London – In a nail-biting finish, India defeated England by 6 runs on the final day of the Oval Test, leveling the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. Mohammad Siraj emerged as the hero, taking five wickets in the fourth innings to script a dramatic turnaround for India.
On Monday, England needed just 35 runs with 4 wickets in hand. Siraj’s sensational spell saw him take 3 of those wickets, snatching victory from England’s grasp and sealing a memorable win for India.
The Test had started with England choosing to bowl first on Thursday. India posted 224 in their first innings, while England replied with 247, taking a slender 23-run lead. In their second outing, India bounced back strongly to score 396, setting England a target of 374 runs.
England looked well on course at 300/3, with Harry Brook anchoring the chase with a century. However, once Brook fell, India clawed back into the game, reducing England to 354/8.
Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue tried to pull off a final resistance, but Siraj’s fiery bowling brought an end to England’s chase. Even a last-ditch effort by injured Chris Woakes, who came out to bat left-handed, couldn’t prevent the defeat.
India won the second and fifth Tests of the series, while England claimed the first and third. The fourth Test had ended in a draw.
Interesting Stats:
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For the first time in Test history, nine batters have scored over 400 runs in a single series. This includes five Indian and four English players.
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This is only the second Test series in history to witness over 7,000 runs scored. The previous instance was the 1993 Ashes, where 7,221 runs were scored across six matches.
Playing XIs:
India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna.
England: Ollie Pope (Captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (Wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue.
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