Lord’s Test Result : 14 July 2025 … Now a date has been formed, which broke the hearts of crores of fans of Team India. To say that there was no less than a thriller film in Lord’s Test. A match in which Team India won the heart but lost the match at the last stop. On the last day of the Lord’s Test match, England defeated India by 22 runs and also took a 2–1 lead in the series. On the last day of this 5 -day match, Team India had to score 135 runs to win England, but the failure of the top and middle order put it in trouble.
After this, Ravindra Jadeja brought Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj Team India to the winning mouth but finally won by England. At the same time, after the defeat in Lord’s, Indian fans are very disappointed and are searching for the reasons for the defeat of the defeat.
Team India’s top order failure
Let us know that chasing the target of England’s 193 runs, the Indian team was all out for just 170 runs on the last day and lost the match by 22 runs. India had a bad start in the match and the team lost 7 wickets for 82 runs. Batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Karun Nair could not do anything special. It was only KL Rahul who scored 39 runs, but a great fielding by Ben Stokes sent him to the pavilion too.
Jadeja-Bumrah and Siraj fought fight
When it seemed that India’s defeat was certain, Ravindra Jadeja again raised hopes with the lower order batsmen. Jasprit Bumrah batted for 54 balls and Mohammad Siraj also showed restraint for 30 balls. But finally a ball of Shoaib Bashir got out of Siraj’s defense and hit the stumps and India’s innings ended as the bail fell. This view was about to break the heart, which Indian cricket fans may not forget soon.
Disappointed fans are searching due to defeat
After the defeat in the Lord’s Test, the fans looked disappointed and some started looking for the reason for the defeat. Although Ravindra Jadeja was highly appreciated for a brilliant and restrained innings of 61 unbeaten 61 runs in 181 balls, which kept India in the match, but some people on social media started blaming him for defeat. Platform X But there was a debate about whether Jadeja did not take advantage of the opportunity properly.
Questions are also arising on Jadeja
When some people questioned why Jadeja did not put big shots at the last moment, why the strikes kept changing and did not speed up the innings, then many cricket fans defended him in response. People on social media said that Jadeja could not reach the team alone, he played with restraint and wisely. While criticizing critics, the fans wrote that Jadeja’s innings had brought India closer to expectation.
One user wrote, ‘If Jadeja is being criticized, then it is not surprising. People often throw their anger on the players who raised hope and fought till the last, instead of those who had already given up. Therefore, this is not new. At the same time, some believed that if Jadeja had played a single big shot, the run chase could have been easy. At the same time, cricket fans also criticized India’s top order. He said that due to the defensive attitude of the initial batsmen, the team came under pressure and the wickets fell quickly, which weakened the hopes of victory.
Pant’s run out became the turning point of the match
In the first innings of the match, Rishabh Pant was moving towards another century in India’s first innings, but his run out for 74 proved to be a big shock for the team. He was out of the crease at non-strayer end, and was dismissed by Ben Stokes. KL Rahul was present on the pitch at that time. As soon as Pant was out, India’s score fell from 376 to 387 runs.
KL Rahul opened this secret
In the press conference after the match, KL Rahul said, “We had a conversation a few overs before lunch. I had jokingly told him that if possible, I will complete the century before lunch. After Bashir’s last over, I felt that this is a good chance, but regret, my shot went straight into the fielder’s hands and I was out.” Rahul admitted that Rishabh Pant’s run out at that time proved to be the turning point of the match. The Indian team made a good start in response to England’s 387 runs and reached 376 runs for 6 wickets at one time, but after that the team lost the remaining 4 wickets quickly and lost a chance to gain.
The biggest reason for defeat!
Another issue was discussed after India’s defeat in the Lord’s Test – Extra Run. While England gave 30 additional runs in the entire match, the Indian team gave 63 runs extra. Because this match was lost by only 22 runs, people on social media described these extra runs as “defeating the match”. Now England is ahead 2–1 in the series and the next Test will be played in Old Trafford from July 23.