A fired-up Ben Stokes leads England to a stunning 22-run victory over a defiant India in a tense final day of the third Test at Lord's.

Britain’s King Charles III consoled the Indian cricket team following their heartbreaking defeat to England in the third Test at Lord’s on Monday. The monarch hosted the team at Clarence House on Tuesday,

India speedster Jasprit Bumrah picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings of the third Test match against England at Lord's Stadium in London.

England has dismissed four India batters and given the Lord’s test another twist of fate to leave it on a knife-edge heading toward the fifth and final day.

This was a throwback of a last day when every wicket and run was eked out in front of a near full-house and the tension became unbearable

England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series against India after a superb bowling performance on the final day saw the tourists bowled out for 170, just 22 runs short of victory.

Captains Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill have downplayed the tensions between their England and India teams and regard them as a normal part of big series.

England beat India in the third Rothesay Test by 22 runs on a dramatic final day at Lords after Mohammed Siraj could only watch Shoaib Bashir's delivery spin back off his own bat onto the stumps