Mohammed Siraj became India’s hero in 2025. He led India to a thrilling win against the England Cricket Team. His five-wicket haul stunned England at The Oval. India drew the series 2-2. Siraj bowled with pace and heart. He took down England’s key batsmen. His yorker to Gus Atkinson sealed the match. Fans cheered his never-give-up spirit.
The Test series was full of drama. Siraj’s performance stood out brightly. He bowled 1,122 deliveries in the series. His hard work paid off big. This article dives into Siraj’s amazing journey. We explore his key moments and stats. Learn how he turned the game around. Share your thoughts below.
Siraj’s Game-Changing Spell at The Oval
Mohammed Siraj was unstoppable at The Oval. He took five wickets in England’s second innings. His pace bowling troubled England’s batsmen. India won by just six runs. On Day 5, England needed 35 runs. Siraj started with a fiery spell. He swung the ball both ways. Jamie Smith nicked one to the keeper.
Siraj’s yorker to Gus Atkinson was perfect. It rattled the stumps at 143 kph. His control was spot-on. He never bowled a loose ball. Siraj mixed outswingers with wobble-seam deliveries. England couldn’t read his plan. He bowled faster than ever before. His five-wicket haul won India the match.
He bowled 30.1 overs in the innings. Siraj took down Zak Crawley early. Ollie Pope fell to his swing bowling. His passion inspired the team. Despite a dropped catch earlier, Siraj stayed focused. He led India’s pace attack brilliantly. His 23 wickets topped the series. Fans called him a true hero, like Chris Woakes, who came out to bat with a broken shoulder.
Siraj’s Journey to Stardom
Mohammed Siraj wasn’t always a star. He started as a workhorse bowler. Critics doubted his wicket-taking ability. But Siraj proved them wrong in 2025. He bowled the most overs in the series. His resilience shone through every match. Siraj took 23 wickets, matching Jasprit Bumrah’s record. He never gave up.
His belief came from hard work. Siraj woke up inspired by Ronaldo. He changed his phone wallpaper to “believe.” That mindset won the final Test. Siraj’s leadership lifted India’s bowling attack. He supported Prasidh Krishna well. Together, they took nine wickets in the match. Siraj’s story inspires young cricketers.
England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard, Oval Cricket Stadium
India 1st Innings
Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
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Yashasvi Jaiswal
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lbw b Atkinson | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | ||
KL Rahul
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b Woakes | 14 | 40 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 35.00 | ||
Sai Sudharsan
|
c †Smith b Tongue | 38 | 108 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 35.18 | ||
Shubman Gill (c)
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run out (Atkinson) | 21 | 35 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
Karun Nair
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lbw b Tongue | 57 | 109 | 179 | 8 | 0 | 52.29 | ||
Ravindra Jadeja
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c †Smith b Tongue | 9 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | ||
Dhruv Jurel †
|
c Brook b Atkinson | 19 | 40 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 47.50 | ||
Washington Sundar
|
c Overton b Atkinson | 26 | 55 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 47.27 | ||
Akash Deep
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not out | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Mohammed Siraj
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b Atkinson | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Prasidh Krishna
|
c †Smith b Atkinson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 12, lb 6, nb 4, w 16) | 38 | |||||||
Total |
69.4 Ov (RR: 3.21)
|
224 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3.1 ov), 2-38 (KL Rahul, 15.1 ov), 3-83 (Shubman Gill, 27.2 ov), 4-101 (Sai Sudharsan, 35.4 ov), 5-123 (Ravindra Jadeja, 39.3 ov), 6-153 (Dhruv Jurel, 49.3 ov), 7-218 (Karun Nair, 66.5 ov), 8-220 (Washington Sundar, 67.4 ov), 9-224 (Mohammed Siraj, 69.2 ov), 10-224 (Prasidh Krishna, 69.4 ov) • DRS
