🇮🇳 ⚔️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ENGvIND : After 2-2

🇮🇳 2 ⚔️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2  : 🤗 🤭 🏏 👊🏼💪🏼👍🏼🕺💃 😊

Something special to cherish forever :

Video Clips of  Moments, Wickets,Shots: from the final Oval Test and SERIES . Stats,Opinions :  updates in progress...

Complied by : 

Vivek Ketkar 

#ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 5th Test: Day 5 :✌🏼

 🇮🇳 And India through Siraj and Prasidh Krishna do unthinkable..💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼✌🏼 🇮🇳

From 301/3 to 367/10 : England.

 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 ❤️

25 days of PURE MAGICAL ENTHRALLING TEST CRICKET 🤌

What a final hour. What a Test match. What a series.

Long live Test match cricket 🏏🏏🏏

50 WICKETS between this trio in the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy 🤯 

#AkashDeep #MohammedSiraj #PrasidhKrishna

Scroll for details of 5th day morning miracle:

Earlier:

So over to Day no. 25 of the series: 

Morning Session: 

35 Runs Vs 4 Wickets.

Flat roller by England but bit Overcast conditions.

2 boundaries in first 2 balls by Overton off Prasidh

England need 27 more

AND

Siraj strikes 3rd ball : 

Jamie Smith ct Jurel B Siraj : 2(20) 

347/7 : 77.3 Ov.

Confirmed by Dharmsena upstairs. 

So Now it's 27 Runs Vs 3 Wickets:

4th ball  Edge dropped just short of KL.

2 Runs by Atkinson. 

Overton continues Aggression.

350/7 : 78.4 :  Need 24 more .

353/7 : 79 Ov. NEED 21 more.

And It's Siraj again 

Overton Lbw 9 ( 17) : 354/8 : 79.5 Ov.

It's 20 Runs Vs 2 Wickets now : 

India continued with old ball.

Prasidh Krishna keeps bowling short. So bit expensive. But No...STRIKE after 2 balls

Tounge Lbw 0 (2) : DRS by England:  SAVED.

Nervous England tailenders trying desperately to attack each ball.

Siraj again: 19 Vs 2 now: 355/8 : 81 Ov.

No wicket this time..in the over.

It's 18 runs Vs 2 Wickets now :

Prasidh to Atkinson 7*(12).

Late call for single,wild throw by Siraj.

17 Vs 2 : 357/8 : 82.5 And WOW...

Prasidh Krishna yorked Tounge Clean Bowled on 0 (12).

It's 17 Vs 1 Now :

Wokes with broken left hand index slinger walks in.

Siraj to Atkinson 14* off 17 so far.

Oh my God...Atkinson swings  on 2nd ball : 

Akashdeep dropped him on Long on boundary and given six.

It's 11 Vs 1 Wicket.

Just 2 shots away : England. 

Actually 10 Vs 1 for India to level.

2 balls can India stop single..?

Full toss missed by batter & Leg stump.

1 to go Atkinson 14* off 22 .

Siraj bowled wide : They ran for Bye and Jurel missed , to run Wokes run  out.

India lost second opportunity in the over.

So it's 9 Vs 1 for India now :

Not for the faint heart. 

Prasidh Krishna too Atkinson 14 off  22.

2 on 1st ball : just 7 for India. 

2nd ball: Swings and missed 

No slips. 

3rd ball: Swings and missed Again. 

4th ball: Wide outside off: Missed .

Chat between Gill n Prasidh.

Only 4 fielders to leg side.

5th ball: Swings n miss.

6th ball: Can India SAVE the Single??

NO.

Atkinson gets it. To face Siraj's next.

Partnership 10*.

7 to win for England / below 6 for India to level the series : Atkinson...England just 1 shot away to deny this.

Siraj to Atkinson 17* off 28.

1st ball: And...Yes..

Atkinson yorked clean bowled by Siraj.

Atkinson Bowled Siraj 17(29) : 1 six.

Very aptly as he had dropped Brook on 19. He has bowled more than 1000 runs in this series. 

Most important Five-for by Mohammed Siraj.

England ALL DOWN : 367: 87.1 Ov. 

Target was 374 :  🇮🇳 won by 6 runs.

It's INDIA INDIA INDIA...💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Series level 2:2.

Coming from behind 1-2.

Hats off to Shubman Gill & boys...!!!

Narrowest Test Victory for India.

Presentation follows:

MoM / Player of the Match:

Who else..DSP from Hyderabad 

Mohammed Siraj it is...!

Player of the Series:

For England: 

Harry Brook ( as per Gautam Gambhir)

2 centuries n 99.

For India: 

Player of the Series:

Young Captain Prince Shubman Gill it is 

754 runs in 10 innings.

( Ravindra Jadeja narrowly missed).

Ground Tumhara...Jeet Hamari..!

