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RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 90th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 19^th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s.

JE Root’s run aggregate on home soil read 7045 at the end of this test. He became the fifth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 7000 plus runs on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {7578}, SR Tendulkar {7216}, M Jayawardene {7167} and JH Kallis {7035}

JE Root’s 104 in this test represent his 22^nd century on home soil. He became the sixth batsman to score 22 or more centuries on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Jayawardene {23}, JH Kallis {23}, RT Ponting {23}, KC Sangakkara {22}  and SR Tendulkar {22]

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 91^st occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the 29^th occasion of an an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 75th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 26^th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain against England at Lord’s. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the 37^th occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	won	25 runs	v India	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024
2	Pakistan	won	24 runs	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954
3	Zimbabwe	won	24 runs	v Pakistan	Harare	10 Sep 2013
4	England	won	23 runs	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998
5	England	won	22 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	20 Oct 2016
6	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
7	Pakistan	won	22 runs	v England	Multan	12 Nov 2005
8	Sri Lanka	won	21 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
9	Bangladesh	won	20 runs	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017
10	England	won	19 runs	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997
11	South Africa	won	19 runs	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
12	England	won	18 runs	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
13	South Africa	won	17 runs	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
14	West Indies	won	17 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021
15	Australia	won	16 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992
16	Australia	won	16 runs	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
17	Pakistan	won	16 runs	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
18	England	won	14 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
19	England	won	13 runs	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
20	India	won	13 runs	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004
21	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
22	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
23	Pakistan	won	12 runs	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999
24	Australia	won	11 runs	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925
25	England	won	10 runs	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
26	West Indies	won	08 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024
27	Australia	won	07 runs	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882
28	New Zealand	won	07 runs	v Australia	Hobart	09 Dec 2011
29	South Africa	won	07 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000
30	Australia	won	06 runs	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
31	South Africa	won	05 runs	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
32	New Zealand	won	04 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018
33	Australia	won	03 runs	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
34	England	won	03 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982
35	England	won	02 runs	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
36	New Zealand	won	01 run	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
37	West Indies	won	01 run	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the twelfth occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	23 runs	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998
2	England	won	22 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	20 Oct 2016
3	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
4	England	won	19 runs	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997
5	England	won	18 runs	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
6	England	won	14 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
7	England	won	13 runs	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
8	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
9	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
10	England	won	10 runs	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
11	England	won	03 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982
12	England	won	02 runs	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	won	25 runs	v India	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024
2	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
3	Australia	won	16 runs	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
4	Pakistan	won	16 runs	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
5	Pakistan	won	12 runs	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the first occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the only such victory at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 166^th   occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 38^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 87^th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 24^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s. Prior to this MH Mankad had scored 72 and 184 at  Lord’s in Jun 1952

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 32nd  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s going in vain

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 27^th  occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 403rd win against all the  oppositions. It also represents its 53rd win against India.

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 241st win against all the  oppositions on home soil. It also represents its 38^th win against India on home soil

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 60^th win against all the  oppositions at Lord’s. It also represents its 13^th win against India at Lord’s

England was dismissed for a total of 192 runs to provide the 37th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against India. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings on home soil against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings at Lord’s against India

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the first England batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket.

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the fifth batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. Others are – NM Lyon {13}, SPD Smith {11}, AR Border {10} and Imtiaz Ahmed {10}

This Lord’s test has witnessed twelve bowled dismissals so far to provide the most occasion of bowled dismissals in a test in the test series between England and India. The previous record was ten bowled dismissals witnessed in the test at Hyderabad in Jan 2024 in a test in the test series between England-India.

The annals of test cricket has witnessed four occasions of batsmen getting bowled in a test match on ten or more occasions. Australia Vs England at Sydney in Feb 1887 {14},

Australia Vs England at Sydney in Mar 1882 {12}, Australia Vs England at Melbourne in Dec 1882 {12} and England Vs India at Lord’s in Jul 2025 {12].

It is interesting to note that a test hae 12 or more dismissals after a gap of 143 years, taking into consideration of calendar years or to be precise 142 years seven months

In the on-going Test match between England and India at Lord’s, India achieved a unique record of seven bowled dismissals in a single innings, marking the first instance of India achieving this feat in Test history. The match also saw a total of 12 bowled dismissals for India, the most in any Test match they have played. Additionally, Washington Sundar became the first spinner to take four bowled dismissals in a Test match at Lord’s.

Seven bowled dismissals in one innings –  Indian bowlers achieved this in a Test innings for the first time

Twelve bowled dismissals in a Test – The total of 12 bowled dismissals in the Lord’s Test is the most India has ever recorded in a single Test match.

Washington Sundar’s record – The Indian spinner, Washington Sundar, achieved a unique feat by taking four bowled dismissals in England’s second innings, making him the first spinner to do so at Lord’s in Tests.

