India beat England with six runs to score their fifth Test on the final day in the oval, leveling the five-match series 2-2.
Mohammed Siraj was inspired as India bowled England at 367 and scored the final four wickets within an hour to score an astonishing final test with six runs to draw the series.
Sirage, an Indian hero on Monday, rejecting Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton before bowling Gus Atkinson to complete the five-wicket haul in the London oval.
After Prashid Krishna bowled Josh’s tongue, Chris Wokes went out on the bat wearing a sling to protect his dislocated shoulder in 17 runs.
Atkinson struck Syraj with six to give England a short hope and a cleverly protected wooki from strikes, but Syraj produced another great yoker and won the narrowest Test victory in India.
“We can’t see many games like this for the 60, 70-ODD to win by taking seven wickets,” Indian captain Shubman Gill said. “I’m so happy to have this on the line. If we’re a little lucky.”
At one stage, 301-3, England lost their final seven wickets with 66 runs. This is a collapse driven by reckless fire after Harry Brook made a great century.
India suddenly had hope, and they had the greatest advantage, removing Jacob Bethel and Joe Root (105), and the bad light and rain ended four days early.
England needed 35 runs to complete the second-highest Test run chase, and completed a much larger run for any team on this ground.
The oval was full of ovals as it was officially unfolding as one of the most dramatic endings of a test match, in a wildly fluctuating over seven weeks and in a constant atmosphere of tension under a gray sky.
Shiraj was a fitting Indian main man as he stepped on the boundary cushion via the boundary cushion after dropping Brook at 19 on Sunday.
Woakes was a non-going batsman who was not facing the ball, but ran bravely in obvious pain.
“I didn’t expect him to come out like that and bat with one hand. I praise him,” Gill said after his team had a lap of honor.
