ENG vs IND Match Preview:
The fifth and final Test of a five-match series between England (ENG) and India (IND) is scheduled to be played at the Kennington Oval in London from July 31 to August 3. It has been an exciting series so far where the hosts England held their nerves to go 2-1 up after four matches. However, India also showed a great fight with a 336-run in the second Test in Birmingham along with a draw in the fourth Test in Manchester.
Now, it will be a decider at The Oval where England will be looking to clinch the series with a win or even a draw in the upcoming Test. While India need to win the fifth Test to avoid series loss and level the series by 2-2. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the fifth Test between England and India.
ENG vs IND Match Details:
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Match |
England vs India, 5th Test |
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Venue |
Kennington Oval, London |
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Date & Time |
Friday, July 31 - Monday, August 4, 3:30 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Sony Sports Network |
ENG vs IND Pitch Report
The Kennington Oval in London is generally considered as a batting pitch but also provides support for the bowlers with the new ball. Out of 112 Test matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 42 times while the team bowling first came out victorious on 30 occasions.
ENG vs IND Weather Report 
ENG vs IND Head-to-Head Stats and Records
England and India have locked horns 140 times in the history of Test cricket so far. Out of these 140 matches, England defeated India 53 times while India come out victorious on 36 occasions with 51 games ending in a draw.
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Matches played |
140 |
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England won |
53 |
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India won |
36 |
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Drawn |
51 |
ENG vs IND Probable Playing XIs
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett,Ollie Pope (c) , Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell. Jamie Smith (wk) Chris Woakes , Gus Atkinson , Jamie Overton , Josh Tongue
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk) Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep
ENG vs IND Full Squads
England: Ben Stokes (C), Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Karun Nair, Akash Deep, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk)
ENG vs IND Predicted Top Batters
Joe Root: Star English batter Joe Root is coming after playing a knock of 150 runs in the last game at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. He is among the leading run scorers of the series so far amassing 403 runs from four matches in the series at an average of 67.16 with two hundreds and a fifty.
ENG vs IND Predicted Top Bowlers
Mohammed Siraj: Star Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj will be a spearhead pacer in the fifth Test against England and will be looking to deliver a match-winning spell to guide India to a series-levelling win. He is third highest wicket-taker of the season with 14 scalps from four matches.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: England to win the toss
Scenario 1: England opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: India to post 440-450 runs in the first innings
Match prediction: India to win
Scenario 2: England opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: England to post 370-380 runs in the first innings
Match prediction: India to win
