On the third day of the first Test against England on Sunday (June 22), Team India scored 90 for two at the stumps. With Harry Brook and Ollie Pope in the middle, the hosts started with an overnight score of 209/3.
Pope finished his century in the morning when Prasidh Krishna removed him, giving India its first breakthrough on Sunday. The hosts subsequently reached 465 in their first innings thanks to a spectacular hit of 99(112) from Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (20), Jamie Smith (40), and Chris Woakes (38). Despite several missed catches in his bowling, Jasprit Bumrah had an amazing spell, taking five wickets.
Team India then began their second innings with a six-run advantage, but got off to a bad start with the early departure of Yashasvi Jaiswal (4). The innings was then steadied by a 66-run partnership between debutant Sai Sudharsan (30) and KL Rahul (47*). In the 21st over, Ben Stokes dismissed Sudharsan, ending the dangerous stand. Then, on the third day, Rahul and Shubman Gill (6) moved the visiting team to 90/2 and increased the lead to 96 before stumps.
The exciting activity that took place on the third day of the Headingley Test was appreciated by the spectators. They posted amusing memes on social media sites to express their reactions. The top memes are as follows:
Jasprit Bumrah in Indian team#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/lKFi44xMYE
— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@rajabetsindia) June 22, 2025Kitne din tak chalega ye ?? pic.twitter.com/5kw4b4VPQ1
— Prithvi (@Prithvi10_) June 22, 2025Really enjoyed it 🤌🏻#INDvsENGTest pic.twitter.com/wScWuq6UN2
— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@rajabetsindia) June 22, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 22, 2025 Feilding coach special session today 😭#INDvsENGTest pic.twitter.com/ZtbnkbTSYq
— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@rajabetsindia) June 22, 2025Bumrah waiting for slip fielders at team hotel be like pic.twitter.com/LrDw0bINgQ
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 22, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 22, 2025 Maharaja Yashasvi fielding in slip: pic.twitter.com/RsY5bI0kE8
— Xavier Uncle (@xavierunclelite) June 22, 2025Yashasvi Jaiswal has been granted temporary membership in the test category by our senior management #INDvsENG #INDvsENGTest #ENGvIND #Cricket #CricketTwitter #andersontendulkartrophy pic.twitter.com/yQUkzYq9qq
— 🏏Vaughan Fielding Academy👏 (@Vaughan_Academy) June 22, 2025Pant in June 🤣 pic.twitter.com/xUwYQF3c5W
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) June 22, 2025“Nice position”- Ollie Pope after Day 3 of ENG vs IND 1st Test
Speaking to media after stumps on Day 3, English batsman Ollie Pope said the first Test is closely poised, with India leading by six runs midway through. According to ESPNcricinfo, he stated:
“It’s a long series, and there’s a lot to be done in this game still as well. [A deficit of] 40 or 50, just from a mindset, might have given them a little bit more confidence, knowing that they’ve got that head-start, but playing the game from an even playing field felt quite important. We got those two wickets; they played nicely. KL Rahul batted really well.”
Ollie Pope
“It’s important for us to get some early breakthroughs. It obviously would’ve been nice to get maybe one or two more wickets this evening, but I think the pitch is still playing really well. It’s obviously such a quick-scoring ground, with the lightning [fast] outfield. It’s obviously an important session tomorrow morning, and the game is poised in a pretty nice position.”
Ollie Pope