Test cricket has witnessed 43 occasions of seven or more batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	9	South Africa	2nd	England	Newlands	25/03/1889
2	9	Australia	2nd	England	Kennington Oval	11/08/1890
3	8	South Africa	1st	England	St George’s Park	13/02/1896
4	8	South Africa	1st	England	Edgbaston	15/06/1929
5	8	South Africa	2nd	Australia	Adelaide Oval	29/01/1932
6	8	England	1st	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	24/03/1951
7	7	India	2nd	England	Lord’s	19/06/1952
8	7	New Zealand	1st	England	Eden Park	31/03/1933
9	7	Australia	2nd	England	Melbourne	29/12/1928
10	7	West Indies	1st	England	Old Trafford	22/07/1933
11	7	South Africa	1st	Australia	Kingsmead	14/12/1935
12	7	Australia	2nd	England	Melbourne	01/03/1895
13	7	Australia	1st	England	Lord’s	22/06/1896
14	7	South Africa	2nd	Australia	Old Wanderers	18/10/1902
15	7	South Africa	1st	Australia	Newlands	08/11/1902
16	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	14/12/1894
17	7	Australia	1st	England	Sydney	25/02/1887
18	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	25/02/1887
19	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	02/01/1879
20	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	03/03/1882
21	7	Australia	1st	England	Melbourne	19/01/1883
22	7	England	1st	Australia	Sydney	14/03/1885
23	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	01/01/1908
24	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	21/02/1908
25	7	South Africa	1st	Australia	Melbourne	31/12/1910
26	7	England	1st	South Africa	Lord’s	10/06/1912
27	7	South Africa	2nd	England	Lord’s	10/06/1912
28	7	Australia	1st	South Africa	Lord’s (SAF)	05/11/1921
29	7	South Africa	1st	England	Edgbaston	14/06/1924
30	7	England	1st	Pakistan	Lord’s	10/06/1954
31	7	Pakistan	1st	England	Lord’s	10/06/1954
32	7	England	1st	Australia	Brisbane	26/11/1954
33	7	New Zealand	1st	England	Carisbrook	11/03/1955
34	7	Pakistan	1st	West Indies	Bourda	13/03/1958
35	7	Pakistan	1st	West Indies	Queen’s Park Oval	26/03/1958
36	7	India	2nd	West Indies	Eden Gardens	31/12/1958
37	7	South Africa	1st	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	21/02/1964
38	7	West Indies	1st	Australia	Kensington Oval	30/03/1984
39	7	Australia	2nd	West Indies	Sabina Park	28/04/1984
40	7	England	2nd	West Indies	Bourda	17/03/1994
41	7	England	1st	South Africa	St George’s Park	09/12/1999
42	7	India	1st	Australia	MA Chidambaram Stadium	22/02/2013
43	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed three occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	7	England	1st	South Africa	Lord’s	10/06/1912
2	7	England	1st	Pakistan	Lord’s	10/06/1954
3	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

England-India test series has witnessed two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. It is interesting to note that these are the only two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings in England-India test series

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	7	India	2nd	England	Lord’s	19/06/1952
2	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed 14 occasions of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	8	England	1st	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	24/03/1951
2	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	14/12/1894
3	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	25/02/1887
4	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	02/01/1879
5	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	03/03/1882
6	7	England	1st	Australia	Sydney	14/03/1885
7	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	01/01/1908
8	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	21/02/1908
9	7	England	1st	South Africa	Lord’s	10/06/1912
10	7	England	1st	Pakistan	Lord’s	10/06/1954
11	7	England	1st	Australia	Brisbane	26/11/1954
12	7	England	2nd	West Indies	Bourda	17/03/1994
13	7	England	1st	South Africa	St George’s Park	09/12/1999
14	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

The only occasion of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings was at Lord’s in the on-going test

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

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 15^th 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 20^th 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 56^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 13^th 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 18^th 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 254^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 110^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 13^th 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 83^rd  occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 39^th 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 78^th 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 14^th 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 18^th 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.

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 938^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions. It also provides the 511th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 136^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 83^rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 141^st occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions at Lord’s. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represent his eighth century against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s. He now owns the record of scoring most centuries against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represents his eleventh century against India. He now shares the record among the batsmen who have scored most centuries against India with SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith has also scored eleven centuries against India.

JE Root had an aggregate of 2955 runs against India prior to this test. He completed 3000 runs against India when he was on 45 during the course of his knock of 104 in England’s first innings. He became the first batsman and also the first England batsman to score 3000 runs against India. At the end of England’s first innings, JE Root’s aggregate against India read 3059

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the 26th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India on home soil. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India at Lord’s

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 39^th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in an innings against India. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India on home soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India

BA Carse scored 56 in England’s first innings to provide the 13^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India on home soil. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India at Lord’s. JA Snow had scored 73 against India at Lord’s in Jul 1971 and RW Taylor had scored 64 against India at Lord’s in Aug 1979.

