Mohammed Siraj uprooted both Joe Root and Ben Stokes in the second over of the day. Harry Brook and Jamie Smith troubled India with their mammoth partnership. KL Rahul shows hope in the second innings. Let’s look at the records being shattered after a gruelling game of Day 3.
Golden Duck record
Ben Stokes was dismissed for a golden duck by Mohammed Siraj in the second over of the day. This is his first Golden Duck in the test format. It came in his 202nd innings. He had a great chance of breaking the record of Rahul Dravid, who holds the most innings in test cricket without a golden duck (286 innings).
Most innings played in test cricket without a golden duck :
- Rahul Dravid – 286 innings
- David Gower – 204 innings
- Ben Stokes – 201 innings
- Javed Miandad – 189 innings
- Mark Taylor – 186 innings
- Viv Richards – 182 innings
- Clive Lloyd – 175 innings
Daddy hundred for Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith scored a daddy hundred and registered the highest score by an English wicket-keeper in test cricket. He broke the 28-year-old record of Alex Stewart.
Highest individual score by English wicket-keepers in Tests:
- Jamie Smith – 184* vs IND ( 2025 )
- Alex Stewart – 173 vs NZ ( 1997 )
- Jonny Bairstow – 167* vs SL ( 2016 )
- Alex Stewart – 164 vs SA ( 1998 )
- Jos Buttler – 152 vs PAK ( 2020 )
- Jonny Bairstow – 150* vs SA ( 2016 )
Fastest hundred by English batter
Jamie Smith scored his hundred in 80 deliveries. This is the third fastest hundred by an English batter in test cricket. He equaled the record of Harry Brook.
Fastest hundred by an English batter in test cricket :
- Gilbert Jessop – 76 balls vs AUS ( 1902 )
- Jonny Bairstow – 77 balls vs NZ ( 2022 )
- Harry Brook – 80 balls vs PAK ( 2022 )
- Jamie Smith – 80 balls vs IND ( 2025 )
- Ben Stokes – 85 balls vs NZ ( 2015 )
Marathon Partnership
England were struggling at 84/5 at the start of the day. Harry Brook and Jamie Smith constructed a marathon partnership of 303 runs for the 6th wicket, which helped England to avoid follow on and reach a respectable total in the first innings.
This is the 3rd 300-run partnership for England against India in test cricket. Highest partnership for England against India in test cricket :
- 350 – Ian Bell & Kevin Peitersen for 3rd wicket ( 2011 )
- 308 – Graham Gooch & Allan Lamb for 3rd wicket ( 1990 )
- 303 – Harry Brook & Jamie Smith for 6th wicket ( 2025 )
Yashasvi Jaiswal joint fastest to 2000 runs in test Cricket
Yashasvi Jaiswal got out for 28 runs in the second innings. When he scored 10 runs, he equaled the record of Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag of fastest to score 2000 runs for India.
Fastest to score 2000 runs for India in test cricket :
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 40 innings
- Rahul Dravid – 40 innings
- Virender Sehwag – 40 innings
- Vijay Hazare – 43 innings
- Gautam Gambhir – 43 innings
- Sunil Gavaskar – 44 innings
- Sachin Tendulkar – 44 innings
Mohammed Siraj’s Magic
Mohammed Siraj stepped up when Bumrah is rested. Mohammed Siraj took 6 wickets for 70 runs, which is the 4th best bowling figure by an Indian bowler in English soil.
Best bowling figure by an Indian bowler in England in test cricket :
- Ishant Sharma – 7/74 at Lord’s ( 2014 )
- L Amar Singh – 6/35 at Lord’s ( 1936 )
- Chetan Sharma – 6/58 at Edgbasten ( 1986 )
- Mohammed Siraj – 6/70 at Edgbasten ( 2025 )
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