IND vs ENG: England Serve Cold Revenge To India, Demolish Shubman Gill And Co. By 22 Runs To Commemorate Six Years Of 2019 ODI WC Victory

England have inflicted a 22-run defeat on India at Lord's to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series. Chasing a paltry 193 runs, the visitors had a batting collapse and couldn't execute their plans right.

Ravindra Jadeja's Need Arose Once Again

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja tried to navigate the challenge but failed to get their team on the line. Rahul was trapped in front of the wicket as Ben Stokes nipped one in and after a successful review, England started sniffing blood.

Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy tried to build the momentum with a 30-run partnership, but Chris Woakes managed to get through Nitish's defence just before lunch, leaving India on the brink of a damaging defeat.

India's top order failure happened to be the main reason and the match further pointed out Jadeja's importance in the team. The 36 year old flexes his batting muscle and after contributing with a sensational 72, he backed it up with a valiant 61 in the 2nd innings.

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India's Top Order Failed Once Again

The likes of Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant looked clueless and went back to the pavilion quite early. Jofra Archer was at his fiery best, picking up three wickets on his return to the England Test team after a four-year gap.

Earlier, Washington Sundar shone with the ball as he crashed the England batting lineup with a four-wicket haul, leaving India just 193 runs for win.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for attempting a reckless shot, while Karun Nair was trapped before the wicket by Brydon Carse after he misjudged the ball's line and length completely. In the second innings, KL Rahul failed to live up to the hype, while Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant did not perform well with their bats.

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