New Delhi: KL Rahul stood firmly for India on the crease in the first innings after Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics as England held a tight grip on the second day of the third Test match at the Lord’s. England, who looked in a commanding position early in the morning, were rattled by Bumrah’s fifer as the hosts were restricted to a first innings score of 387 runs.

In reply, India ended the second day at 145/3, trailing England by 242 more runs with Rahul (53 not out) and Rishabh Pant (19 not out) leading the fightback for the visitors after losing the crucial wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair and skipper Shubman Gill. Rahul and Pant had stitched a partnership of 38 runs for the fourth wicket when umpires decided to call stumps on Friday.

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