ENG vs IND: England register 10th smallest victory in test cricket with 22-run win over India at the Lord's

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :July 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM

Modified at :July 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM

ENG vs IND Lord's test 2025, Mohammed Siraj, IND vs ENG, England

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The hosts won the third ENG vs IND test at the Lord’s by a narrow margin of 22 runs.

On Monday, July 14, England Cricket Team completed a brilliant win over Indian Cricket Team by 22 runs in third test of the five-match at the Lord’s. Defending a 193-run target, England bundled out India for 170 runs in the second innings to win the encounter.

Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes hunted three wickets each to dominate the visitors in the second innings. Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 61 runs to keep the winning hopes alive till the end. However, England eventually outplayed India in the encounter to gain a 2-1 lead in the series.

England register their 10th smallest victory in test cricket

Notably, England have registered their 10th smallest victory in test cricket by winning the Lord’s test by just 22 runs. England’s smallest win margin in test cricket is two runs, which they registered against Australia in Ashes 2005 in Birmingham.

They also crushed Australia by three runs in a test match in Melbourne in 1982. England captured a victory against Australia by just 10 runs in Sydney in 1894. Notably, England’s nine out of ten smallest victories in test cricket have come against Australia.

Top 10 smallest victory margins for England in test cricket

Opposition	Margin	Year and venue
Australia	2 runs	Birmingham, August 2005
Australia	3 runs	Melbourne, December 1982
Australia	10 runs	Sydney, December 1894
Australia	12 runs	Adelaide, February 1929
Australia	12 runs	Melbourne, December 1998
Australia	13 runs	Sydney, January 1887
Australia	14 runs	Nottingham, July 2013
Australia	18 runs	Leeds, July 1981
Australia	19 runs	The Oval, August 1987
India	22 runs	The Lord’s, July 2025

Meanwhile, Ben Stokes was awarded Player of the Match in the Lord’s test. Opting to bat first, England piled up 387/10 in the first innings with a century by Joe Root. The hosts also then scored an identical total in the first innings on the back of KL Rahul’s hundred.

In the second innings, Washington Sundar helped India bowl out England for 192 runs with his four-wickets haul. However, Indian batters completely struggled during the 193-run chase.

IND vs ENG, ENG vs IND, Ben Stokes, Shubman Gill — LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 10: Ben Stokes of England and Shubman Gill of India. (Photo by Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB via Getty Images)

With the victory in the Lord’s test, England lead the five-match series 2-1. Earlier, they won the first test by five wickets before losing the second test at Birmingham by 336 runs. The fourth test will commence on July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester.

By how many runs did England defeat India in the third test?

England defeated India by a margin of just 22 runs in third test at the Lord’s.

What is England’s smallest win margin in test cricket?

England’s smallest win margin in test cricket is by two runs against Australia in August 2005 in Birmingham.

When will the 4th ENG vs IND test start?

The 4th ENG vs IND test will start on July 23 in Manchester.

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.