India won the 5th test match by the barest margin on the 5th day. With the help of Siraj’s fifer and Prasidh’s 4 wickets, India bowled out England at 367. For his incredible contribution with 9 wickets, Siraj was named the Man of the Match. As the series result is 2-2, both teams’ players are awarded as Man of the Series.
From England’s side, Harry Brook became Man of the Series as he scored 481 runs at an average of 53.44. On the other side, India’s debut test captain, Shubman, was rewarded for his dream series. He scored 754 runs with an incredible average of 75.4.
Earlier in the match, India set the target of 373 runs thanks to the century of Yashasvi Jaiswal and fiery half-centuries of Jadeja and Washington Sunder. England started well, with England’s openers Crawley and Duckett starting well and notching up the 8th 50+ partnership of the series.
India Snatched the Victory from The Brink of Defeat
Siraj took the Crawleys’ wicket on the final over of the 3rd day. The 4th day of the match started with Mo Siraj’s fiery spells. After good bowling, Siraj and Prasidh were rewarded with Duckett and Pope’s wickets.
As this match was going towards India’s fate, England’s greatest modern-day batter, Joe Root, and generational talent Harry Brook started hitting boundaries all over the ground. They both notched up the century and did the 195-run partnership for the 4th wicket.
Now, with the 2 set batters in the crease, England was the favorite to win the series by 3-1, but Indian bowlers didn’t lose any hope. Akash Deep dismissed Harry Brook out of nowhere, and Prasidh caught behind Joe Root, opening India’s way to win the match. England finished the 4th day with 339/6, as they needed 35 runs, and India needed 4 wickets to win this match.
The best bowler of the series, Siraj, started the way with incredible outswing balling, where he trapped England’s recognized batter caught-behind and left the English team in trouble. In his next over, he dismissed Overton, and India believed that they would win from here.
India’s pace bowlers Siraj and Pradish are continuously asking tough questions to the tailenders. It was a matter of time before Prasidh bowled Tongue out with 17 runs to win.
You can quickly check the Past Records of previous India vs England battles to understand their past clashes.
With 1 wicket remaining, Chris Woakes came to bat with a broken right shoulder. Now, Atkinson had the responsibility to cross the line, and he did it by hitting a six over mid-wicket as Akashdeep couldn’t hold the diving catch. Atkinson was trying his best, but Siraj’s yorker put the final nail in the coffin by a clean bowled, and India equalized the series by 2-2.
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