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Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
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Chris Woakes
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14 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Gus Atkinson
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21.4 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 1.52 | 1 | 4 | |
Josh Tongue
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16 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 3.56 | 4 | 0 | |
Jamie Overton
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16 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 4.12 | 2 | 0 | |
Jacob Bethell
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2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zak Crawley
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c Jadeja b Prasidh Krishna | 64 | 57 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 112.28 | ||
Ben Duckett
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c †Jurel b Akash Deep | 43 | 38 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 113.15 | ||
Ollie Pope (c)
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lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 22 | 44 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Joe Root
|
lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 29 | 45 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 64.44 | ||
Harry Brook
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b Mohammed Siraj | 53 | 64 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 82.81 | ||
Jacob Bethell
|
lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
Jamie Smith †
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c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
Jamie Overton
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lbw b Prasidh Krishna | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Gus Atkinson
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c Akash Deep b Prasidh Krishna | 11 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 | ||
Josh Tongue
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not out | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Chris Woakes
|
absent hurt | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Extras | (b 6, lb 2, nb 3) | 11 | |||||||
Total |
51.2 Ov (RR: 4.81)
|
247 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Ben Duckett, 12.5 ov), 2-129 (Zak Crawley, 21.1 ov), 3-142 (Ollie Pope, 24.4 ov), 4-175 (Joe Root, 32.6 ov), 5-195 (Jacob Bethell, 36.4 ov), 6-215 (Jamie Smith, 42.1 ov), 7-215 (Jamie Overton, 42.5 ov), 8-235 (Gus Atkinson, 46.5 ov), 9-247 (Harry Brook, 51.2 ov) • DRS
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Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammed Siraj
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16.2 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 5.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Akash Deep
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17 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | |
Prasidh Krishna
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16 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 3.87 | 0 | 2 | |
Ravindra Jadeja
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2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd Innings
Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yashasvi Jaiswal
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c Overton b Tongue | 118 | 164 | 296 | 14 | 2 | 71.95 | ||
KL Rahul
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c Root b Tongue | 7 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
Sai Sudharsan
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lbw b Atkinson | 11 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 37.93 | ||
Akash Deep
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c Atkinson b Overton | 66 | 94 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 70.21 | ||
Shubman Gill (c)
|
lbw b Atkinson | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 | ||
Karun Nair
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c †Smith b Atkinson | 17 | 32 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 53.12 | ||
Ravindra Jadeja
