Cricket - International Test Match Series - Third Test - England v India - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - July 11, 2025 England's Ben Stokes celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of India's Karun Nair, caught out by Joe Root Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - A direct hit by England captain Ben Stokes found Rishabh Pant on the non-striker's end at the stroke of lunch, ending a crucial 141-run partnership with KL Rahul as India were 248-4 at the break on day three of the third test, trailing by 139 runs, after England posted 387 in the first innings.
Left-handed batter Pant, who scored twin centuries in the first of the five-test series, battled through an injury on a finger on his left hand as he hooked Stokes for six to bring up his fifty before he was run out for 74 in 112 balls.
