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Root Equals Smith's 11 Centuries Against India as England Fightback
11 Jul
Summary
- Joe Root scores 37th Test century, surpassing Steve Smith
- Jasprit Bumrah's triple strike reduces England to 271/7
- Jamie Smith's unbeaten 51 leads England's lower-order revival
In the third Test between England and India on July 11, 2025, England reached 353/7 at lunch on the second day. The highlight of the morning session was Joe Root's 37th Test century, which saw him surpass the tally of Steve Smith and move into fifth place on the all-time list, behind Sachin Tendulkar.
However, the Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah delivered a devastating spell, removing Root, Ben Stokes, and Chris Woakes in quick succession to reduce England from 251/4 to 271/7. The English keeper-batter Jamie Smith, who had scored impressive knocks in the previous Test, counter-attacked with a fluent 51 not out from 53 balls, supported by Brydon Carse's unbeaten 33. Their eighth-wicket partnership of 82 runs off just 106 balls helped England recover from the early setback.
Despite Bumrah's triple strike, England managed to reach a respectable total at the lunch break, setting the stage for an intriguing second half of the day's play.
