A third day that can be called a making or breaking day, for India, in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is underway, with the match delicately poised. This will be the third successive contest in this series where both teams will be engaged in a determined struggle, and the momentum on either side has kept fluctuating on the first two days. No apparent favorite has yet appeared, so Day 3 will probably serve to determine the direction this match will be taking.
The rate at which the match is being played has left many raising their eyebrows after two days of attritional cricket. The weather has not been a significant factor, with just 155 overs bowled. Only seven overs were lost on the first day, but on Day 2, there were almost 20 overs lost because of changes of the ball and tiny mishaps on the field, which also speaks against over-rate management. It is to be hoped that the fans who will appear at Lord’s today will be expecting a more incisive, more desperate day of cricket that will be as dramatic as the series so far has been.
On the third day, India will start with the score of 145-3 with a margin of 242 runs behind England. The financial attention will be on the pair of overnight-KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, who are extremely crucial to the Indian endeavors in bridging the divide. Rahul has appeared calm and unperturbed, and has raised a well-built half-century, and will be seeking a high score as he can return to the Lord’s Honours Board once more. Pant, who also has to cope with a bruised finger that he sustained on Day 1, has demonstrated toughness and technique and will be crucial towards achieving the correct balance between aggression and circumspection.
There is also depth in the Indian team with three all-rounders in their bench waiting to take the stage, which they do not want to occur too soon. England, in response, will aim to exert the pressure with Jofra Archer’s acceleration, the bounce of Brydon Carse, and Woakes.
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