4th day review in Marathi (मराठी):

https://youtu.be/Z8C0SPgZFHA?si=t1GR49iLdTJcSKZG

आणि विजयाचा आढावा मराठीत:

https://youtu.be/3sg2QCuSuUc?si=nFk3xIglLdVo150o

The summary of what transpired on Day 5 😎

Mohammed Siraj 🤝 Prasidh Krishna

ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 5th Test: Day 4

Day 4 , may turn out to be the last ..

At the start of the day :

 324 Runs For 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  Vs  9 Wickets For 🇮🇳.

  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  ENGLAND still need 324 runs for victory, while INDIA require nine wickets. 🇮🇳🎯

Duckett 34* (48) : 50/1 : 13.5 Ov.

England’s highest Test chases ⤵️

✅ 378-3 v India, Edgbaston 2022.

✅ 373-5 v India, Headingley 2025.

✅ 362-9 v Australia, Headingley 2019.

But at Oval it's below 300.

Morning Session:

Duckett 51 off 76 : 79/1 : 21.1 Ov.

Siraj was bit unlucky,  but Prasidh Krishna strikes through KL in second slip. 

Ben Duckett ct KL b Prasidh 54 (83).

82/2 : 22.4 Ov , success in 9th Ov of the day. 

87/2 after 1st hour 37 runs for 1 Wicket.

Siraj gets Pope DRS  : It's India..💪🏼💪🏼. 

English captain gone.

Pope Lbw Siraj 27(34) : 106/3 : 27.3 Ov.

So India strikes twice withn 14 overs of the morning. 

114 runs : 2 wickets in the session. RR 4.72.

Harry Brook excellent aggressive batting,  got life through Siraj off Prasidh,  caught on boundary,  but touched his foot to rope.

Took the catch… but stepped on the rope! 😖

What have you done Mohammad Siraj 🤦‍♂️.

At 137/3 : Brook was on 19 , got 16 off the over , could this cost India the match ???

At Lunch:

164/3 : 38 Ov: England need 210 more.

Brook 38* off 30 & Root 23* off 46.

Partnership past 50*, most dangerous pair for India at the crease. 

Black clouds gathering..

Second Session: Deciding 2 hours?

England especially Harry Brook start very  aggressively gets to 50 off just 39.

186/3 : 41 Ov: England need 188 runs. 

Challenging for Indian pacers now with bit older and softer ball. No fourth seamer.

Spinner introduced in 43rd over : Sundar.

Brook taking it away from India with effortless ultra aggressive approach.

Brook + Root comfortably chasing 374.

200/3 : 44 Ov : Need 174 more.

Partnership 100 off just 110 balls,

 Brook 62*, Root 40*.

 Match slipping from India’s grip.

Run machine Root too 50* off 81.

Target below 150 now...Series gone..???

. Jadeja gets ball in 53rd : No impression.

So England win  looks inevitable now..

251/3 : 54 Ov : Brook 84*, Root 60*.

This pair shattering the Team India's dream.

Match and SERIES WINNING  innings by Brook 100*(91), with 12x4s and 2x6s.

Need just 86 now...It's All England. 

Indian players body language...defeated.

Akashdeep gets breakthrough at last : Wicket after 35 overs and filder is Siraj only..!

Brook ct Siraj B Akashdeep 111 (98). 

Match winning 195 partnership off 213.

Given an extra life by Mohammed Siraj on 19, Harry Brook has made India pay 👊

301/4 : 62.4 Ov: Need 73 more to win .

Bethell lucky as Akashdeep slips , to miss caught and bowled chance.

Lbw review Vs Root : Not Out.

Session fully dominated by England to win the series 3-1. : 

England has won the most important session.

153 runs / 1 Wicket / 28 ov / RR 5.46.

At Tea:  England in full control.

Root 98* off 135 balls. 

317/4 : 66 Ov : Need 57 to win. 

Post Tea: 

England need 57 : 317/4 : 66 Ov.

Joe Root gets 100 off 137 balls : 12x4s.

Prasidh ends Bethell struggle bowled 5 (31).

332/5 : 70.4 Ov : Need 42 more.

Lbw review Vs Root off Prasidh : Not Out.  

Twist in the England tale...???

Root Ct Jurel B Prasidh 105 (152) :

Brilliant catch by Jurel. 

337/6 : 73 Ov.

England need 37 more India 3 Wickets.

Suddenly struggling after Root's wicket.

Just 2 off 20 balls.

Post Tea : 2 for 22 in 10.2 overs 

339/6 : 76.2 Ov ...Need 35 more.

Bad light stopped play.

Again over to 5th day...!

Play called off due to Bad light. 

So it's 35 runs Vs 4 wickets at the end of day 4.

And yess -  if required Wokes would bat with one hand 🫡🤭