IND vs ENG Match Preview- 5th Test, India Tour of England 2025

India will be up against England in the fifth of the five-match Test series. The IND vs ENG Match Preview provides today's match details for the 5th Test of the India tour of England 2025.

IND vs ENG Match Preview- 5th Test, India Tour of England 2025:

Date and Venue:

The IND vs ENG match will be played from July 31- August 4 at Kennington Oval, London. The game will start at 3:30 PM IST.

Squads:

India

Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, N Jagadeesan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep

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England

Ollie Pope (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

IND vs ENG Key battles:

Shubman Gill vs Chris Woakes

India's Test captain Shubman Gill, who has been in great form in the series, will have the chance to become the highest run scorer for India in a particular series when he comes in to bat in the fifth Test.

Gill will be up against Chris Woakes, who has troubled him the most in the series and would like to get the better of him in the early stages of the game.

KL Rahul vs Gus Atkinson

India's opening batter KL Rahul, who has been the backbone of the team at the top of the order, will look to carry the prolific form that he is in in the series decider.

Rahul will face the challenge of Gus Atkinson, who will be a part of England's bowling lineup for the upcoming game.

Joe Root vs Akash Deep

Former English captain Joe Root would hope to replicate the performance he delivered in the fourth Test courtesy of another 100-plus score.

Root will go head-to-head against Akash Deep, who is all set to feature in the fifth Test after recovering from a niggle and will replace Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI.

Harry Brook vs Mohammed Siraj

Harry Brook's role will be crucial in the final match of the series in the absence of Ben Stokes, and the young batter would like to take the responsibility and get a big score for his team.

Brook will have to tackle the bowling of Mohammed Siraj, who will be the senior bowler with Bumrah not playing the next game, and would want to put his hand up in what is an important match for India.

IND vs ENG Key Players:

IND- KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

ENG-Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue

IND vs ENG Weather Report:

Rain might spoil the play on day one of the fifth Test as there is a high chance of rain on that particular day, which improves as the match progresses.

Conclusion

India would like to carry the momentum that they have gained courtesy of a hard-fought draw at Old Trafford in the fifth and final Test.

As far as England is concerned, the home team would like to put on a much-improved performance in the final game of the series as compared to what they did in the last match.