New Delhi, July 10: The third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England will be played at Lord’s Cricket Ground from today. India’s performance at Lord’s Stadium has not been very good, but the team has won the most matches here compared to other venues in England. India played 19 Tests here, won 3 and lost 12. During this period, 4 matches were also drawn.
The 5-Test series is tied at 1-1. England won the first match by 5 wickets. India won the second Test by 336 runs. On Wednesday, a day before the third Test, England released its playing eleven. Fast bowler Jofra Archer returned to Test cricket after 4 years. He played his last Test in February 2021.
Match details, 3rd Test
Ind vs Eng
Date- 10-14 July 2025
Stadium- Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Time: Toss – 3:00 PM, Match start – 3:30 PM
India’s last Test win at Lord’s was in 2021
Team India won its first Test win at Lord’s in 1986 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. India defeated England by five wickets in that match. At the same time, India got its second win here in 2014 under the leadership of MS Dhoni. India got its third win at Lord’s in 2021. At that time Virat Kohli was the captain of the team. Shubman Gill now has a great opportunity to write his name in the record. He can become the fourth Indian captain to win a Test at Lord’s. Gill will play a Test match at Lord’s for the first time.
Gill, the top scorer of the series
Shubman Gill scored 269 and 161 runs in the last Test. He also scored a century in the first Test of the series. He is the top scorer of both this series and the team. Akash Deep took a total of 10 wickets in the Edgbaston Test. He would like to perform like this against the England team once again. At the same time, there will be a change in the playing-11 of the Indian team in this match. Jasprit Bumrah will play the third match after resting in the second Test.
Jamie Smith is England’s top batsman
English batsman Jamie Smith is the second top scorer of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He has scored 356 runs in 2 matches. Jamie played an unbeaten innings of 184 runs in the first innings of the Birmingham Test. Middle order batsman Harry Brook is also in great form. He has scored 280 runs in 2 matches.
In the bowling department, Josh Tongue is the top wicket taker of the series. He has 11 wickets to his name. However, he has been dropped from the third Test. Spinner Shoaib Bashir has also taken 8 wickets in 2 matches. Everyone’s eyes will be on Jofra Archer, who is making a comeback after 4 years.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Lord’s Cricket Ground is considered bowling friendly, but under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, all the pitches in England have been helpful for the batsmen. In the picture that surfaced on social media, light grass is visible on the pitch, but after the first day, batting will become easier here as well.
So far 148 Tests have been played at Lord’s Stadium, teams batting first have won 53 matches and teams bowling first have won 44 matches. While 51 matches were also drawn.
Weather Report
The weather will be mixed during the Lord’s Test. On July 10 and 11, the temperature in London will be up to 31 degrees, there will be light clouds along with sunshine. Similar weather will be there on July 12. On July 13 and 14, the temperature will also go up to 31 degrees and there will be light clouds. There is little chance of rain on all days of the match.