IND vs ENG: 211 and counting! Joe Root leaves Rahul Dravid behind – WATCH | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: On Day 2 of the third Test at Lord’s, Joe Root produced a second of brilliance to dismiss Karun Nair and etch his identify additional into cricketing historical past. Positioned at first slip, Root took a pointy one-handed catch diving to his proper after Nair edged a brief-of-a-size supply from Ben Stokes. It was Root’s 211th catch in Test cricket, taking him previous India’s Rahul Dravid (210) to prime the checklist for many outfield catches within the format.Most outfield catches in Test cricket:

Karun Nair, who regarded composed throughout his keep, made 40 off 62 balls, together with 4 boundaries, earlier than falling to Root’s brilliance.Earlier within the day, India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah delivered a sensational spell to earn his identify on the celebrated Lord’s Honours Board, claiming 5 for 74 as England have been bowled out for 387 in 112.3 overs.Bumrah, working with tempo and precision, ran by means of England’s center order throughout a fiery morning session. He eliminated in a single day centurions Joe Root and Ben Stokes inside the primary half-hour and went on to dismiss Chris Woakes and Jamie Smith to finish his fifteenth 5-wicket haul in Tests — his thirteenth outdoors India, surpassing Kapil Dev’s earlier report of 12 abroad fifers.

Despite Root’s majestic 104 – his thirty seventh Test century, eleventh towards India and eighth at Lord’s – England discovered themselves in bother at 271/7. However, Jamie Smith, dropped on 5 by KL Rahul, made the many of the reprieve with a brisk 51. He cast an important 84-run stand with Brydon Carse, who registered his maiden Test fifty with a fluent 56, serving to England stretch their complete.India additionally contributed to their very own woes, conceding 31 extras on a heat and testing day at Lord’s.