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c Brook b Tongue | 53 | 77 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 68.83 | ||
Dhruv Jurel †
|
lbw b Overton | 34 | 46 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 73.91 | ||
Washington Sundar
|
c Crawley b Tongue | 53 | 46 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 115.21 | ||
Mohammed Siraj
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lbw b Tongue | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Prasidh Krishna
|
not out | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 13, lb 5, nb 2, w 6) | 26 | |||||||
Total |
88 Ov (RR: 4.50)
|
396 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (KL Rahul, 9.5 ov), 2-70 (Sai Sudharsan, 17.2 ov), 3-177 (Akash Deep, 42.1 ov), 4-189 (Shubman Gill, 44.1 ov), 5-229 (Karun Nair, 54.3 ov), 6-273 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 64.2 ov), 7-323 (Dhruv Jurel, 76.2 ov), 8-357 (Ravindra Jadeja, 83.2 ov), 9-357 (Mohammed Siraj, 83.5 ov), 10-396 (Washington Sundar, 87.6 ov) • DRS
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Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gus Atkinson
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27 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 4.70 | 0 | 2 | |
Josh Tongue
|
30 | 4 | 125 | 5 | 4.16 | 3 | 0 | |
Jamie Overton
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22 | 2 | 98 | 2 | 4.45 | 2 | 0 | |
Jacob Bethell
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4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Root
|
5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 374 runs)
Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zak Crawley
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b Mohammed Siraj | 14 | 36 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 38.88 | ||
Ben Duckett
|
c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna | 54 | 83 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 65.06 | ||
Ollie Pope (c)
|
lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 27 | 34 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 79.41 | ||
Joe Root
|
c †Jurel b Prasidh Krishna | 105 | 152 | 243 | 12 | 0 | 69.07 | ||
Harry Brook
|
c Mohammed Siraj b Akash Deep | 111 | 98 | 160 | 14 | 2 | 113.26 | ||
Jacob Bethell
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b Prasidh Krishna | 5 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 16.12 | ||
Jamie Smith †
|
c †Jurel b Mohammed Siraj | 2 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
Jamie Overton
|
lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 | ||
Gus Atkinson
|
b Mohammed Siraj | 17 | 29 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 58.62 | ||
Josh Tongue
|
b Prasidh Krishna | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Chris Woakes
|
not out | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
Extras | (b 2, lb 9, nb 1, w 11) | 23 | |||||||
Total |
85.1 Ov (RR: 4.30)
|
367 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Zak Crawley, 13.5 ov), 2-82 (Ben Duckett, 22.4 ov), 3-106 (Ollie Pope, 27.3 ov), 4-301 (Harry Brook, 62.4 ov), 5-332 (Jacob Bethell, 70.4 ov), 6-337 (Joe Root, 72.6 ov), 7-347 (Jamie Smith, 77.3 ov), 8-354 (Jamie Overton, 79.5 ov), 9-357 (Josh Tongue, 82.6 ov), 10-367 (Gus Atkinson, 85.1 ov) • DRS
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Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akash Deep
|
20 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 4.25 | 2 | 1 | |
Prasidh Krishna
|
27 | 3 | 126 | 4 | 4.66 | 1 | 0 | |
Mohammed Siraj
|
30.1 | 6 | 104 | 5 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | |
Washington Sundar
|
4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | |
Ravindra Jadeja
|
4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
Match Flow of the Entire Test
Here, our experts have analysed and shown the main points and events that happened in the match. In the end, India emerged victorious by a very narrow margin of 6 runs. The results that were 2-2 are a perfect justice to the series result.
Day 1 – India 1st Innings
Time/Event | Details |
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Wet Ground | India – 0/0 |
Over 3.1 | England review (YBK Jaiswal) – Upheld |
Drinks | India – 36/1 in 13 overs |
50 Runs | India in 18.3 overs (Extras 16) |
Rain | India – 72/2 in 23 overs |
Lunch | India – 72/2 in 23 overs |
