It turned out to be a thrilling finish to the five-match Test series between England and India as the series ended on 2-2 scoreline. On the final day of the fifth Test match at The Oval, India made a great
comeback and went on to take four wickets for just 20 runs to give a thrilling end to the series with a six-run win. Although England lost the match, their star pacer Chris Woakes won the hearts of every cricket fan when he came out to bat on the final day with a dislocated shoulder.
Notably, Chris Woakes dislocated his shoulder while fielding during the opening day of the Test match and was ruled out from the rest of the match. Woakes also didn’t come to bowl in the second innings and his shoulder was covered with a bandage. However, after England lost their ninth wicket on day five with 17 runs needed to win, Woakes decided to come to bat with a plaster on his shoulder. While Woakes was coming down to bat, he received a standing ovation from every spectator present at the Kennington Oval.
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Mohammed Siraj takes 5-wicket haul as India register thrilling win in 5th Test
Star fast bowler Mohammed Siraj turned out to be the star on the final day of the Test match as India registered a thrilling win at The Oval by just six runs to level the series by 2-2. The right-arm pacer registered the figures of 5/104 as England were bowled out for 367 runs, just seven runs short of the victory.
England needed 35 runs while India needed four wickets on the final day of the Test match. After that, Siraj struck early on the day as he dismissed both the set batters. After that, he went on to take a final wicket, guiding India to a historic win against England.
