The fifth test match of India with England has finally come to an end which has handed India their seventeenth test service victory consecutively in its homeland with a lead of 4-1. It has showcased the heroic performance of some of the cricket players and these stats are discussed below in the article.
Summary of five days match
India has completed a 4-1 series win against team England who visited its homeland for the Test series in 2024 with an inning and 64 runs in Dharamshala Stadium on Saturday. After posting 477 runs in the first innings, team India won against team England for the second time in the fifth and final test of 2024 with 218 and 195 to complete the rout inside three days. India performed well as a team as well as individually this season and fought back from 0-1 down to retain the Anthony De Mello Trophy.
In the series opener in Hyderabad, the team suffered a 28-run defeat at the hands of the visiting teams but the hosts came at their best when they were in Vishakhapatnam by thrashing three Lions by 106 runs. In Rajkot, the team defeated England by 434 runs, and in Ranchi by 5 wickets. Then Dharamshala happened and the finale witnessed the Indian cricketers playing their best with the skipper Rohit Sharma leading the fort from the front. Ravichandran Ashwin who is arguably the greatest match-winner in the Indian team in format has celebrated his hundredth test with nine wickets.
Let us look at the top performers-
Top Run Scorers in the Test Series between India and England.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal from India had 712 runs in nine innings
- Shubham Gill from India had 452 runs in nine innings
- Zak Crawley from England had 407 runs in ten innings
- Rohit Sharma from India had 400 runs in nine innings
- Ben Duckett from England had 343 runs in ten innings
Top Wicket Takers in the Test Series between India and England.
- Ravichandran Ashwin from India had 26 wickets in ten innings.
- Tom Hartley from England had 22 wickets in nine innings
- Jasprit Bumrah from India had 19 wickets in eight innings.
- Kuldeep Yadav from India had 19 wickets in eight innings.
- Ravindra Jadeja from India had 19 wickets in eight innings.
India Vs England Scorecard
England 1st Inning
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s |
| Zak Crawley | 79 | 108 | 11 | 1 |
| Ben Duckett | 27 | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 26 | 56 | 4 | 0 |
India 1st inning
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 57 | 58 | 5 | 3 |
| Rohit Sharma | 103 | 162 | 13 | 3 |
| Shubman Gill | 110 | 150 | 12 | 5 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 65 | 103 | 10 | 1 |
England 2nd Inning
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s |
| Zak Crawley | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Duckett | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | 19 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 84 | 128 | 12 | 0 |