India vs England 1st Test Day 3 HIGHLIGHTS: India 90/2 At Stumps On Day 3 – Times Now

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IND vs ENG Test 2025, Day 3 HIGHLIGHTS: India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan cheaply but KL Rahul was steady to take India to 90-2 at stumps.
Updated Jun 22, 2025, 22:39 IST
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KL Rahul is in for a chat with Deep Dasgupta. He shares that switching between formats in a short time is never easy. That is why he arrived early and took part in the India A game, which he says was better preparation for him. Mentions that getting used to the red ball coming at him was important, and having played in England before, he knew what to expect. Shares that for him, it was about switching on mentally and focusing on doing the simple things right. States that the conditions required him to play tighter and focus on getting through the first session on Day 4. Feels that Rishabh is a very different kind of player who does the job for the team, and because of that, it is best to just let him be. He also says that cracks seem to be opening up and it has the look of a sub-continent wicket. Reckons that batting on Day 5 will not be as easy, and knowing England, they will come hard. He believes it will be all about bowling as straight as possible and making England earn their runs.
England stepped in for the chase with roughly 30 minutes left on the clock, and they’ll be relieved to have navigated that tricky late phase unscathed, especially successfully seeing off one Jasprit Bumrah spell under fading light. Mohammed Siraj again looked a bit scratchy with the ball and that’s where India will need to focus as they come out to bowl on Day 5. Jasprit Bumrah has been spot on, but he lacked support from the other end in the first inning, and would expect his fellow bowlers to pull the soxes up this time around.
But the comfort didn’t last. Once KL Rahul, after a marathon 137, finally departed, the familiar frailties of India’s lower order surfaced again. From a commanding 333 for 4, the innings unraveled spectacularly. Josh Tongue, toiling hard for wickets, ripped through the tail with three wickets in four balls, and dragged England right back into the fight as India’s innings wrapped up with a 370-run lead at their helm. The visitors could only add 29 runs for the last 5 wickets, similar to losing 7 wickets for the last 41 runs in the first innings.
As the sun peeked through and the Dukes ball softened, batting became a touch easier, but the pitch still had mischief in it. The odd one reared up unexpectedly from dry patches, keeping the batters on alert. Pant eventually fell on 118 to Bashir, but the damage had been done. Karun Nair, who started with a duck in the first innings, offered decent support, and he and Rahul stitched together a handy 46-run stand that kept India ticking along with the lead.
The mood shifted drastically post-Lunch. After a watchful start, Pant punched the tempo into overdrive the moment he reached fifty. While Rahul remained unflappable and methodical, Pant lit up the afternoon with a flurry of strokes that rattled England’s radar, especially taking on Shoaib Bashir, who took the most brunt of the assault. The contrast at the crease was striking. One building brick by brick, the other tearing down the walls. The duo of Pant and KL Rahul added a mammoth 195 runs together, turning the momentum towards India.
England opened Day 4 with purpose, slicing nicely through the morning hour at Headingley. Brydon Carse struck almost immediately, removing Shubman Gill and injecting early energy into the session. With the pitch showing fresh signs of wear and the ball zipping around under cloudy skies, Josh Tongue and Ben Stokes found bounce, seam, and rhythm, but the breakthroughs remained elusive. KL Rahul, cool as you like, brought up a composed half-century, while Rishabh Pant flirted with chaos and creativity in equal measure. Despite the probing spells, England came away with just the one wicket, leaving the game delicately balanced at Lunch.
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett started to walk off the field as soon as the over finished, but the Indians were keen to squeeze one Bumrah over in. But the onfield umpires, too, thought that it is enough for the day, as the clock has ticked past 6.30 pm local time (5.30 pm GMT). What a day it’s been. A classic Test cricket at its absorbing best. Momentum swung like a pendulum, nerves were tested, and both sides traded blows without flinching. After 12 sessions in this opening Test, there’s barely a sheet of paper between the two teams. It’s all square on the session scorecard too, four apiece to India and England, and four hanging right in the balance. The match is beautifully set up heading into the business end.
5.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Zak Crawley, Around off, on a length, Crawley presses forward to stab it beside the pitch on the off side. That will be STUMPS on Day 4!
5.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Zak Crawley, Speared in, on off, a bit full, Zak defends it with a straight bat.
5.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Zak Crawley, Full and sliding on with the arm, on middle, Zak Crawley blocks it out off the front foot.
5.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Ben Duckett, Very full, aiming at the rough outside the off stump, Ben Duckett plants his front foot across and plays the paddle past the man at backward short leg for one.
5.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Zak Crawley, A hint of turn, on the fuller side, outside off, Zak gets a good stride in and pushes it to the left of cover for one more.
5.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Ben Duckett, Jadeja begins from over the wicket and lands it short, around off, Ben Duckett walks across and gets closer to the line. Flicks it through square leg for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to roll his arm now. Possibly the final over of the day. He replaces Mohammed Siraj.
What happened there? Just as when Jasprit Bumrah was about to deliver the ball, Ben Duckett bailed out, gesturing that something disturbed him off the sightscreen. The camera pans there and shows that there was some movement indeed that might have broken Duckett’s concentration. Bumrah is not happy and shows his frustration as he walks back to the bowling mark.
4.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Zak Crawley, Sliding down leg, on a nagging length, Zak Crawley misses the tickle.
4.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Duckett, On middle, on a length, Ben Duckett makes use of the angle and wrists it to the left of mid on. The ball gets past the despairing dive of Mohammed Siraj at mid on. Sai Sudharsan from mid-wicket puts in a chase and manages to pull it back in. Three runs taken.
4.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Duckett, Pitched up, on off, Ben shows the full face of the bat and just pushes it to the left of the bowler. Jasprit Bumrah sticks out his left hand but the ball goes under the hand and races past Mohammed Siraj at mid on to his right. Siraj goes after it and cuts it off with a slide. Two runs taken.
4.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Duckett, Slightly fuller, outside off, Duckett watchfully lets it go.
A slight halt as Ben Duckett is in a bit of pain. He takes his time off and is down on his knees and stretching to get comfortable. That must have stung him real hard and it will take a couple of minutes to get back. Gets up on his feet eventually and is good to go.
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