Tendulkar Anderson Trophy: IND vs ENG 3rd Test From Today
- By Thetripurapost Sports Desk, Lord
- Jul 10, 2025
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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
139th Test between the two teams India started its journey in England in 1932. Since then, 138 Tests have been played between the two teams. England won 52 matches, while Team India won 36 matches. 50 Tests were also drawn. India played 69 Tests in England. Won 9, but lost 37. During this period, 22 matches were also drawn.
36 Test series were played between the two teams. England won 19 and Team India won 12. While 5 were draws. In 94 years from 1932 to 2025, Team India played 19 Test series in England. India won 3, while 2 were drawn. At the same time, the team had to face defeat in 14. India last won a Test series in England in the year 2007. This series was won under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. The team drew the last series 2-2 in 2022 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
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.
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.
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.
India's possible playing XI: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair/Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur/Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
England Playing XI: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer and Shoaib Bashir.