Stats Analysis

Root breaks Dravid's catching record; Bumrah surpasses Kapil

Jamie Smith got to the 1000-run mark in Tests in just his 21st innings, the joint-quickest - with Quinton de Kock - to the mark by a wicketkeeper

Joe Root brought up his 37th Test century, England vs India, 3rd Test, Lord's, London, 2nd Day, July 11, 2025

Joe Root scored his 37th Test hundred after resuming day two on 99  •  Clive Mason/AFP/Getty Images

Stats highlights from the second day of the third Test between England and India at Lord's.
13 - Five-wicket hauls for Jasprit Bumrah in away Tests, the most by any India bowler, surpassing Kapil Dev's 12.
4 - Bumrah's five-wicket hauls in England, two more than any other India bowler. With 47 Test wickets in England, Bumrah is only behind Ishant Sharma (51) for India.
11 - Test centuries for Joe Root against India, the joint-highest alongside Steven Smith. Root is also the first to score 3000 Test runs against India.
8 - Hundreds for Root in Tests at Lord's, a record. Only three batters have more centuries at a ground in Test cricket.
211 - The number of catches Root has taken in Tests, the most by a non-wicketkeeper, surpassing Rahul Dravid's tally of 210.
3.44 - England's scoring rate in their first innings at Lord's - their second-lowest in a 300-plus total in Tests since Brendon McCullum became their head coach in June 2022. England have scored 30 of their 33 300-plus totals at more than four an over in this period.
4 - Number of batters Bumrah bowled in England's first innings. He equalled his own record - set against West Indies in 2019 - of most bowled dismissals in a Test innings. Mohammed Shami also bowled four South Africa batters in an innings in Visakhapatnam in 2019.
11 - Number of times Root has been dismissed by Bumrah in Tests. Only Pat Cummins has removed him as many times in Tests.
21 - Innings taken by Jamie Smith to complete 1000 Test runs - the joint-quickest to the milestone as a wicketkeeper, alongside Quinton de Kock.
18 - Number of instances a batter has been 99 not out overnight in a Test, including Joe Root at Lord's. He, like all the others before him, went on to reach the hundred the next day.

Sampath Bandarupalli is a statistician at ESPNcricinfo