A vitória mais estreita do teste da Índia, Shubman Gill e CO se divertem como Siraj é igual a Bumrah

India clinched a dramatic victory on Day 5 of the IND vs ENG 5th Test at The Oval. Defending 35 with England having half their side left, India forced a collapse to see through a win. That meant that Shubman Gill and Co drew the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy level at 2-2, in what has been a record breaking series by the two teams.

STAT Attack: Batsmen make merry

Shubman Gill and the Indian batters enjoyed a fine series. India had 6 batsmen score centuries, with 5 of them scoring 2 or more in the 5 Tests. Gill led the way with a series high 754 runs, the most by a captain in their debut series. It was the second highest by an Indian in a series behind Sunil Gavaskar’s 774.

Overall, 4 batters scored more than 500 runs in the series. A total of 9 scored more than 400, a record for the most ever in a series. There were 50 individual 50 scores in the series, alongside the joint most centuries and century partnerships.

Records broken in Anderson Tendulkar Trophy

• Second-most runs aggregate in a series (7187)
• Joint-most 300-plus team totals in a series (14)
• Most batters scoring 400-plus in a series (9)
• Joint-most individual 50-plus scores (50)
• Joint-most individual centuries’ scores (21)
• Joint-most hundred partnerships added (19)

Barest of margins

India’s 6-run win at the Oval was their narrowest margin of victory in Test cricket. It remains their only single digit victory margin ever. The previous lowest was their 13-run win at Wankhede against Australia in 2004. Their previous lowest margin against vs England was in 1972, when they won by 28 runs at the Eden Gardens. For England, this was their 3rd-lowest margin of defeat. Ben Stokes and Co lost to New Zealand by 1-run in 2023.

Lowest margin of victory (runs) for India

• 6 vs ENG, The Oval, 2025*
• 13 vs AUS, Wankhede, 2004
• 28 vs ENG, Kolkata, 1972
• 31 vs AUS Adelaide, 2018

Mohammed Siraj’s epic

Mohammed Siraj redeemed himself with a fiery burst on the final morning of the Oval Test. Siraj did not start the series well but grew into it, especially in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. The pacer took 16 wickets in India’s two wins on the tour, highlighting his lion hearted effort. Overall, Siraj finished with 23 wickets, finishing level with Jasprit Bumrah for the most wickets vs England in a series away.

Most wickets for India in a Test series in England

• 23 – Jasprit Bumrah, 2021-22
• 23 – Mohammed Siraj, 2025*
• 19 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 2014