The beautiful Kennington Oval in London is all ready to host the fifth test match of the Anderson-Tendular trophy between India and England. Basically, the scoreline of the series is 2-1 in favour of England. It starts at 11 AM local time, whereas it is 3:30 PM as per the Indian Standard Time. Who will be the Top 5 Bowlers who Could Break the Batters in IND vs ENG 5th Test?
Eventually, the top wicket-takers of both teams will miss the fifth test match. The England captain, Ben Stokes, is the highest wicket-taker in the series in the first four tests with 17 wickets. At the same time, India’s top wicket-taker, Jasprit Bumrah, will also miss the match for managing his workload as decided earlier.
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Top 5 Bowlers Could Break the Batters in IND vs ENG 5th Test
Mohammed Siraj
The work rate of Mohammed Siraj is just unmatched, and no other Indian bowler is near to him. He is the joint top wicket-taker for India in this series, tying with Jasprit Bumrah, 14 wickets. Mohammed Siraj is also the only pacer to play all the matches for India in this series.
In the five matches, he has bowled 139 overs and also got a fifer in India’s win at Edgbaston Cricket Stadium. He will lead the bowling line-up for the Indian team.
Akash Deep
He was not picked in the first match, but in the second test, he gave a match-winning performance by picking up ten wickets in the match. Akash Deep now holds the record for the best bowling figures by an Indian in England.
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He missed the last match due to injury and will be back for the fifth test match. In the two games he has picked up eleven wickets. Akash Deep, with his pace and swing, can cause trouble for the English batters.
Josh Tongue
After Ben Stokes, it is Josh Tongue who has picked up more wickets in the series for England. He has picked up elven wickets in two matches, the same as Akash Deep.
His best performance came in the first match of the series, which England won at Leeds. Josh Tongue picked up seven wickets in the match. He got the important wicket of Pant in the first innings.
Chris Woakes
It was Siraj for India, and it is Chris Woakes who will play every game of the test series for England. In the first four matches, Chris Woakes has picked up ten wickets. He is the most experienced bowler in the England team and will lead the attack.
Woakes doesn’t have great pace, but his seam movements have caused trouble for the Indian batters. He has bowled the maximum overs in the Anderson-Tendulkar series.
Prasidh Krishna
There were a lot of questions about who will play the last game, will it be Prasidh Krishna or Arshdeep Singh? It will most likely be Prasidh Krishna to play.
He has played two matches in the series so far and just picked up six wickets. The last match is the perfect place to show his potential and he needs to support his other bowlers.
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