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 88^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 36th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 37^th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. N Kapil Dev with 85 wickets to his credit is the other Indian pace bowler to achieve such a feat.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings of this test represents the 151^st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket

JE Root created a world record for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 211^th catch in tests as a fieldsman. He went past R Dravid who held the record previously with 210 catches

JE Root now owns record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 39^th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India. He went past AN Cook who held the record previously with 38 catches

JE Root pouched his 39^th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40 in India’s first innings of this test. He now shares the second place with IVA Richards for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. IVA Richards has also pouched 39 catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. SPD Smith with 40 catches to his credit owns the record for most catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 143^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 120^th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute Indian wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 15^th occasion of an England batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket at Lord’s.

CR Woakes of England was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 213rd occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 101^st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India in England. It also provides the 31st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India at Lord’s

CR Woakes of England collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 45^th  occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India. It also provides the 20^th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India in England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 53 not out at the end of the second day’s play in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 120^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 57^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score fifty plus runs against England on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MH Mankad	63	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	MH Mankad	72	1	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
3	MH Mankad	184	3	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
1	KL Rahul	129	1	v England	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
2	KL Rahul	53*	2	v England	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	SM Gavaskar	53	4	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	59	3	v England	Lord’s	02 Aug 1979
1	W Jaffer	53	4	v England	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
2	W Jaffer	58	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007

JE Root became the ninth batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	DG Bradman	Australia	v England	37	63	07	5028	334	89.78	19
2	JB Hobbs	England	v Australia	41	71	04	3636	187	54.26	12
3	SR Tendulkar	India	v Australia	39	74	08	3630	241*	55.00	11
4	AR Border	Australia	v England	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	08
5	SPD Smith	Australia	v England	37	66	05	3417	239	56.01	12
6	DI Gower	England	v Australia	42	77	04	3269	215	44.78	09
7	GS Sobers	West Indies	v England	36	61	08	3214	226	60.64	10
8	SR Waugh	Australia	v England	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10
9	JE Root	England	v India	33	60	07	3059	218	57.71	11

JE Root became the third England batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	JB Hobbs	England	v Australia	41	71	04	3636	187	54.26	12
2	DI Gower	England	v Australia	42	77	04	3269	215	44.78	09
3	JE Root	England	v India	33	60	07	3059	218	57.71	11

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored five or more centuries  in an innings at Lord’s. JE Root with eight centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in an innings at Lord’s

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	180	3	England	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
2	JE Root	200*	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
3	JE Root	190	1	England	v South Africa	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
4	JE Root	180*	2	England	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
5	JE Root	115*	4	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022
6	JE Root	143	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
7	JE Root	103	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
8	JE Root	104	1	England	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	MP Vaughan	115	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
2	MP Vaughan	100	3	England	v India	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
3	MP Vaughan	103	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
4	MP Vaughan	101*	3	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
5	MP Vaughan	120	2	England	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	26 May 2005
6	MP Vaughan	106	2	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	15 May 2008
1	GA Gooch	123	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	19 Jun 1980
2	GA Gooch	114	1	England	v India	Lord’s	05 Jun 1986
3	GA Gooch	183	3	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
4	GA Gooch	333	1	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	GA Gooch	123	3	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
6	GA Gooch	174	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
1	KP Pietersen	158	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	11 May 2006
2	KP Pietersen	109	3	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2007
3	KP Pietersen	134	3	England	v India	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
4	KP Pietersen	152	1	England	v South Africa	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
5	KP Pietersen	202*	1	England	v India	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
1	AJ Strauss	112	2	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	20 May 2004
2	AJ Strauss	137	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
3	AJ Strauss	128	3	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
4	AJ Strauss	161	1	England	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
5	AJ Strauss	122	2	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2012

JE Root has scored centuries against India on two occasions at Lord’s. He is one of the three batsmen to score two or more centuries against India at Lord’s

