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 fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the England versus India fifth Test
ENG vs IND Match Details
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Match Number |
5th Test |
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Teams |
England vs India |
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Venue |
The Oval, London |
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Time |
3:30 PM (IST) |
ENG vs IND Head-to-Head Stats & 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 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 Probable Playing XIs
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Stokes Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer
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, 5th Test: Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks
Shubman Gill
Last 5 Test matches
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Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
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755 |
75.50 |
269 |
ENG vs IND 5th Test: Top Players to pick
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.
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.
ENG vs IND 5th Test: Players to avoid
Shardul Thakur: Shardul Thakur hasn’t been fully utilised as bowler in the ongoing Test series so far. He scored crucial 41 runs in the first innings of the Manchester Test but went wicketless conceding 55 runs in 11 overs.
ENG vs IND Fantasy Team 1 (Grand League)
Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith (wk),
Batters: Joe Root, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-Rounders: Jacob Bethell, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Chris Woakes, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Tongue
ENG vs IND Fantasy Team 2 (Head-to-Head)
Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk)
Batters: Joe Root, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul,
All-Rounders: Jacob Bethell, Ravindra Jadeja,
Bowlers: Chris Woakes, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Tongue, Gus Attkinson
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