Former cricketers Dinesh Karthik and Nasser Hussain analyzed the crucial moments that determined the outcome of the third Test match at Lord’s, where England secured a 22-run victory over India. Despite Ravindra Jadeja’s resistance with tail-enders Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, India fell short in their chase of 193 runs.India’s batting collapse in the first innings proved costly as they went from 376/6 to 387 all out, matching England’s total. KL Rahul’s dropped catch of Jamie Smith, who went on to score 51 runs, also impacted the game significantly.“If you are going to judge the match based on what happened today, I think you are looking at the wrong side. You have got to look at 376-6 in the first innings to 387 all out. Again a bit of a mini-collapse. The catch that KL Rahul dropped, Jamie Smith on five,” Karthik said on Sky Sports.“How much do those things matter to you? Those are the conversations you need to have. There were moments India could have gone ahead and couldn’t for the third time this series,” Karthik added.Hussain highlighted the run-out of India’s vice-captain Rishabh Pant by England captain Ben Stokes as a pivotal moment. Pant was dismissed for 74 runs just before lunch on the third day.“When you look back, that Rishabh Pant run out in India’s first innings will be absolutely vital to this game. With the ball, in the field, with the bat, Stokes is never out of the game!” Hussain said.
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On the final day, Stokes and Jofra Archer reduced India to 82/7 in the opening hour. Despite Jadeja’s unbeaten 61, India’s hopes were dashed when Shoaib Bashir dismissed Siraj.“This will be a tough one for India to take. If we had those pie charts up about who has won sessions in this series, they have won so many sessions. They have played so much good cricket. But they are 2-1 down because of the key moments – little collapses, dropped catches, Pant’s run out here at Lord’s. India need a break. If we had back-to-back Test matches, this would he hard for them,” Hussain concluded.
