London: India defeated England by 6 runs in the fifth Test to level the series 2-2.
In the final Test of the series played at The Oval, the English team was bowled out just 6 runs short of the target of 374 runs.
On the fifth and final day, England needed 35 runs to win while India needed four wickets.
Mohammad Siraj spoiled England’s hopes by dismissing three players on the final day, while Prasad Krishna took one wicket.
Match summary:
In the fifth and final Test match played at The Oval, England won the toss and decided to field. India’s first innings was reduced to 224 runs, to which England scored 247 runs in reply, taking a slight lead of 23 runs.
India made a brilliant comeback in the second innings and scored 396 runs and set England a target of 374 runs to win. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings of 118 runs while batting.
In pursuit of the target, Joe Root and Harry Brook played a lively innings of 105 and 111 runs for England, but the entire team was bundled out for 367 runs and was only 6 runs away from victory.
For India, Mohammad Siraj bowled well and took a total of 5 wickets in the match, while Prasad Krishna dismissed 4 players. Akashdeep got one wicket.
