The third Test match of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy between India and England will be played in Lord's Cricket Ground, London today. India's performance at Lord's Stadium has not been significant, but India has won the highest match here compared to other places in England. India played 19 Test matches here, 3 of which won, 12 lost and 4 matches.
This five-Test series is currently 1-1. England won the first match by 5 wickets, while India scored the second Test by 336 runs. The day before the third Test, on Wednesday (July 9, 2025), England announced their playing-11. Fast bowler Jofra Archer is returning to Test cricket after four years. He last played a Test match in February 2021.
Match Details, Third Test
Team: IND VS ENG
Date: 10-14 July 2025
Stadium: Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Time: Toss – 3:00 pm (IST), Match Start – 3:30 pm (IST)
139th Test between both teams India started its journey in England in 1932. Since then, 138 Tests have been played between the two teams. England have won 3, while Team India have won 36 matches. There are also 50 Tests draws. India have played 69 Tests in England. 9 won, but 37 are lost. There are 22 matches during this period.
There are 36 Test series between the two teams. England have won 19 and Team India have won 12. While there are 5 draws. In the 94 years from 1932 to 2025, Team India has played 19 Test series in England. India have won 3, while 2 are drawn. At the same time, the team faced the 14th defeat. India last won the Test series in England in 2007. The series was won under the leadership of Rahul Dravid. The team made the last series 2-2 in 2022 under Virat Kohli's captaincy.
Gill Series Top Scorer Shubhman Gill scored 269 and 161 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 will once again want to do so against the England team. At the same time, the Indian team's playing-11 will change in this match. Jasprit Bumrah will play the third match after resting in the second Test.
Jamie Smith England's top batter English batter Jamie Smith is the second top scorer of Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. He has scored 356 runs in 2 matches. Jamie played an unbeaten 184 in the first innings of the Birmingham Test. Middle Order Better Harry Brook is also in excellent form. He has scored 280 runs in 2 matches.
In the bowling section, Josh is the top wicket borrower of the tung series. He has 11 wickets in his name. However, it has been out of the third test. Spinner Shoaib Bashir has also taken 8 wickets in 2 matches. Everyone will look at Jofra Archer who is coming to the fore after 4 years.
Pitch report The pitch of the Lord's Cricket Ground is generally considered convenient for bowling, but under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, all pitches in England have been helpful to the batters. Pictures seen on social media show light grass on the peach, but after the first day the batting here will gradually easier.
The Lord's Stadium has so far played 148 Tests, in which the first batting team has won 53 matches and the target chase team has won 44 matches. While 51 matches have also been drawn.
Weather report The weather will be mixed during the Lord's Test. Temperatures in London will be up to 31 degrees on July 10 and 11, with light clouds. The same weather will be the same on July 12. On July 13 and 14, the temperature will go up to 31 degrees and there will be light clouds. Rain is less likely to be all over the match.
India's Potential Playing-11: Shubhman Gill (Captain), Yashwashi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair/Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur/Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj.
England's Playing-11 Ben Stokes (Captain), Czech Crowley, Ben Ducket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Walks, Braidan Cars, Jofra Archer and Shoaib Bashir.
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