India vs England: England and India are all set to take on each other in the final test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, scheduled to commence on Thursday, July 31. The hosts lead the series by a 2-1 margin. The final contest of this gripping five-match series will be played at The Oval. India somehow managed to keep the series alive courtesy of a hard-earned draw which could only have been possible because of the sheer grit showed by the batting order.
The series has seen its well share of controversies and aggressive moments. All of that will come together and it is poised to be an absolute crackerjack of a match. Despite both sides with key players missing from their XIs (England without Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer & India without Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah), the match promises to be an exciting contest.
With that said, let us delve into the past and look at the results of the last five red-ball series played between the sides.
Final match of each of last five Test series between IND and ENG
2016-17 India won by an innings and 75 runs (Chennai)
Alastair Cook (10 off 38) and Keaton Jennings (1 off 17) departed within the first hour of the day’s play. Joe Root (88 off 144) missed out on his ton. However, Moeen Ali (146 off 262) did not fail to capitalize on his start. Vital 60s from Liam Dawson (66* off 148) and Adil Rashid (60 off 155) ensured England got to 477 before getting bowled out. Ravindra Jadeja (3/106 in 45 overs) was impressive with the ball.
The 152-run opening stand was broken when Parthiv Patel (71 off 112) was dismissed by Moeen. Rahul (199 off 311) fell agonisingly short of a double-ton by a sole run. Ravichandran Ashwin (67 off 149) and Jadeja (51 off 55) stuck around with Karun Nair (303* off 381) to forge 181 and 138-run stands, respectively. Karun’s third Test innings was the reason India amassed 759/7 before declaring.
England were bundled out for 207 in 88 overs. Jadeja’s seven-wicket haul (7/48 in 25 overs) meant it was the first time he had taken a 10-wicket Test haul (10/154 in 70 overs). England lost nine wickets for 104 after the first-wicket partnership between Cook (49 off 134) and Jennings (54 off 121). Ali, England’s centurion in their first innings, walked back on 44 off 97. All three of them were dismissed by Jadeja.
2018 England won by 118 runs (The Oval)
Opting to bat first, England were going along nicely at 133/1 before they lost three wickets for one run, including the wicket of Cook (71 off 190). Being promoted to No. 3, Moeen was dismissed three balls after getting to his fifty. Jos Buttler (89 off 133) was the last wicket to fall. Stuart Broad played a crucial 38-run knock. All 10 wickets were shared among Jasprit Bumrah (3/83 in 30 overs), Ishant Sharma (3/62 in 31 overs), and Jadeja (4/79 in 30 overs).
India ended up conceding a 40-run lead by getting bowled out for 292 in 95 overs. It was a completely all-round performance by the English bowling unit. Apart from Bumrah who was run-out for a duck after facing 14 deliveries, each of the six bowlers employed by England secured a wicket at least. Hanuma Vihari (56 off 124) and Jadeja (86* off 156) scored more than Virat Kohli, who was unfortunate to get out on 49 off 70.
In the final innings of his illustrious Test career, Cook registered a memorable 147 off 286 balls. After getting dismissed for a three-ball duck in the first innings, Root did not miss out in his team’s second, notching up 125 off 190. England declared after losing eight wickets for 423. Jadeja’s 47 overs generated three wickets. Hanuma Vihari, who conceded only one run in the sole over he bowled previously, recorded figures of 3/37 in 9.3 overs.
India began on a shaky note with the loss of their first three wickets within the first four overs. India eventually folded for 345 in 94.3 overs despite valiant efforts with the bat from Rahul (149 off 224) and Pant (114 off 146). James Anderson (3/45 in 22.3 overs) was the pick of the bowlers. Bowling the maximum overs from his side in the final innings, he was the most economical bowler.
2021 – India won by an innings and 25 runs (Ahmedabad)
England were shot out for 205 prior to Stumps being called on Day 1. Just as Stokes was looking solid at the crease, he was dismissed for 55 off 121. Dan Lawrence (46 off 74), who was looking good to bring up his second half-century in the format, missed out by four runs. Axar Patel‘s 26 overs yielded four wickets, while conceding only 68 runs.
Shubman Gill (0 off 3) was the only wicket to fall for India in the 12 overs they faced during the business end of the day. The pitch was getting increasingly hard to bat on, as India were 80/4 by the 38th over. Pant (101 off 118) brought up a wonderful hundred, before he became the seventh man to perish. Washington Sundar was left stranded on 96* off 174, as Stokes (4/89 in 27.4 overs) wrapped the innings up on 365.
The menacing nature of the pitch proved too hot to handle for the English. No batter other than Root (30 off 72) and Lawrence (50 off 95) got to double figures, as England ended up losing by an innings and 25 runs. The 46.5 overs from Axar (5/48 in 24 overs) and Ashwin (5/47 in 22.5 overs) combined were able to snaffle all 10 of England’s wickets, while conceding only 95 runs.
2022 — England won by 7 wickets (Birmingham)
Opting to field first, England had India in all sorts of trouble at 98/5 after 27.5 overs. None of the five out of the top six could attain a 20-plus score. This is the moment when Pant (146 off 111) and Jadeja (104 off 194) combined to orchestrate an inspiring 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket. It was because of these two’s efforts and Bumrah’s unbeaten 31-run cameo that India could get past the 400-run mark. Anderson shone with a five-fer (5/60 in 21.5 overs).
England had to face a similar scenario as their opposition. They lost half their side by the time their team score surpassed 100. Jonny Bairstow led a fightback with a resounding hundred. However, England ended up with only 284 on the board. Despite being on the expensive side, Mohammed Siraj ended his 11.3 overs with four wickets to his name.
The visitors ended Day 3 on 125/3 in 45 overs. Opening the batting, Cheteshwar Pujara had already got to his fifty. Pujara (66 off 168) and Pant (57 off 86) departed in the first session of the fourh day, as India were dismantled for 245 in 81.5 overs. Barring Root (0/17 in 6 overs), Stokes bowled the least overs, 11.5. He picked up a four-wicket haul (4/33 in 11.5 overs).
England got off to a bright start with the bat. Playing his first match of the series, Alex Lees brought up his half-century in quick time. The wicket of his opening partner Zak Crawley (46 off 76) triggered a mini-collapse with England three down within a few moments. Root (142* off 173) and Bairstow (114* off 145) remained unbeaten till the end to propel England to a memorable win to level the series.
2024 — India won by an innings and 64 runs (Dharamsala)
Crawley (79 off 108) in an otherwise disappointing display by England, who ended up getting all-out for a meagre 218. Ben Duckett (27 off 58), Root (26 off 56), Bairstow (29 off 18), and Ben Foakes (24 off 42) all got to good starts. However, none of them capitalized on the platforms they set up for themselves. Ashwin (4/51 in 11.4 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (5/72 in 15 overs) shared nine wickets between them.
While Yashasvi Jaiswal (57 off 58) did not get to his ton after an energetic start to the innings, Rohit Sharma (103 off 162) and Gill (110 off 150) did not miss out on theirs. Newbies Devdutt Padikkal (65 off 103) and Sarfaraz Khan (56 off 60) contributed meaningfully to the 477-run first innings total. Shoaib Bashir (5/173 in 46.1 overs) secured his second five-wicket haul of the series.
England’s batting line up crumbled for a paltry 195, granting India an emphatic innings win by 64 runs to clinch the series 4-1. The only substantial partnership was that between Root (84 off 128) and Bairstow (39 off 31). Ashwin ended the match with nine wickets to his name. However, it was Kuldeep (5/72, 30, 2/40) who ended up securing the Player of the Match accolade for his all-round exhibition.
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