Watch: Prasidh Krishna bamboozles Josh Tongue with deadly yorker on Day 5 of Oval Test
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Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna knocked out English no. 10 Josh Tongue as he rattled the batter's stumps with a perfectly pitched fuller-length delivery.
Drama Drama Drama all around the Oval, as India pulls off an unimaginable effort against England in the second innings of the final Test of the 5-match series. India went trailing in the series by 2-1 as they arrived for their final chance at The Oval.
After not a great start to the Oval Test, the Indian bowlers did not let England take a huge lead in the second innings, and instead, the Indian batters batted well to pose a fighting total in front of the hosts for the series decider innings.
Though England also did not have a very comprehensive start with the fall of three wickets early on, Harry Brook and Joe Root's 195-run partnership almost took the game away. However, the Indians have pulled something that never looked going in their favour.
Prasidh Krishna rattles Josh Tongue's stumps, claiming the 9th English wicket
India has made the best start they could to the final day's play at the Oval. Prasidh Krishna completed his 4 remaining balls, and Mohammed Siraj immediately turned the game on for India, with back-to-back wickets of Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton.
After England depended largely on Josh Tongue to support Gus Atkinson for the remaining runs, his stay was not for long, as Prasidh Krishna yorked him with a fuller delivery as the batter attempted to play a straight drive off the Indian pacer. His stumps were left wide open by a straight and fullish delivery.
Just 1 wicket away! 🥹#PrasidhKrishna strikes at the perfect time. Team India a wicket away from a famous win!#ENGvIND 👉 5th TEST, DAY 5 | LIVE NOW on JioHotstar 👉 https://t.co/AV9uphngTm pic.twitter.com/4dXgEqCd37
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Mohammed Siraj knocks off Gus Atkinson
Mohammed Siraj is the superstar for India as they seal the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with an iconic 2-2 draw, after India was not given any chance in the series, considering their poor record in England over the course of all these years since 2007.
When no one dared to believe in India's chances to win the match, it was this man, Mohammed Siraj, who dreamt otherwise. He pulled back the game in India's favour as he picked two early wickets with the ball this morning. Siraj bowled stunningly to keep constant pressure on Gus Atkinson, the last man standing.
Atkinson made a useless attempt to slog Mohammed Siraj's full delivery towards the deep mid-wicket boundary, where he had already hit the bowler for a six. But this time he got under the bat of the English batter, as he landed his ball right at the base of the off-stump.
India claims its narrowest Test win in the history of the red-ball format
India sealed a draw in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a heroic effort from Mohammed Siraj that helped India level the series 2-2 after coming from behind since the Lord's Test. This is the same bowling unit that won India the Edgbaston Test.
This time around as well, Mohammed Siraj picked 9 wickets alongside Prasidh Krishna, who also picked 8 wickets to hand India their narrowest victory in the history of Test cricket. England, once 301/3, was bowled out for 367, despite Chris Woakes making it to bat at The Oval with a dislocated shoulder.
India bounced back to level the series, as Shubman Gill reintroduced new heights to India Test cricket in the very first series after he was appointed the Indian skipper.
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