England's exciting 22-run win over India at Lord’s gives them a 2-1 lead in the series.

London, July 14 — England secured a thrilling 22-run victory over India on the final day of the Lord’s Test, taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.


India had been chasing a modest target of 193 but collapsed to 112-8 by lunchtime, making defeat look inevitable. However, Ravindra Jadeja put up a brave fight with the tailenders and nearly pulled off a miracle. He stayed unbeaten on 61 from 181 balls, but India was bowled out for 170, falling just short.


The final blow came in heartbreaking fashion. Spinner Shoaib Bashir bowled a delivery that Indian tailender Mohammed Siraj tried to defend, but the ball spun back onto his leg stump and knocked the bails off — ending the match.


England’s bowlers were outstanding on the final day. Jofra Archer, playing his first Test in over four years, took 3-55 and five wickets overall in the match. Captain Ben Stokes also stepped up, bowling two marathon spells — nine overs in the morning and ten straight in the afternoon — and picked up two crucial wickets. He removed India’s well-set batter KL Rahul and later broke a frustrating partnership between Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah, which had started to make England nervous.


India’s batting order crumbled for the first time in the series. Starting the day at 58-4, they quickly lost Rishabh Pant, Rahul, and Washington Sundar in the first 40 minutes. By lunch, they were eight down with 81 more runs needed to win.


Even though the ball softened later in the day, England’s bowlers stayed sharp, giving India no easy runs. Jadeja and Bumrah slowly chipped away at the target, bringing it down below 80, 70, 60, and even 50. But after a dogged 35-run stand that lasted 22 overs, Bumrah fell for 5 runs from 54 balls, top-edging a short ball from Stokes to mid-on.


After tea, Jadeja tried to farm the strike and shield No. 11 Siraj. They added just seven more runs in five tense overs. But with the second new ball approaching, luck ran out for India, and England wrapped up the win.


This result was a strong comeback for England, who had earlier chased down 371 at Headingley but were badly beaten by 336 runs at Edgbaston.

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