Mohammed Siraj struck once more for India earlier than England’s Harry Brook counter-attacked in type as a dramatic fifth and deciding Test at the Oval remained in the stability on Sunday (August 3, 2025).
England had been 164-3 at lunch on the fourth day, nonetheless needing an extra 210 runs to succeed in an enormous victory goal of 374 that might give them a 3-1 sequence win.
Joe Root, the world’s top-ranked Test batsman, was 23 not out, with Yorkshire teammate Brook driving his luck throughout an unbeaten 38 that includes 4 fours and two sixes.
Brook struck 27 runs in the area of eight balls, having are available with England 106-3 after Siraj had stand-in England captain Ollie Pope lbw for 27.
The gifted Brook charged down the pitch to loft Akash Deep for a unprecedented six over cowl regardless of heavy cloud cowl in London favouring India’s quicks.
Mohammed Siraj appeals efficiently for the wicket of England’s captain Ollie Pope throughout the fourth day of the fifth Test match at the Oval on August 3, 2025.
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But he nearly holed out to high-quality leg off Prasidh Krishna just for Siraj, proper again on the boundary, unable to cease himself taking a tempo backwards when finishing the catch. By stepping onto the rope, Siraj remodeled a dismissal into one other six.
England resumed on 50-1 after Siraj yorked Zak Crawley with the final ball of Saturday’s play.
Ben Duckett was 34 not out and Pope, main England in place of the injured Ben Stokes, but to face.
Left-hander Duckett was repeatedly crushed by quick bowler Siraj, who has appeared in each match of a gruelling sequence.
He continued to fend exterior off stump and it was no shock when he fell for 54 after edging an meant drive off Krishna to second slip, with KL Rahul holding a pointy catch to depart England 82-2.
But Pope hit three fours in a single Krishna over with an on-drive adopted by a clip by way of midwicket and a forceful pull.
Siraj, nevertheless, had Pope plumb lbw for 27 with a ball that saved a contact low and nipped again.
Siraj’s twentieth wicket of the sequence made him the main bowler on both aspect.
India posted 396 of their second innings on Saturday. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made a glowing 118 and Washington Sundar smashed a quickfire 53 late in the day.
History is towards the hosts as no aspect have made extra to win in the fourth innings of a Test at the Oval than England’s 263 in a one-wicket victory over Australia in 1902.
But England chased down 371 for a five-wicket win in the opener at Headingley.
