We are all ready for the final test match of the series between India and England. Will the Test Series End in a Draw, or will England end up winning it? A draw is enough for England to win the series.
Basically, the fifth test match between India and England starts on 31st July and the last day of the match is on 4th August. There is surely a lot of drama we will witness in the last game, as things have heated up. The Kennington Oval in London is the venue for the India-England final test match. Lastly, the local start time is 11 AM, whereas it’s 3:30 as per the Indian Standard Time.
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It is fair to say that this test series between India and England is surely one to remember. We have seen everything from records being broken to Rishabh Pant’s courage to play with a fractured toe to Indian fans’ hearts being broken at Lords, to lastly the players agreeing to a draw and continuing to play the game.
The last test match was the batting excellence shown by the Indian batters. From losing two wickets in the first five balls to dominating and irritating the England bowlers for the next 140-plus overs. They were fed up and offered a draw, but the Indian players really worked hard and deserved to get a hundred and did. The match ended in a draw from an almost impossible situation at the start.
What is done is done; all the focus will be on the last game of the series. India will not be able to win the series, but they surely don’t deserve to lose the way they have played. The Indian team will make a few changes as Jasprit Bumrah will mostly not play to manage his workload. Akash Deep will be back, and Kuldeep Yadav can start in place of Shardul Thakur. Rishabh Pant will also not play, as Dhruv Jurel can start. Our winner prediction for this game is India to win the game and draw the series.
What is the Head-to-Head record between India and England in tests?
When we look at the Head-to-Head record, both teams have played 140 test matches in total. England has won test matches, as they have fifty-three wins in 140 matches, whereas India has just 36 wins. Apart from this, the remaining fifty-one matches have ended in a draw.
Both teams have played a total of 16 matches at the Kennington Oval in London, and India’s record doesn’t look too pleasing. Out of the 17 games, India have just won two, whereas England have won five. The remaining nine matches have ended in a draw. India won a match at the Oval in 2021.
England and India Team Squads for 5th Test
Indian Team Squad:
- Batsmen: Shubman Gill (C), Karun Nair, K. L. Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, N. Jagadeesan, Sai Sudharsan
- Wicketkeepers: Dhruv Jurel and N. Jagadeesan
- All-rounders: Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja
- Bowlers: Akash Deep, Shardul Thakur, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammed Siraj, and Jasprit Bumrah
England Team Squad:
- Batsmen: Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Joe Root
- Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith
- All-rounders: Ben Stokes (C), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, and Jacob Bethell
- Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, and Josh Tongue
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