The Oval Test was a record day for the Indian team. For the first time, 3 Indian players scored 500+ runs in a series. Captain Shubhman Gill scored 754, KL Rahul 532 and Ravindra Jadeja scored 516. In addition, Jadeja also scored the highest 50+ score in a series for India in England.
On Saturday, on the third day of the Oval Test, India has reached a strong position. India's second innings was all out for 396 runs. The team gave England a 374 -run target. By the end of the day's game, England have scored 50 runs after losing one wicket in the second innings. The team now needs 324 runs to win.
India's ODI captain Rohit Sharma arrived to watch the match. Ben Duckte of England embraced Akashdeep. The enthusiasm of this final test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy increased so much that Google CEO Sundar Pichai had also reached the Oval. He commented while Washington was batting beautiful.
Rohit Sharma came to support India in the Oval Test.
Read the third day records and Moments of the Oval Test …
Facets ….
- Akash Deep became the first Indian Knight Watchman to score more than 50 runs against England on the Oval Maidan after 2011. Earlier, Amit Mishra scored 84 against England on the same field in 2011.
Akash Deep scored the first fifty of his Test career.
- India have scored more than 300 runs in the ongoing five -Test series against England. This is the first place in terms of scoring the highest 300+ in the Test series by any foreign team. Earlier, Australia scored this feat against South Africa in 1910-11, England in the Ashes series in 1928-29 and Australia in 1975-76 against the West Indies.
- Speaking of the highest 300+ score in the Test series, the highest 300+ score was made 14 times in the Ashes series of 1928-29. Subsequently, the West Indies scored 300+ in Australia in 1975-76 and in the 1993 Ashes series 13 times. India has set this record 13 times so far on a tour of England in 2025.
- This is the first time when three Indian batsmen have scored more than 500 runs in the Test series. These batsmen include Shubhman Gill, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja.
- Ravindra Jadeja has scored a total of 6 times in this series, the highest by any batsman batting at number 6 or below during the Test series in England. He broke the record of the five 50+ score made by Sir Garfield Sobers in 1966 in this regard. In addition, an Indian batsman ranked number 6 or below has scored the highest 50+ score in the Test series (home or abroad). Earlier, the record was in the name of VVS Laxman, who scored 50+ score 5 times on the West Indies tour in 2002.
- Ravindra Jadeja has scored a total of 50 or more runs 6 times while batting at number 6 in the Test series. This is the record of the highest 50+ score while batting at number 6 in the Test series abroad. Earlier, this record was named Gary Alexander (West Indies vs Australia, 1960-61) and Wasim Raja (Pakistan vs West Indies, 1976-77), who did this 6-6 times.
- Jadeja has scored 50+ in England so far, and the special thing is that he has scored runs all these times while batting at number six or below. This is the record of the highest 50+ score by a foreign batsman in England at number six, batting at number six. With this achievement, he has pushed Sir Garfield Sobers back, who did this 9 times in England.
Records …
1. The Indo-England Series has been hit by 19 centuries so far The Australia-West Indies Series played in the 5th is at the top in terms of scoring the most personal century in the history of Test cricket. The series scored 21 centuries. After this, 20 centuries were scored in the West Indies-South Africa series in 2003-04. Also, the Indo-England has scored 19 centuries so far in the 2025 series. This series is still going on.
2. India has scored 12 centuries in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and India jointly have the record for scoring the highest century in a Test series by a team. Australia scored 12 centuries in the 5 Test series during a tour of the West Indies in 1955.
In 1982-83, Pakistan scored 12 centuries in the 6 Test match against India. In 2003-04, South Africa scored 12 centuries in a 4-match series against the West Indies. India now scored 12 centuries in the foreign series of 5 Test matches against England in 2025.
3. Jadeja has scored the highest score in a series for India in England. Ravindra Jadeja has scored 50+ runs in the 2025 England Test series so far, the highest by the Indian batsman in the series in England. Sunil Gavaskar is second on the list, scoring 50+ scores in 1979. In 2018, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant scored 50 or more runs in 5-5 times in the same series of 2025.