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	114	1	England	v India	Lord’s	05 Jun 1986
2	GA Gooch	333	1	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
3	GA Gooch	123	3	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
1	JE Root	180*	2	England	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
2	JE Root	104	1	England	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	KP Pietersen	134	3	England	v India	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
2	KP Pietersen	202*	1	England	v India	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18^th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2
2	WR Hammond	Eng	SAF	1938-39	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	3	2	0
3	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1946-47	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	2	3	1
4	DG Bradman	Aus	Ind	1947-48	5	6	2	715	201	178.75	4	1	0
5	L Hutton	Eng	Win	1953-54	5	8	1	677	205	96.71	2	3	0
6	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1966	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	3	2	1
7	WM Lawry	Aus	Win	1968-69	5	8	0	667	205	83.37	3	2	0
8	CH Lloyd	Win	Ind	1974-75	5	9	1	636	242*	79.50	2	1	0
9	GS Chappell	Aus	Win	1975-76	6	11	5	702	182*	117.00	3	3	0
10	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1978-79	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	4	1	1
11	DI Gower	Eng	Aus	1965	6	9	0	732	215	81.33	3	1	0
12	GA Gooch	Eng	Ind	1990	3	6	0	752	333	125.33	3	2	0
13	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	2003	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0
14	MJ Clarke	Aus	Ind	2011-12	4	6	1	626	329*	125.20	2	0	0
15	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
16	V Kohli	Ind	Srl	2017-18	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	3	1	1
17	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2017-28	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	3	2	0
18	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18^th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2
2	WR Hammond	Eng	SAF	1938-39	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	3	2	0
3	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1946-47	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	2	3	1
4	DG Bradman	Aus	Ind	1947-48	5	6	2	715	201	178.75	4	1	0
5	L Hutton	Eng	Win	1953-54	5	8	1	677	205	96.71	2	3	0
6	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1966	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	3	2	1
7	WM Lawry	Aus	Win	1968-69	5	8	0	667	205	83.37	3	2	0
8	CH Lloyd	Win	Ind	1974-75	5	9	1	636	242*	79.50	2	1	0
9	GS Chappell	Aus	Win	1975-76	6	11	5	702	182*	117.00	3	3	0
10	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1978-79	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	4	1	1
11	DI Gower	Eng	Aus	1965	6	9	0	732	215	81.33	3	1	0
12	GA Gooch	Eng	Ind	1990	3	6	0	752	333	125.33	3	2	0
13	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	2003	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0
14	MJ Clarke	Aus	Ind	2011-12	4	6	1	626	329*	125.20	2	0	0
15	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
16	V Kohli	Ind	Srl	2017-18	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	3	1	1
17	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2017-28	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	3	2	0
18	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the third Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1978-79	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	4	1	1
2	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
3	V Kohli	Ind	Srl	2017-18	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	3	1	1
4	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the sixth captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England. It also provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series against England

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2
2	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1946-47	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	2	3	1
3	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1966	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	3	2	1
4	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	2003	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0
5	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
6	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2017-28	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	3	2	0
7	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the second Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
2	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the sixth batsman to score eleven or more centuries against an opposition in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring eleven or more centuries against an opposition

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100
1	DG Bradman	Australia	England	19	19	4	3569	334	237.93	19
2	SM Gavaskar	India	West Indies	11	13	4	1953	236*	217.00	13
3	JB Hobbs	England	Australia	12	12	1	1592	187	144.72	12
4	SPD Smith	Australia	England	11	12	3	1811	239	201.22	12
5	SPD Smith	Australia	India	11	11	2	1495	192	166.11	11
6	JE Root	England	India	11	11	5	1548	218	258.00	11
7	SR Tendulkar	India	Australia	11	11	4	1707	241*	243.85	11

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the second batsman to score eleven or more centuries against India in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100
1	SPD Smith	Australia	India	11	11	2	1495	192	166.11	11
2	JE Root	England	India	11	11	5	1548	218	258.00	11

JE Root became the third England batsman to score three consecutive centuries at Lord’s. Others are – JB Hobbs and MP Vaughan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JB Hobbs	107	1	England	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1912
2	JB Hobbs	211	2	England	v South Africa	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
3	JB Hobbs	119	2	England	v Australia	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
1	JE Root	143	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
2	JE Root	103	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
3	JE Root	104	1	England	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	MP Vaughan	103	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
2	MP Vaughan	101*	3	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
3	MP Vaughan	120	2	England	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	26 May 2005

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the 13^th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	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	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the fourth England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	LEG Ames	Eng	Win	1929-30	4	08	1	417	149	059.57	2	0	0
2	WW Wade	Eng	SAF	1948-49	5	09	1	407	125	050.87	1	3	1
3	AJ Stewart	Eng	SAF	1998	5	10	1	465	164	051.66	1	1	0
4	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	CL Walcott	Win	Ind	1948-49	5	07	0	452	152	064.57	2	2	0
2	A Flower	Zim	Ind	2000-01	2	04	2	540	232*	270.00	2	2	0
3	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the first England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India. The previous best aggregate by an England wicket keeper against India in a bilateral series was 352 runs by JM Bairstow in 2016-17 series

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15^th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the seventh Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Others are – R Ashwin {37}, A Kumble {35}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, Kapil Dev {23}, BS Chandrasekhar {16} and RA Jadeja {15]

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15^th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the second Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to capture five or more wickets on 23 occasions.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 13^th five wicket haul of his test career on away soil. Now he owns the record for most five wicket hauls by an Indian bowler. Previously this record was in the name of Kapil Dev who had captured five or more wickets in an innings on 12 occasions on away soil