India fall agonisingly short in tense run chase at Lord's as England take series lead
New Delhi: India crumbled under the relentless pressure of England to fall to a 22-run defeat in the third Test on the fifth and final at Lord’s on Monday.
Resuming at their overnight score of 58/4 and needing 135 more runs to win, India were bowled out for 170 in their second innings as England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with three matches remaining.
In the opening session, England pacers were all over the Indian batters on a tricky track for stroke-making. Only Ravindra Jadeja (61 not out off 181), his fourth half century on the trot in the series, looked comfortable in the middle and orchestrated an admirable rear-guard fightback that took India tantalisingly close to their........
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