At the thrilling finale of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India snatched a six-run win over England. Mohammed Siraj produced a bowling masterclass, helping India level the series 2–2 and retaining the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy.
On August 4, 2025, the IND vs ENG Test series ended in the most extraordinary and dramatic manner, with India winning the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy by just 6 runs. At the Oval, India finished the series, marking a historic moment in the Cricket world. Gus Atkinson was on the field ready to celebrate just after a few balls, but he didn’t know the match was about to turn upside down, losing the match on their own land, and making Siraj a hero of the IND vs ENG Test Series 2025.
IND vs ENG Test Series Highlights
India won the five-match Oval Test series by saving six runs. Interestingly, the fifth match of the five-match series went down to the fifth day. In the first innings of the IND vs ENG Test Series, India scored 224 runs. Karun Nair’s 57 and Sai Sudharsan’s 38 steadied the innings. In reply, the English team scored 247, taking a lead of 23 runs. Zak Crawley’s 64 and Harry Brook’s 53 were the highlights.
In the second innings, Ashasvi Jaiswal’s 118, Akash Deep’s 66, and Washington Sundar’s 53 lifted India’s score to 396, setting a total lead of 373 and giving England a target of 374. In response, England looked in control and closer to victory after centuries from Joe Root (105) and Harry Brook (111). Yet, the team collapsed in the final moments. England’s second innings ended at 367 runs.
England's Near Victory Defeated by Siraj's Stunning Performance
On the fifth day of the IND vs ENG Test Series, England needed 35 more runs to reach the second-highest run chase in the format, where India needed 4 wickets. This took England closer to their victory.
England began the inning positively, Harry Brook and Joe Root made centuries, hitting runs over runs, boundaries over boundaries, and left just 35 runs needed. But, at the very final moment, Mohammed Siraj emerged as the game changer.
When England was just close enough to win, the match took a major turn. The batting order collapsed; they had scored 374, needed 35, and still had four wickets in hand. Siraj struck twice in his first two overs before taking up the final wicket. England lost the game by just six runs short. Siraj took three wickets, while Prasidh Krishna claimed 1. With this, the five-match Test series ended in a 2–2 draw.
Siraj’s Heroics Seal
In the morning of the finale, when everyone was nervous and tensed, with England needing just 65 runs and India desperate for breakthroughs, India’s fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj’s heroic performance not only ripped through the hosts’ batting, but surpassed the record of legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev to become India’s third-highest wicket-taker in Tests on the pich of English, the first is Jasprit Bumrah – 51 wickets, and Ishant Sharma – 51 wickets. Sijar has taken 44, including the recent ones.
On the 5th day of the match, the 31-year-old fast bowler Mohammed Siraj served a yorker at Atkinson, in the 86th over of England’s innings, and bowled him down, winning a memorable win for India. He fired a 143kph yorker to Gus Atkinson, the fifth fastest delivery in the series. And then the moment unfolded, the intensity, suspense, and roaring crowd made it a spectacle to remember.
The pair of Siraj and Prasidh Krishna cleaned up the English team from 301 for 3 to 367 all out. Siraj delivered a match-winning spell of 5 for 104, including three wickets on the final day, while Prasidh took 4 for 126.
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Notable Records and Performances
- The IND vs English test series turned into a high-scoring spectacle, scoring over 7,000 runs in total, the second-highest tally in Test history.
- India not only scored 3,809 runs in the series ranks as the highest ever by a team in a five-match series. But also, scored 12 centuries in the series, shared the most for a team in a test series.
- Both teams collectively recorded 21 centuries in the series is also a record.
- Jasprit Bumrah claimed the record for most five-wicket hauls by an Indian bowler in England.
Standout Performers
Shubman Gill (Captain, India): Gill was the leading run-scorer in the IND vs ENG series, scoring 754 runs including four centuries. In the second test played in Edgbaston, he made a double century (269) and stands as the highest score by an Indian in England. He was rewarded India’s “Player of the Series”.
Mohammed Siraj (Fast Bowler, India): Siraj became a hero by giving his best. His performance in the series became his career’s best bowling performance. He took nine wickets (5 in the final innings), presenting the victory to India in the final moment of the fifth Test at The Oval.
Joe Root (Batsman, England): Joe Root claimed the record for most centuries against India (13) and most home Test centuries (24).
