or more occasion at Lord’s. DB Vengsarkar has scored three centuries in an innings at Lord’s.
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 83rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 39th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.
WR Brown of Australia, CG Greenidge of West Indies, GC Smith of South Africa and KL Rahul of India are the four opening batsman to score centuries in an innings on two occasions at Lord’s. KL Rahul is the only Indian opening batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s.
JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the 78th occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test.
JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the seventh occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test in England India test series
RR Pant’s 74 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England and RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England. They became the ninth and tenth Indian batsmen to score eleven or more fifties against England.
RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his second fifty against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 68 against England at Lord’s in Jul 2024. This his 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his highest individual innings against England at Lord’s.
England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Score | 1st innings | 2nd innings | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 199 | South Africa | England | Durban | 21 Jan 10 |
| 2 | 222 | West Indies | India | Kanpur | 12 Dec 58 |
| 3 | 402 | Pakistan | New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 73 |
| 4 | 428 | Australia | West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 73 |
| 5 | 390 | England | India | Birmingham | 03 Jul 86 |
| 6 | 593 | West Indies | England | Antigua | 16 Apr 94 |
| 7 | 240 | Australia | West Indies | Antigua | 09 May 03 |
| 8 | 350 | New Zealand | England | Leeds | 29 May 15 |
| 9 | 387 | England | India | Lord’s | 10 Jul 25 |
England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the second occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket in England-India test series. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Score | 1st innings | 2nd innings | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 390 | England | India | Birmingham | 03 Jul 86 |
| 2 | 387 | England | India | Lord’s | 10 Jul 25 |
England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving England as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Score | 1st innings | 2nd innings | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 199 | South Africa | England | Durban | 21 Jan 10 |
| 2 | 390 | England | India | Birmingham | 03 Jul 86 |
| 3 | 593 | West Indies | England | Antigua | 16 Apr 94 |
| 4 | 350 | New Zealand | England | Leeds | 29 May 15 |
| 5 | 387 | England | India | Lord’s | 10 Jul 25 |
England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the third occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving India as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Score | 1st innings | 2nd innings | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 222 | West Indies | India | Kanpur | 12 Dec 58 |
| 2 | 390 | England | India | Birmingham | 03 Jul 86 |
| 3 | 387 | England | India | Lord’s | 10 Jul 25 |
RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the 14th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Series | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | LEG Ames | Eng | Win | 1929-30 | 4 | 08 | 1 | 417 | 149 | 059.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CL Walcott | Win | Ind | 1948-49 | 5 | 07 | 0 | 452 | 152 | 064.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | WW Wade | Eng | SAF | 1948-49 | 5 | 09 | 1 | 407 | 125 | 050.87 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | FCM Alexander | Win | Aus | 1960-61 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 484 | 108 | 060.50 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | BK Kunderan | Ind | Eng | 1964-65 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 525 | 192 | 052.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DT Lindsay | SAF | Aus | 1966-67 | 5 | 07 | 0 | 606 | 182 | 086.57 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FM Engineer | Ind | Eng | 1972-73 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 415 | 121 | 041.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | AJ Stewart | Eng | SAF | 1998 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 465 | 164 | 051.66 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | A Flower | Zim | Ind | 2000-01 | 2 | 04 | 2 | 540 | 232* | 270.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | A Flower | Zim | SAF | 2001-02 | 2 | 04 | 2 | 422 | 199* | 211.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | SAF | 2001-02 | 3 | 05 | 2 | 473 | 204* | 157.66 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | BJ Haddin | Aus | Eng | 2013-04 | 5 | 08 | 0 | 493 | 118 | 061.62 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | RR Pant | Ind | Eng | 2025 | 3 | 05 | 0 | 416 | 134 | 083.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | JL Smith | Eng | Ind | 2025 | 3 | 05 | 2 | 407 | 184* | 135.66 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Series | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | BK Kunderan | Ind | Eng | 1964-65 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 525 | 192 | 052.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FM Engineer | Ind | Eng | 1972-73 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 415 | 121 | 041.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | RR Pant | Ind | Eng | 2025 | 3 | 05 | 0 | 416 | 134 | 083.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against England
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Series | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | BK Kunderan | Ind | Eng | 1964-65 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 525 | 192 | 052.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FM Engineer | Ind | Eng | 1972-73 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 415 | 121 | 041.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | BJ Haddin | Aus | Eng | 2013-04 | 5 | 08 | 0 | 493 | 118 | 061.62 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | RR Pant | Ind | Eng | 2025 | 3 | 05 | 0 | 416 | 134 | 083.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
JL Smith of England has an aggregate of 401 runs and RR Pant of India has an aggregate of 415 runs in the on-going England-India test series to provide the first occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen aggregating 400 plus runs in a bilateral series in the annals of test cricket constituting a world record
| No | Player | Team | Opp | Series | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | RR Pant | Ind | Eng | 2025 | 3 | 05 | 0 | 416 | 134 | 083.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | JL Smith | Eng | Ind | 2025 | 3 | 05 | 2 | 407 | 184* | 135.66 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his tenth century of his test career. He became the 18th Indian batsman to score ten or more test centuries
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his fifth century of his test career against England. He became the seventh Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries against England.
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career while opening the innings. He became the sixth Indian opening batsman to score nine or more test centuries
KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career on away soil. He became the tenth Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries on away soil.
RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 88 boundary sixes. He now shares the second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in tests with RG Sharma. RG Sharma has also scored 88 boundary sixes. V Sehwag owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in tests with 90 boundary sixes to his credit
RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 36 boundary sixes against England. He now owns the record for scoring most boundary sixes in tests against England. He went past IVA Richards of West Indies who has scored 34 boundary sixes in tests against England. Prior to the start of this test, RR Pant and IVA Richards shared the record of scoring most boundary sixes against England. Both the batsmen had scored 34 boundary sixes against England.
RR Pant occupies the second place among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil with 54 boundary sixes to his credit. AC Gilchrist of Australia occupy the first place with 56 boundary sixes among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil. AC Gilchrist and RR Pant are the only two wicket keepers to scored 50 plus boundary sixes on away soil in the annals of test cricket.