Now Moments …
1. Rohit Sharma arrived to see the match
Rohit Sharma pointing to fans on the Oval Ground.
Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma arrived on the Oval ground on the third day to watch the match. Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 7 this year. He also scored a century against England on the same field in 2021.
2. Akash Deep got a lifetime, the catch from Jack Crowley got off
Jack Crowley scored 21 runs and gave life to Akash Deep.
In the 26th over, Akash Deep was relieved. Jack Crowley left the slip in the slip on the third ball of Josh Tung's over. Here Akash Deep was batting at 21 runs. Tong threw the ball out of the stump.
3. Ben Ducket Akash Deep Falls
Akash Deep and Ben Ducket are embraced.
After the 28th over, the English opener Ben Ducket embraced Akash Deep, who was batting. Earlier, the competition between the two was seen in the first innings of England. Duckte played a reverse scoop shot on Akash Deep's ball and hit a six on Third Man.
After this, Ducket told Akash Deep that he could not out from here. However, Akash Deep sent the duck to the pavilion on a reverse shot. Later, Akash Deep told him something with his hand on his shoulder.
4. Akash Deep completed his first fifty with fours
Akash Deep played 66 runs.
In 37.3 overs, Akash Deep scored his first fifty of a Test career by scoring fours on the Deep Square Leg on Gus Atkinson's ball. He happily raised the bat and pointed to the people of India.
Everyone in the dressing room looked very happy. There was a length ball on the middle stump, Akash Deep played a loud shot across the line, which went to the boundary from the inside edge of the bat to the square leg. After the fifty of Akash Deep, the main coach Gautam Gambhir, who usually looks serious, had a smile on his face.
5. Brooke left the catch of compassion, and was out in the second over
Harry Brook looked frustrated after leaving the catch.
In the 55th over, the Indian team lost its fifth wicket. Here Karun Nair scored 17 runs. He was caught out at the hands of wicketkeeper Jamie Smith at Gus Atkinson's ball. Nair could not take advantage of the relief received in the previous over. Harry Brook left his catch in the 54th over. At that time he was batting at 12 runs.
6. Duckate left Yashwashi's catch
Yashwashi was dismissed for 118 after Ducket was caught.
In the 58th over, the Indian team crossed 250 runs in the second innings. Yashwashi Jaiswal's catch dropped by Ben Ducket on the fourth ball of Jamie Overton over. Not only that, the ball went out of the boundary line. Jaiswal was batting at 110 at this time.
7. Jadeja rescued himself from being lbw by taking DRS
Jadeja was first out by the umpire. He reviewed and the ball ran out of the stump, causing the umpire to change his decision.
On the last ball of the 67th over, Ravindra Jadeja escaped from taking the LBW by taking the DRS. Josh Tung's Yorker rang on his foot shoes. The field umpire also gave it out. In this case, Jadeja asked for DRS. After watching the video, the third umpire changed the decision.
8. Jadeja fifty by scoring fours, hoisted bats like a sword
Jadeja celebrating after hitting a fifty.
Ravindra Jadeja hit the ball on the first of the 82nd over and hit the 27th Fifty of his career. He also scored his fifth fifty in this series. After hitting the fifty, Jadeja also performed his special celebrity. He had hoisted the bat like a sword.
9 Washington Sundar finished his fifty by scoring 3 consecutive boundaries on the ball of Gus Atkinson, throwing the 87th over. He finished his fifty by scoring a six on the third and fourth ball of the over and the fifth ball. Sundar scored 50 off just 39 balls.
Washington was out for 53 beautiful.
10. Sundar Pichai made a commentary in the match
Former Indian cricketer and commentator Dinesh Karthik with Sundar Pichai.
On the third day of the Oval Test, Google CEO came to make a beautiful pichai commentary. He commented while Washington was batting beautiful.
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