Delhi: In the third Test match of the series played at Lord’s between India and England (India vs England), Team India suffered a thrilling 22 -run defeat. In the third Test match played at the historic ground of the 5-match Test series being played on the English land, the Indian team lost the chance to win and with this defeat, the series also fell behind 1-2.

Team India, while bowling tremendously in this match, had piled the England team in the second innings at the score of 192 runs, after which he came out to chase the target of 193 runs. However, Shubman Gill’s batting unit flopped completely and no one other than Ravindra Jadeja could do anything special. In the second innings, the team was dismissed for a score of just 170 runs and defeated in an exciting match. There were many reasons behind this defeat, in which, let us tell you in this article, those 5 major reasons that were responsible for the defeat of Team India in Lord’s.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bad shot in second innings

Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young star opener of the Indian cricket team, was performing amazing on this tour of England. After a brilliant century in the first Test match, Yashaswi also showed the light in the second Test. However, he proved to be a super flop in the third Test match played at Lord’s. Jaiswal could only score 13 runs in the first innings of this Test match. So, his account did not open in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s shot played during the second innings can be considered a major reason in the defeat of the Indian team. In the very first over, he played Jofra Archer’s ball in the air at the same time and gave an easy catch to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.

Captain Shubman Gill’s flop show in both innings

On this tour of England, Indian team captain Shubman Gill is seen in Prachando form. Shubman Gill scored runs in the first two Tests. After which he had special expectations in the third Test match played at Lord’s. However, here captain Gill disappointed badly. The captains of Team India failed in both innings here. He scored just 16 runs in the first innings. So in the second innings, he lost wickets on the crucial occasion and kept on scoring only 6 runs. His flop shows in both innings became a major reason for the defeat of the Indian team.

4 wickets lost in just 58 runs on the fourth day

The Indian team had a target of 193 runs to win the Lord’s Test match. Given the tremendous form of Team India batsmen, this target was not so difficult. But, on the fourth day, the Indian team came out to bat, and there was a very bad start. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair as well as captain Shubman Gill and finally Night Watchman Akash Deep also went on and India lost 4 wickets on the score of just 58 runs. On the fourth day in such a cheap score, 4 wickets fell, he wrote the script of Team India’s defeat.

Rishabh Pant is run out in first innings

Indian cricket team wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is seen in a different rhythm in this series. He scored a century in both innings of the first Test match played in the headingley. After this, Pant also played well in the second Test match. Rishabh Pant suffered a finger injury during the wicketkeeping in the third Test match played at Lord’s and had to leave the ground for this reason. But, when he got out to bat, he scored an innings of 74 runs and shared an important partnership with KL Rahul. But on the third day of the match, Pant made a huge blunder just before lunch. He lost his wicket as a run out in an attempt to take a difficult run. This run -out Indian team was very heavy and was also responsible for Team India’s defeat.

Losing wicket after Karun Nair set

Team India batsman Karun Nair was given a chance on the England tour. He got a chance in international cricket after about 8 years but, he is not able to cash on this opportunity. This Karnataka batsman has completely failed on this tour so far. After the first two Test matches, he also got a chance in Lord’s, but here, both of them are dismissed after getting well at the crease in innings. Karun scored 40 runs in the first innings, while scored 14 runs in 33 balls in the second innings. He looked set to be set and lost wickets on the important occasion. Which, Team India was overwhelming.