3 Reasons Why Oval Test win is Very Special for India: Team India won a spectacular victory by defeating England by just 6 runs in the last match of the five-match Test series. This victory is the closest win in terms of runs in India’s Test history. With this historic win, Team India managed to end the series at 2-2.
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Oval Test: It was not at all easy for Shubman Gill and company to register this victory. Many players played an important role in this. But the most important role was of Mohammad Siraj, who managed to take a total of 9 wickets in both innings.
Oval Test: India had set a target of 374 runs in front of England to win this match, chasing which the England team collapsed for 367 runs. However, Joe Root and Harry Brook managed to win the hearts of the fans through their performance. India’s historic win at the Oval has become one of its most memorable victories in Test cricket. Let us know three reasons why this victory can be considered the biggest victory in India’s Test history.
3 Oval Test: Team India won the match despite Jasprit Bumrah
Oval Test: After the Manchester Test, many Indian fans were in a dilemma whether Jasprit Bumrah would take part in the fifth Test? Because he was going to play only three matches due to workload management, which he had already played. Team India took the field at the Oval without their key fast bowler.
Oval Test: Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna once again performed lethally under pressure in the series and forced the English batsmen to kneel. The Men in Blue once again proved that they have the ability to win Test matches even without Bumrah. Both these bowlers did not let Bumrah’s absence be felt even by 1%.
2 Despite the pressure, Team India performed brilliantly throughout the match
This entire match was like a tough test for India, where the team had to face constant pressure. But every time the Indian players came back strongly and finally won the Test match. In the first innings, the Indian cricket team was all out for just 224 runs. But the Indian bowlers took responsibility and despite a strong start, stopped England at 247 runs, due to which they could not get much lead.
After this, the Indian batsmen performed brilliantly in the second innings and set a big target of 374 runs for England to win. Chasing the target, the England team had reached the threshold of victory with the help of centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root. After this, Team India won the match by dismissing 4 England batsmen in just 30 runs.
1 Indian bowlers put in their full strength
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— Mohammed Siraj (@mdsirajofficial) August 4, 2025
This tour of India was quite long. In this, the fast bowlers of both the teams had to work very hard, because all the pitches were conducive to batting. In such a situation, it was not easy for the fast bowlers to take wickets. This challenge was even bigger for India because Jasprit Bumrah played only three Tests, which put more responsibility on the other fast bowlers.
Some matches were very close on the schedule, due to which the bowlers did not get enough rest time. For Team India, this series was at stake in the Oval Test. This was the reason why Siraj, Krishna and Akashdeep gave their all in the last match and helped India register their third win at the Oval in the history of Test cricket.
