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India Clinches Dramatic Series Draw Against England
4 Aug
Summary
- India levels 5-Test series 2-2 with 6-run win
- Mohammed Siraj stars with 9 wickets in final Test
- Shubman Gill impresses with 754 runs, 4 centuries
In a thrilling conclusion to their 5-Test series, India has managed to level the scores at 2-2 against England with a dramatic 6-run victory at the Oval. The tourists came back from the brink, taking the last 7 England wickets for just 66 runs to clinch the deciding match.
Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj proved to be the difference-maker for India, taking 9 wickets in the match, including a match-winning spell of 3 for 9 on the final morning. Siraj was the leading wicket-taker in the series, finishing with 23 scalps.
Shubman Gill also shone with the bat, scoring 754 runs in the series, including four centuries. The 25-year-old, who took over as captain in May, led from the front and narrowly missed out on breaking Sunil Gavaskar's long-standing Indian record tally of 774 runs in a series.
Despite England's clinical performances in key moments, they were unable to press home their advantage in the final Test, with a late collapse proving costly. India will return home satisfied, having won more sessions than they lost over the course of the enthralling 5-match series.
