India, July 13 -- Washington Sundar produced a masterclass in control on a worn Lord's pitch to give India the upper hand on day four of the third Test against England. The off-spinner returned remarkable figures of 4 for 22, the best by an Indian spinner at the venue this century, as England collapsed in their second innings to hand India a fourth-innings target of 193.

Sundar, operating late in the English innings, ran through the host side's lower-middle order with the old ball, dismantling the resistance led by Joe Root and Ben Stokes. His spell wasn't just the best in figures by an Indian spinner since this century but also historically economical; his four-wicket haul came at an economy rate of just 1.8, making it the most economic...