The second day of England’s third Test against India at Lord’s featured entertaining action from both teams. The hosts started their innings with the overnight score of 251/4, batting first.
Joe Root reached another Test hundred as soon as the day started. His time at the crease, however, was brief because Jasprit Bumrah dispatched him with a stunning delivery. India then lowered England to 271/1, with Bumrah taking two more wickets in quick succession.
The hosts then passed the 350-mark thanks to a vital combination stitched together by half-centuries from Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse. Following that, Bumrah came back to take additional wickets, and Mohammed Siraj also contributed as England was eventually bowled out for 387.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, the opener, was dismissed early in the reply by the visitors for a mere 13. Karun Nair (40) and KL Rahul, however, play important knocks. Together with Rishabh Pant (13*), Rahul stayed undefeated at 53 as they finished the day at 145/3, 242 runs behind.
Here are five records or milestones from the second day of the ongoing third test at Lord’s.
That’s stumps on Day 2!
KL Rahul and Vice-captain Rishabh Pant are in the middle 🤝 #TeamIndia trail by 242 runs in the first innings
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 11, 20251. Most 5-fers by an Indian pacer in away Tests
Jasprit Bumrah recorded his first five-wicket haul at Lord’s after taking four wickets on the second day and returning with stats of 5/74. In the process, he broke the record for the most 5-fers by an Indian pacer in away Test matches, surpassing former captain and legend Kapil Dev.
Bumrah currently holds the record with 13 five-wicket hauls, tied with Kapil Dev on 12. In SENA countries, he also tied Pakistan’s legendary Wasim Akram for the most five-fers by an Asian. Additionally, Bumrah now leads the World Test Championship (WTC) in five-fers (12).
2. Most hundreds by a batter in Tests
Joe Root appears on this list yet again. He demonstrated his class as one of the greatest batters of the modern era earlier in the day when he reached yet another Test hundred. In the format, Root hit his 37th hundred. In the process, he moved up to fifth place on the record of most Test hundreds, surpassing Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid (36 apiece).
Root now has 37 tons, trailing only Kumar Sangakkara (38), Ricky Ponting (41), Jacques Kallis (45), and Sachin Tendulkar (51). At Lord’s, Root became just the third batter to reach three consecutive hundreds in the format. He also recorded his 11th century against India, which ties him with Steve Smith for the most total.
3. Most catches by a fielder in Tests
Joe Root, a veteran batter for England, set a significant fielding record. He broke the record for the most catches made by a fielder in Test cricket, surpassing former Indian captain Rahul Dravid. This record was previously held by Dravid, who caught 210 balls in 164 games.
In just 156 matches, Joe Root broke the world record and overtook the great Dravid with his 211th catch in the format, which came when he caught Karun Nair on the second ball of the 20th over of India’s innings.
4. Most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series in England
Shubman Gill, India’s new Test captain, has set yet another milestone. He became the Indian skipper with the most runs in a series in the English format on the second day. During the 2018 tour, Gill surpassed former captain Virat Kohli, who had the record with 593 runs from five games.
Shubman Gill’s performance in the current series has been outstanding. He has now amassed three hundreds, including a double hundred, and 601 runs at an average of 120.20 from just five innings. Despite just scoring 16 runs on Day 2, the right-hander broke Kohli’s record.
5. Fewest innings to 1000 Test runs by wicketkeepers in Tests
Jamie Smith of England achieved the record of taking the fewest balls to score 1000 runs by wicketkeepers in Test cricket when he hit a boundary off the first ball of the 87th over against Siraj. Quinton de Kock of South Africa, who accomplished the feat in 21 innings, and he now share the record.
The wicketkeeper Jamie Smith also set a record as the number of delivery to reach 1000 runs in the format. Smith made the record on 1300 balls which improved the previous record belonging to the Sarfaraz Ahmed of Pakistan who took 1311 balls to make the same record.
