India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline , 5th Test Day 5: Catch the highlights from the fifth day of the India vs England 5th Test match, being played at the Oval in London.
India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline : Shubman Gill named India’s Player of the series in first assignment as captain
India skipper Shubman Gill was named India’s ‘Player of the Series’ after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series ended in a 2-2 stalemate at The Oval in London on Monday.
August 04, 2025 17:14
Shubman Gill finishes atop the run-scoring, Mohammed Siraj takes the most wickets
Skipper Shubman Gill finishes as the leading run-scorer in the series , with 754 runs. Joe Root, England’s leading run-scorer, finishes second on 537 runs.
Mohammed Siraj is the leading wicket-taker in the series with 23 wickets, with England’s Josh Tongue finishing behind him in second on 19 wickets.
August 04, 2025 17:10
The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is drawn
August 04, 2025 16:58
Harry Brook, Shubman Gill named as Players of the Series
Both camps will name Player of the Series for their respective oppositions.
Harry Brook is named Player of the Series for England . He scored 481 runs at an average of 53.44, and a high score of 158.
Unsurprisingly, Shubman Gill is India’s Player of the Series . 754 runs at 75.4, and a top score of 269 is a sparkling report card for India’s new Test captain.
August 04, 2025 16:49
Mohammed Siraj is named Player of the Match
The awards are being handed out at the post-match presentation now.
Firstly, Mohammed Siraj is named Player of the Match for his lion-hearted 9-190 in the game.
August 04, 2025 16:46
India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline : Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 equals record for most individual hundreds in a single Test series
The ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series between England and India equalled the record for the most individual centuries scored in a single Test series.
August 04, 2025 16:46
Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ends 2-2
This remarkable victory means that the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ends level at 2-2.
It has been a series that has ebbed and flowed across all 25 days of cricket, and come the end, a draw probably reflects a fairer result than the 3-1 England victory that seemed likely at tea yesterday.
August 04, 2025 16:39
A thought for Chris Woakes
Spare a thought for Chris Woakes, who bravely walked out to bat with his arm tucked under a sweater in a sling. He was clearly unable to bat, and in pain every time he had to run, but England got within a single blow of victory due to his efforts.
August 04, 2025 16:37
India’s narrowest Test win of all time
India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline : India’s closest wins in Tests by margin of runs
India registered its narrowest win in Test cricket history after beating England by six runs in the fifth and final Test at The Oval in London on Monday.
August 04, 2025 16:35
India wins by six runs, the series ends 2-2
And it’s all over! Simply incredible stuff from India, who saw this result when it was 0-2 in the third innings at Manchester?
Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna have come good again this morning, taking two wickets apiece to shoot the English batters out six runs shy of the target.
It is a victory well-deserved for the efforts of this Indian fast-bowling contingent, which has bowled its heart out throughout the series and produced the most stunning turnaround in the dying moments of this game. With the score at 301-3, the game was well and truly over, but Siraj and Prasidh’s post-tea burst last night, and their spells this morning powered India to an astonishing victory.
August 04, 2025 16:27
ENG 367 all out in 86 overs
Siraj again. OFF-STUMP GONE, INDIA WINS! SIMPLY ASTONISHING FROM MOHAMMED SIRAJ!
Gus Atkinson b Mohammed Siraj 17 (29b)
August 04, 2025 16:19
ENG 367/9 in 85 overs
Prasidh keeps going…Atkinson slogs into the gap and gets two! Field is entirely out now. Atkinson swings and misses. Woakes is clearly in agony now. Another swing and a miss. Last ball of the over….Atkinson get a single!
August 04, 2025 16:09
ENG 364/9 in 84 overs
Chris Woakes has walked out with his arm tucked under the sweater. He will be batting one-handed. How does Atkinson play this now? Surely he can’t expose Woakes to the strike at all. Siraj for now. Six! Atkinson swings for the hills, and Akash drops it over the ropes! Atkinson refuses two singles in a row. Swing and miss, brilliant take by Jurel to keep it to one! Last ball of the over, Atkinson has to look for a single now. Siraj hides the last ball outside off stump, but Woakes is through for a bye!
August 04, 2025 16:03
83rd over
Prasidh, when will India gamble on the new ball? Atkinson doesn’t take the single from the first two balls of the over. Can India bring the field up to tempt the big shot? Atkinson takes the single with two balls left in the over. Prasidh has two balls at Tongue, can he take the wicket? Through him! Brilliant yorker from Prasidh and Tongue is gone!
