The Lord’s Test match between India and England is currently underway. The home team took a lead of 27 runs at the end of the first innings. Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl first at the historic cricketing venue. India made an excellent start with the bat as openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul stitched up a magnificent opening partnership of 126 runs.
Sharma departed to the dressing room after scoring 83 runs, while KL Rahul went on to complete his first Test hundred at Lord’s and scored 129 runs. None of the other Indian batsmen could touch the 50-run mark. Skipper Virat Kohli aggregated 42 runs, while the duo of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja scored total 77 runs. The Indian bowlers could not contribute with the bat like they had done in the Nottingham Test.
The Indian bowlers, though, made a fantastic start with the ball. Mohammed Siraj gave India the momentum by dismissing Dom Sibley and Haseeb Hameed off consecutive deliveries. At 14.3 overs, England were down to 23/2. However, Joe Root then played a captain’s knock and ensured that England took the vital first-innings lead.
Root remained unbeaten till the end, scoring 180 runs from 321 balls. He smashed 18 fours in his superb innings. Jonny Bairstow supported him with a fine half-century and Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali scored total 50 runs. England ended the first innings with 391 runs on Day 3 of the Lord’s Test.
A fan went viral on the internet after interrupting the play on Day 3 of India vs England Lord’s Test
The Lord’s cricket ground has been home to some iconic cricket moments. However, an unexpected moment happened during Day 3 of the Test match between the Indian cricket team and England.
A fan, now recognized as Daniel Jarvis, interrupted the play by entering the ground. He came out in an Indian jersey and told security that he was an Indian player. After the day’s play, he posted the following tweet on his Twitter profile.
Yes, I am Jarvo that went on the pitch. I am proud to be the first white person to play for India!!!!!@timesofindia @ndtv @DailyMirror @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/sIpxEbb94n
— Daniel Jarvis (@BMWjarvo) August 14, 2021
