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India wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul has smashed his 10th Test century during the third Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 at iconic Lord's Stadium in England. This was KL Rahul's second Test ton at Lord's; earlier, he scored 129 runs during India's last England tour under Virat Kohli's captaincy.
KL Rahul, who was unbeaten at 53 on Day 2 as India were 145/3 after the stumps, took 176 balls to reach the 100-run mark. KL Rahul's hundred-run knock includes 13 fours. Rahul reached the landmark with a single off Jofra Archer to covers right after the lunch break on the third day of the third Test against England.
Most centuries for India in SENA countries in international cricket:
26 - Sachin Tendulkar
22 - Virat Kohli
15 - Rohit Sharma
13 - Rahul Dravid
13 - Sourav Ganguly
10 - KL Rahul
This was KL Rahul's second century in the ongoing five-Test match series. His last Test century came during the 1st Test match in Leeds. The wicketkeeper batter is among the 10 Indians who scored a century at Lord's and is only the second to smash two centuries at the mecca of cricket. Dilip Vengsarkar is the only cricketer who has smashed three centuries at the venue. '
However, Rahul was dismissed by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir immediately after getting to the three-figure mark, which was 10th overall in the game's traditional format and ninth away from home. Overall, 10 Indians, including Rahul and Vengsarkar, have managed to make the honours board at Lord's. Vengsarkar is a visiting batter with the most hundreds at the iconic venue, which is also known as the Mecca of Cricket.
Coming back to the Lord's Test, an exceptional partnership of 141 runs between KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant took India's total inch closer to England's score of 387 as the visitors finished the first session of the Lord's Test on Day 3 at 248/4. At the stroke of lunch on Day 3, Team India are 248/4 in 65.3 overs with KL Rahul (98) unbeaten on the crease.
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