On the back of a thumping win in the second Test, the Indian cricket team and England will renew their rivalry at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground as the third Test of the five-match series gets underway on Thursday.
With the series finely poised at 1–1, the contest in London promises to be a pivotal clash in shaping the remainder of the tour. India will look to carry forward the momentum from their emphatic win at Edgbaston, while England, wounded but experienced in home conditions, will be keen to bounce back strongly at the Home of Cricket.
Pitch report
The average score in the first innings in the last 10 matches at the venue is 265. Bowling first is recommended at the venue, with the team batting second winning 60 per cent of its contests.
Weather report
The temperature at the Lord's Cricket Ground is expected to be and humidity.
England vs India squads
England: Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes (c), Chris Woakes, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wk), Ollie Pope (wk), Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Sam Cook and Shoaib Bashir
India: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna
Top players
Ben Duckett: England batter Ben Duckett has racked up 236 runs in four innings of this Test series at an average of 59 and a strike rate of 83.09. He has smashed one half-century and one century and achieved the highest score of 149.
Rishabh Pant: India’s Rishabh Pant has amassed 342 runs in four innings and is one of the team’s go-to run-getters this series. He strikes at a rate of 81.81 and averages 81.81. He also has two centuries and a 50-plus score to his name in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, 2025.
Josh Tongue: The England bowler is the leading wicket-taker in the series so far with 11 wickets in four innings. Josh Tongue’s best spell for this season is 4/86, and he averages 33.63.
Jasprit Bumrah: Having sat out the second Test at Edgbaston, India's leading bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, will be eager to have a go at Lord's. In the opening Test at Headingly, the Indian was on fire, picking up a five-wicket haul in the first innings and bowling at an average of 28. Jasprit Bumrah’s 5-83 is his finest bowling show of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, 2025.
England vs India head-to-head
England and India have clashed with each other 137 times, with England succeeding 52 times. India has also won four of the last 5 matches against England.
Prediction
India are predicted to win the upcoming fixture as they have won four of the last 5 matches against England.
