IND vs ENG: Jamie Smith scripts massive World Record at Lord's with robust knock against India, becomes joint-fastest to pocket this big milestone

Jamie Smith disrupted India's plan with yet another solid knock to rescue England from a precarious position on Day 2 of the third Test at Lord's. Not just that he also scripted a massive World Record after cracking a 'troubleshooting' fifty for England. Jamie Smith took the crease after Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Ben Stokes, who adding only five runs to his overnight score of 39. With the scoreboard reading 260/5, Smith too the onus on himself on himself and steadied England's boat.

Jamie Smith creates massive World Record

Right after notching just three runs Smith equalled South Africa's Quinton De Kock's all-time record of fastest wicketkeeper to 1000 Test runs. Having debuted in July of the previous year, the 24-year-old achieved this landmark in emphatic fashion, dispatching the first ball he faced from Mohammed Siraj in the 87th over of England's first innings for a boundary.

Smith is now the joint fastest wicketkeeper to struck 1000 Test runs which came in 21 innings. The previous English record holder was Jonny Bairstow, who took one more innings than Smith. Bairstow is now tied with Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal, both having reached the milestone in 22 innings.

Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers jointly hold the record for the third-fastest to this milestone, achieving it in 23 innings. The West Indies' Jeff Dujon stands fourth with 24 innings. Sharing the fifth position are New Zealand's BJ Watling and Tom Blundell, along with England's Les Ames, all of whom reached 1,000 Test runs in 25 innings.

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The 24-year-old had previously been England's most impressive performer in their recent heavy defeat at Edgbaston, which marked India's first Test victory at that venue.

Smith had already demonstrated his aggressive batting prowess in the Edgbaston Test. Coming in with England struggling at 84 for 5, he quickly emerged as a potential candidate to break England's long-standing record for the fastest Test hundred. He eventually reached his century in just 80 balls, making it the joint-third fastest for England.

His performance in that match was also remarkable for his unbeaten innings of 184 runs off 207 deliveries. This score set a new national record for the highest Test score by a wicketkeeper, surpassing Alec Stewart's previous record of 173 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1997. Furthermore, his innings of 88 off 99 balls in the fourth innings was England's only significant contribution in their daunting chase of 608 runs, a match they ultimately lost by 336 runs.

Coming back to the match, with Smith and Brydon Carse unbeaten at 51 and 33 respectively, England are well placed at 353/7 as of Lunch on Day 2.