Rain + Wet Ground | India – 85/3 in 29 overs |
Tea | India – 85/3 in 29 overs |
100 Runs | In 34.3 overs |
Drinks | India – 148/5 in 48 overs |
150 Runs | In 48.1 overs |
Over 49.2 | India review (Jurel) – Upheld |
Over 50.5 | England review (Nair) – Struck down |
200 Runs | In 61.1 overs |
KK Nair 50 | Off 89 balls |
7th Wicket Partnership | 50 runs in 76 balls |
End of Day | India – 204/6 in 64 overs (Nair 52, Sundar 19) |
Time/Event | Details |
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Over 66.5 | India review (Nair) – Struck down |
Innings Break | India – 224 all out in 69.4 overs |
Over 3.2 | India review (Duckett) – Struck down |
50 Runs | England in 6.6 overs (Extras 1) |
1st Wicket | 50 runs in 42 balls (Crawley 21, Duckett 29) |
100 Runs | In 14.4 overs (Extras 2) |
Crawley 50 | Off 42 balls (12×4) |
Lunch | England – 109/1 in 16 overs (Crawley 52, Pope 12) |
Over 24.4 | India review (Pope) – Upheld |
150 Runs | In 27.6 overs (Extras 5) |
Drinks | England – 161/3 in 30 overs (Root 16, Brook 7) |
Over 32.6 | England review (Root) – Struck down |
200 Runs | In 37.4 overs (Extras 9) |
Over 42.2 | India review (Overton) – Struck down |
Tea | England – 215/7 in 42.5 overs (Brook 33) |
Over 42.5 | England review (Overton) – Struck down |
Rain | England – 242/8 in 48 overs (Brook 48, Tongue 0) |
Brook 50 | Off 57 balls (5×4, 1×6) |
Innings Break | England – 247 all out in 51.2 overs |
Time/Event | Details |
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100 Runs | In 22.6 overs (Extras 3) |
Over 25.2 | England review (Akash Deep) – Umpire’s Call |
3rd Wicket | 50 runs in 74 balls (Jaiswal 20, Akash Deep 29) |
Drinks | India – 127/2 in 32 overs (Jaiswal 73, Akash Deep 32) |
150 Runs | In 35.6 overs (Extras 5) |
Akash Deep 50 | Off 70 balls (9×4) |
3rd Wicket | 100 runs in 145 balls |
Lunch | India – 189/3 in 44 overs (Jaiswal 85, Gill 11) |
Over 44.1 | India review (Gill) – Struck down |
200 Runs | In 47.5 overs (Extras 10) |
Jaiswal 100 | Off 127 balls (11×4, 2×6) |
Drinks | India – 246/5 in 57 overs (Jaiswal 109, Jadeja 6) |
250 Runs | In 57.4 overs (Extras 19) |
Over 66.6 | India review (Jadeja) – Upheld |
300 Runs | In 70.4 overs (Extras 23) |
Tea | India – 304/6 in 71 overs (Jadeja 26, Jurel 25) |
7th Wicket | 50 runs in 71 balls (Jadeja 16, Jurel 34) |
Over 76.2 | India review (Jurel) – Struck down |
New Ball | Taken at 80.1 overs |
Jadeja 50 | Off 71 balls (5×4) |
350 Runs | In 81.2 overs (Extras 23) |
Sundar 50 | Off 39 balls (4×4, 4×6) |
Innings Break | India – 396 all out in 88 overs |
Time/Event | Details |
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50 Runs | In 12.6 overs (Extras 2) |
1st Wicket | 50 runs in 79 balls (Crawley 14, Duckett 34) |
End of Day | England – 50/1 in 13.5 overs (Duckett 34) |
Time/Event | Details |
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Duckett 50 | Off 76 balls (6×4) |
Drinks | England – 87/2 in 26 overs (Pope 13, Root 3) |
100 Runs | In 26.6 overs (Extras 3) |
Over 27.3 | England review (Pope) – Struck down |
150 Runs | In 34.5 overs (Extras 3) |
4th Wicket | 50 runs in 48 balls (Root 13, Brook 36) |
Lunch | England – 164/3 in 38 overs (Root 23, Brook 38) |
Brook 50 | Off 39 balls (6×4, 2×6) |
200 Runs | In 43.6 overs (Extras 9) |
4th Wicket | 100 runs in 108 balls |
Root 50 | Off 81 balls (6×4) |
Drinks | England – 239/3 in 52 overs (Root 52, Brook 81) |
250 Runs | In 53.5 overs (Extras 12) |
4th Wicket | 150 runs in 164 balls |
Brook 100 | Off 91 balls (12×4, 2×6) |
300 Runs | In 62.3 overs (Extras 12) |
Over 65.2 | India review (Root) – Struck down |
Tea | England – 317/4 in 66 overs (Root 98, Bethell 1) |
Wet Ground | England – 317/4 |
Root 100 | Off 137 balls (12×4) |
Over 72.2 | India review (Root) – Struck down |
Bad Light | England – 339/6 in 76.2 overs |
Rain | Same score |
End of Day | England – 339/6 (Smith 2, Overton 0) |
Day 5 – England 2nd Innings (continued)
Time/Event | Details |
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350 Runs | In 78.4 overs (Extras 21) |
Over 79.5 | England review (Overton) – Struck down (Umpire’s Call) |
Over 85.1 | India Wins – Siraj Bowled Atkinson ( India wins by 6 Runs) |
England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard and Partnerships
Here is the table of partnerships, organized by each innings for both India and England.