Josh Tongue b Prasidh Krishna 0 (12b)
August 04, 2025 15:58
ENG 356/8 in 82 overs
Siraj to Atkinson, England is panicking now. Field spread for Atkinson, he cuts to deep point for a single. The field comes in for Tongue. Prodigious movement from Siraj, but no edge yet…it seems to be coming though. Field drops back for the last ball, if Tongue wants the single he can take it. Past the edge again!
August 04, 2025 15:52
ENG 355/8 in 81 overs
No new ball yet, Prasidh keeps going. Atkinson has a single on offer, but turns it down. Edged to third man, this time they take the single. Past the edge of Tongue! Reminder that if one of these two fall, Chris Woakes will bat for England. He will have to Tongue is gone! Pitched up by Prasidh, Tongue misses it and Ahsan Raza gives it! Sent upstairs though…and it’s missing. Tongue survives for now. Yorker now, appeal again and not given! India doesn’t review. How’s your heart now?
August 04, 2025 15:45
ENG 354/8 in 80 overs
Siraj, final over before the new ball becomes available. Play and a miss from Atkinson. Atkinson is looking for the cut, and is forcing himself to show restraint. Play and a miss from Atkinson, not committing fully to the shot. Not great from Siraj, looks for the inswinger but it’s too straight and the batters get a leg-bye. Massive appeal for leg-before, Dharmasena takes his time…and gives it! Massive moment in the game! Overton sends it upstairs….and it’s clipping! Overton is gone!
Jamie Overton lbw Mohammed Siraj 9 (17b)
Josh Tongue is England’s last fit batter out at 10.
August 04, 2025 15:40
ENG 353/7 in 79 overs
Prasidh to Overton. Overton looks to pull and inside-edges the ball to Jurel on the bounce. Full, and beats the edge again! Back of a length and pulled for a single. 350 is up for England . Atkinson drives loosely again, but no edge. Driven off the back foot, and Jadeja produces a stunning dive to keep it to three.
August 04, 2025 15:34
ENG 349/7 in 78 overs
Siraj from the other end, and he produces another play and miss from Smith! And again, Smith was nervy last night, he continues to look nervous today. Can Siraj convert this into a wicket? HE THINKS SO! India is celebrating but nothing was given. Sent upstairs, there is an edge, Smith is gone!
Jamie Smith c Dhruv Jurel b Mohammed Siraj 2 (20b)
To add to the drama, the rain is coming down again now! Gus Atkinson is in, edged again but just short of KL Rahul at slip! Scratch that, it carried and bounced out!
Atkinson is squared up and the edge flies, but it goes into a gap and the batters pinch two.
August 04, 2025 15:31
ENG 347/6 in 77 overs
Prasidh will complete the over. FOUR! Jamie Overton starts off with a boundary, pulling the ball through midwicket for a boundary. FOUR! Inside edge next ball and the ball just misses the stumps and runs away to the boundary. Wide outside off, Overton swipes at it but misses. Inside edge onto the pads to end the over. England needs 27 more.
August 04, 2025 15:16
One final push
Quite expectedly, England has opted for the heavy roller. So, it could get tougher for India’s bowlers to threaten the batters straight away. Meanwhile, there are reports that Chris Woakes could bat left-handed, if it comes to that.
August 04, 2025 15:10
Rain threat in London?
There is some cloud cover at The Oval but no rain yet. Let’s hope the weather holds and we can have a game straight away.
August 04, 2025 14:53
It’s raining centuries
India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline : Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 equals record for most individual hundreds in a single Test series
The ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series between England and India equalled the record for the most individual centuries scored in a single Test series.
August 04, 2025 14:28
A vote of confidence for Prasidh
Morkel: Prasidh Krishna can be a very good Test bowler for India
Prasidh Krishna has the ability to bowl “magic balls” and the pacer needs to be given an extended run to serve India for a long time, said bowling coach Morne Morkel.
August 04, 2025 14:25
A persistent workhorse of Indian cricket
India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline : Morkel all praise for leading wicket-taker Siraj amid concerns about workload management
With Jasprit Bumrah playing just three Tests, Siraj took up the responsibility to put on the hard yards for India’s pace attack in the five-match series.
August 04, 2025 14:21
Rain forces match into final day – Day 4 report
India National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Timeline , 5th Test: India lives to fight another day after rain forces early Stumps with England 35 runs adrift of victory
On the final day, India will be looking to quickly pick the last four English wickets and board the flight back home, having drawn the series.
August 04, 2025 14:02
Final day of the series
What a fitting finale of what has been a belter of a series. England 35 runs away from a win, and India four wickets. The hosts are favourites, but India hope to make the most of one final push to level the series. The 25th day of this series is heading your way soon, so stay tuned.
