India’s Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Gus Atkinson and India profitable the Fifth Take a look at to attract the take a look at collection at Kia Oval, London, Britain, August 4, 2025. — Reuters
Mohammed Siraj was impressed as India took the final 4 wickets in below an hour to bowl England out for 367 and win an astonishing fifth take a look at by six runs to attract the collection 2-2 on Monday.
England had resumed on 339-6 in an environment of unremitting stress at The Oval and a fired-up Siraj dismissed Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton earlier than bowling Gus Atkinson to finish his five-wicket-haul.
After Prasidh Krishna had bowled Josh Tongue for nought, Chris Woakes walked out to bat sporting a sling to guard his dislocated shoulder with 17 runs nonetheless wanted.
Atkinson hit Siraj for six to offer England transient hope and cleverly protected Woakes from the strike, however player-of-the-match Siraj produced one other sensible yorker to earn India their narrowest-ever take a look at win.
“With 60, 70-odd runs to win with seven wickets in hand you don’t get to see many games like this,” India captain Shubman Gill mentioned.
“Very happy to get this over the line, a little bit of luck for us.”
England, 301-3 at one stage, misplaced their final seven wickets for 66 runs, a collapse prompted by Harry Brook’s reckless dismissal after he had made an excellent century.
India all of the sudden had a chink of hope they usually took full benefit, eradicating Jacob Bethell and Joe Root (105) earlier than dangerous mild and rain ended the fourth day early.
Packed Oval
England nonetheless wanted 35 runs to finish their second-highest take a look at run chase and by far the most important for any workforce on this floor.
The Oval was full for the ultimate act of a collection that fluctuated wildly over seven weeks, and below gray skies probably the most dramatic take a look at endings duly performed out.
“It has been one of the all-time best test matches,” England coach Brendon McCullum mentioned.
“We turned up today with high hopes, but Mohammed Siraj and the passion of the Indian boys was too strong and ultimately they deserve to win this test match,” he added.
“We had our chances, we will look back on our dropped catches and the position we were in with the bat.”
It was becoming that Siraj was India’s hero as a result of he had stepped over the boundary cushion after dropping Brook on 19 on Sunday, an error that appeared more likely to price his workforce the match.
Woakes was the not out batsman having not confronted a ball however operating bravely in apparent ache.
“I didn’t expect him to come out like that, batting with one hand. Kudos to him,” Gill mentioned after his workforce did a lap of honour.
