India beat England by six runs at The Oval to draw the Test series 2-2
India won the fifth Test against England at The Oval by six runs on 4 August 2025, drawing the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 2-2, with Mohammed Siraj taking 5 for 104 in the final innings.
Summary
India beat England by six runs in the fifth Test at The Oval on 4 August 2025 to draw the five-match series 2-2, India's closest Test victory by runs. Defending 374, India took England's last four wickets on the final morning, when England needed 35 runs; Mohammed Siraj finished with 5 for 104 in the innings, bowling Gus Atkinson with a yorker to seal the match. The win was India's third Test victory at The Oval, after 1971 and 2021. Captain Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in the series, the most by any batter in a series between England and India, and was named India's Player of the Series, while Siraj was Player of the Match.
Key facts
- Date/venue
- 4 Aug 2025, The Oval, London
- Result
- India won by 6 runs; series drawn 2-2
- Scores
- India 224 & 396; England 247 & 367 (target 374)
- Star bowler
- Mohammed Siraj 5/104 (Player of the Match)
- Captain
- Shubman Gill: 754 series runs, most in any England–India series
- Oval wins
- India's third, after 1971 and 2021
- Trophy
- Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
Practice MCQs 4 questions
By what margin did India beat England in the fifth Test at The Oval on 4 August 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 6 runs
India won by 6 runs, its closest Test victory by runs, to draw the series 2-2.
What was the final result of the 2025 England–India Test series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy?
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Correct answer: A — Series drawn 2-2
Series drawn 2-2: India's six-run win at The Oval levelled the five-match series.
Consider the following statements about the Oval Test of August 2025: 1. It was India's first-ever Test victory at The Oval. 2. Shubman Gill's 754 runs are the most by any batter in a Test series between England and India. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is incorrect: it was India's third Test win at The Oval, after 1971 and 2021. Statement 2 is correct: no batter has scored more runs in an England–India series than Gill's 754, which passed Graham Gooch's 752 from 1990.
Who took five wickets in England's second innings and was Player of the Match in India's six-run win at The Oval in August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj took 5 for 104, bowling Gus Atkinson with a yorker to seal the win, and was named Player of the Match.