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In the last over before lunch, Pant was run out for 74 while trying to put Rahul back on strike to complete his hundred. The latter, having become only the second Indian to put his name more than once on the Lord's honours board, went on to complete his milestone after lunch but fell immediately after bringing up his 10th Test hundred as India slipped to 254 for 5.

"There was a conversation a couple of overs before that. I told him that I will get my hundred if possible before lunch. And with Bashir bowling that last over before lunch, I thought there's a good chance for me to get it, but, yeah, unfortunately I hit straight to the fielder. It was a ball that I could have hit for a boundary," Rahul told reporters at the end of the day's play.   Read More...