WATCH: Mohammed Siraj's tragic dismissal draws curtain on Lord's thriller; Joe Root consoles dejected tailender

In one of the most dramatic finishes at the Home of Cricket, England clinched a heart-stopping 22-run victory over India on the final day of the third Test at Lord’s. The match, which swung like a pendulum throughout, came to a fittingly tense end with the dismissal of Mohammed Siraj — a moment as heartbreaking as it was remarkable.

India, chasing a modest target, showed tremendous grit under pressure. But in the end, it was England’s offspinner Shoaib Bashir — who had spent a large portion of the match nursing an injured finger — who returned to etch his name into the history books with the final blow.

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With just over 20 runs needed and one wicket in hand, Siraj stood tall, defying England's bowlers with surprising composure. But fate had other plans. Bashir floated one outside off-stump, landing it on a teasing length. Siraj, defending off the back foot, seemed to have done everything right — meeting the ball dead-centre with a solid bat. Yet, the devil was in the detail. The ball gripped, spun back sharply thanks to the heavy overspin, and sneaked behind Siraj’s bat. It rolled off the pitch, and just clipped the leg stump to dislodge the bail.