England seized a 22-run victory over India in the third Test at Lord’s, successfully defending a target of 193 and moving 2–1 ahead in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The hosts matched India’s first-innings 387 before posting 192 second time round, then bowled the tourists out for 170 late on the final day. Captain Ben Stokes delivered 19 relentless overs for figures of 3 for 56 and was named player of the match, while fast-bowler Jofra Archer, playing his first Test since 2021, returned match figures of 5 for 105 and triggered India’s collapse with two wickets in the morning session. Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 61 kept the chase alive, but India’s lower order could not erase the deficit. England’s win was tempered by the loss of 21-year-old off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who fractured the little finger of his left hand earlier in the match yet still removed Mohammed Siraj for the final wicket. The England and Wales Cricket Board said Bashir will undergo surgery this week and miss the remainder of the series, forcing selectors to summon a replacement specialist spinner before the fourth Test. Stokes praised Bashir’s ‘courage’ and said a ‘gut feeling’ prompted him to open with Archer on the sixth anniversary of the pair’s 2019 World Cup triumph. The sides have nine days to regroup before the penultimate Test begins at Old Trafford on 23 July, where England will attempt to secure the series and India must win to keep the contest alive.