India Draw Level with England at Lord's

KL Rahul's second century of the series, aided by Rishabh Pant (74) and Ravindra Jadeja's (72) supporting acts, saw India draw level with England's first innings score of 387 in the closing minutes of play on Day 3 of the Lord's Test.

Rahul's Ton and Pant's Fighting Knock

Rahul broke the shackles and raced into the 70s with a flurry of boundaries, while Pant brought up his fifty in classic Pant style with a hook shot over long-leg ropes, overtaking Viv Richards' record of most sixes (34) against England in Tests.

Jadeja's Crucial Stands

Jadeja then stitched two crucial half-century stands to push India close, but the English pacers packed up the tail cheaply to prevent a lead.

Late Drama and Wicket Tumbles

Nitish Reddy survived three run out scares in a chancy knock of 30, but built a strong partnership of 72 with Jadeja to chip away at England's lead. Reddy's luck finally ran out when Stokes got a short ball to surprise the Indian allrounder, and he fell on 30.

Jadeja's Third Successive Half-Century

Jadeja carried on undeterred and raised his third successive half-century of the series, with Washington Sundar providing support. However, Jadeja was eventually strangled down the leg-side by Woakes, and England managed to breakthrough just before their lead slid to single-digits.

England's Lead Slips Away

Akash Deep survived two LBW shouts in his first-three deliveries, but eventually fell to Carse courtesy a stunner from Brook at second slip. Woakes had his third of the innings in Jasprit Bumrah, and three balls later, Archer got rid of Washington on 23 to ensure India got no lead.

Time-Wasting Allegations

Time-wasting allegations were levied against the England openers for trying to ensure only one over was possible in the five minutes of extra time remaining in the day after the changeover.

Brief Scores

England 387 & 2/0 (Zak Crawley 2*) lead India 387 (KL Rahul 100, Rishabh Pant 74, Ravindra Jadeja 72; Chris Woakes 3-84, Jofra Archer 2-52, Ben Stokes 2-63) by 2 runs.