Fifth Test between IND VS ENG: If India wins, the series will draw, Oli Pope will lead England; May the rain disrupt

The fifth and last Test match of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy between India and England will be played at the Oval Stadium in London today. Team India is 1-2 in the 5 Test series. This match is important for both teams. India will want to win the series 2-2 by winning it, while England will win the series by winning the Oval.

England won the first match by 5 wickets and the third match by 22 runs. At the same time, India won the second Test by 336 runs. The fourth match was a draw.

The day before the fifth Test, England announced its playing-11 on Wednesday. The team has made four changes. Team captain Ben Stokes is out due to an injury. Oli Pope will replace it.

Match Details, Fifth Test IND VS ENG Date- 31 July 2025 Stadium- The Oval, London Time: Toss- 3:00 AM, Match Started- 3:30

India won 2 Tests at The Oval India played the first Test at The Oval Stadium in London in 1936, in which the team lost by 9 wickets. The team took 35 years to win the first Test on the field. In 1971, India beat England by 4 wickets in the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar. Then in 2021 Virat Kohli's captaincy won the second win on the field. He won the team by 157 runs. India played 14 Tests against England on the field, winning 2 and lost 5. In the meantime 7 matches were also drawn.

India played the last Test at Oval against Australia in 2023. It was the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), in which India lost 209 runs.

The opportunity to draw a 52nd test with India Team India started its journey in England in 1932. Since then, a total of 140 Tests have been played between the two teams. England have won 53 of these, while Team India have won 36 matches. At the same time, there were 51 Test draws. India played 71 Tests in England. Only 10 won, but the team also draw 23 Tests here. England have won 38 matches.

So far 36 Test series have been played between the two teams. England won 19 and India won 12. While there were 5 draws. In the 94 years from 1932 to 2025, Team India played 19 Test series in England. India won 3, while 2 were drawn. At the same time, the team faced the 14th defeat.

Gill Series Top Scorer Shubhman Gill scored 269 and 161 in the second Test. Gill has scored 4 centuries so far in this series. He also scored a century in the last match. He is the top scorer of both this series and the team. At the same time, both fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are both at the top of the bowling with 14-14 wickets. Bumrah will not play in this match. He has been relaxed due to workload management.

Jamie Smith England's top batter The English Better Jamie Smith is the highest scorer for the English team in the series. He has scored 424 runs in 4 matches. His highest score is 184 unbeaten during this period. Jamie played an unbeaten 184 in the first innings of the Birmingham Test. In the bowling section, Captain Ben Stokes is the highest wicket -taker in the series. He has 17 wickets in his name. At the same time, Josh is the second highest wicket -taker for the tung team. He has 11 wickets in his name.

The 108th Test will be played at Oval Oval pitches rise. As the match goes on, spinners also get help. Better batting here can easily make a run. So far 107 Tests have been played here, in which the first batting team has won 40 and the first bowling team won 30 matches. There were also 37 matches draws.

May the rain disrupt Oval tests can cause rainfall. During these five days, especially in the early and mid -day, there is a possibility of light rain. The first, the second and fifth day of the match, the chances of rain are more likely. Rainfall could be 84% on July 31, 60% on August 1 and 58% on August 3. During these 5 days, the maximum temperature is likely to be 23 degrees Celsius and minimum 14 degrees Celsius.

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