First Innings Partnerships
India
Player 1 | Player 2 | Runs (Balls) | Runs (Balls) |
---|---|---|---|
KL Rahul | YBK Jaiswal | 7 (11) | 10 (20) |
KL Rahul | B Sai Sudharsan | 7 (29) | 28 (72) |
Shubman Gill | B Sai Sudharsan | 21 (35) | 45 (74) |
KK Nair | B Sai Sudharsan | 4 (24) | 18 (50) |
RA Jadeja | KK Nair | 9 (13) | 22 (23) |
KK Nair | DC Jurel | 9 (21) | 30 (61) |
KK Nair | Washington Sundar | 36 (54) | 65 (105) |
Washington Sundar | Akash Deep | 2 (4) | 2 (5) |
Mohammed Siraj | Akash Deep | 0 (4) | 4 (10) |
M Prasidh Krishna | Akash Deep | 0 (2) | 0 (2) |
England
Player 1 | Player 2 | Runs (Balls) | Runs (Balls) |
---|---|---|---|
BM Duckett | Z Crawley | 43 (38) | 92 (78) |
Z Crawley | OJ Pope | 17 (17) | 37 (51) |
JE Root | OJ Pope | 8 (12) | 13 (22) |
JE Root | HC Brook | 21 (33) | 33 (50) |
HC Brook | JG Bethell | 14 (8) | 20 (22) |
HC Brook | JL Smith | 11 (11) | 20 (33) |
J Overton | HC Brook | 0 (4) | 0 (4) |
HC Brook | AAP Atkinson | 8 (8) | 20 (24) |
JC Tongue | HC Brook | 0 (7) | 12 (26) |
Second Innings Partnerships
India
Player 1 | Player 2 | Runs (Balls) | Runs (Balls) |
---|---|---|---|
KL Rahul | YBK Jaiswal | 7 (28) | 46 (59) |
YBK Jaiswal | B Sai Sudharsan | 13 (16) | 24 (45) |
YBK Jaiswal | Akash Deep | 33 (56) | 107 (150) |
Shubman Gill | YBK Jaiswal | 11 (9) | 12 (12) |
KK Nair | YBK Jaiswal | 17 (32) | 40 (62) |
RA Jadeja | YBK Jaiswal | 20 (32) | 44 (60) |
RA Jadeja | DC Jurel | 16 (26) | 50 (72) |
RA Jadeja | Washington Sundar | 17 (19) | 34 (42) |
Washington Sundar | Mohammed Siraj | 0 (0) | 0 (3) |
Washington Sundar | M Prasidh Krishna | 36 (23) | 39 (25) |
England
Player 1 | Player 2 | Runs (Balls) | Runs (Balls) |
---|---|---|---|
BM Duckett | Z Crawley | 34 (48) | 50 (84) |
BM Duckett | OJ Pope | 20 (35) | 32 (53) |
JE Root | OJ Pope | 8 (13) | 24 (29) |
JE Root | HC Brook | 75 (113) | 195 (211) |
JE Root | JG Bethell | 21 (17) | 31 (48) |
JE Root | JL Smith | 1 (9) | 5 (14) |
J Overton | JL Smith | 8 (12) | 10 (27) |
J Overton | AAP Atkinson | 1 (5) | 7 (14) |
JC Tongue | AAP Atkinson | 0 (12) | 3 (19) |
CR Woakes | AAP Atkinson | 0 (0) | 10 (13) |
How Siraj Outsmarted England’s Batsmen?
Siraj’s bowling strategy was brilliant at The Oval. He used swing and seam perfectly. England’s batsmen couldn’t predict his deliveries. He kept them guessing. On Day 5, Siraj bowled outswingers mostly. England expected his wobble-seam ball. He surprised them with a big swing. Jamie Smith fell into his trap.
Siraj’s pace was up to 145 kph. He bowled a yorker to end the game. Gus Atkinson had no answer. The crowd roared for Siraj. He targeted England’s key players. Joe Root scored a century. Siraj got him out earlier. Ollie Pope fell to his swing bowling, too.
Siraj bowled with tight control. He avoided loose deliveries. His length bowling was near perfect. England struggled to score runs.
His resilience stood out in the series. Siraj bowled 1,122 deliveries overall. He led India’s pace attack without Jasprit Bumrah. His five-for was historic. Siraj’s belief made the difference. He changed his game plan. England couldn’t adapt to his swing. India’s victory was unforgettable.
Conclusion
Mohammed Siraj proved he’s a cricket hero in 2025. His five-wicket haul sealed India’s win. The Test series ended 2-2 at The Oval. Siraj’s hard work inspired everyone. He bowled with pace and swing. His yorker to Gus Atkinson was iconic. Siraj took 23 wickets in the series. He matched Jasprit Bumrah’s record.
India’s pace attack relied on Siraj’s leadership. He never backed down. His resilience turned the game around. Fans will remember his passion forever. This Test series showed Test cricket’s thrill. Siraj’s story motivates young players. Want to share your thoughts? Comment below or read more on our site! Siraj’s journey is just beginning. He’s no longer a workhorse bowler. He’s a game-changer. Follow our cricket news for more updates!