The fifth and final Test of the five-match Test series between the hosts England and the visitors India will begin on Friday (September 7) at The Oval (London). However, England has already secured the Test series as they are leading the series by 3-1.
After a thrilling 31-run victory in the first Test at Edgbaston (Birmingham), England claimed a massive victory by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test of the series at Lord’s.
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India made a comeback in this Test series with a 203-run victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge (Nottingham) but the visitors failed to save the Test series as they lost the fourth Test by 60 runs at The Rose Bowl (Southampton).
So, both the teams are playing the final Test for their pride as both are still desperate to finish the Test series with a victory.
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Prior to the third Test, we will look at some important Test stats between England and India at The Oval (London).
Major Test stats between England and India at The Oval (London)
(Teams stats)
Head-to-Head
Played: 12; England won: 4; India won: 1; Tied/Drawn: 0/7
Highest totals
England: 594 in 1982
India: 664 in 2007
Lowest totals (completed innings)
England: 101 in 1971
India: 94 in 2014
Match results
In 1936: England won by 9 wickets
In 1946: Match drawn
In 1952: Match drawn
In 1959: England won by an innings & 27 runs
In 1971: India won by 4 wickets
In 1979: Match drawn
In 1982: Match drawn
In 1990: Match drawn
In 2002: Match drawn
In 2007: Match drawn
In 2011: England won by an innings & 8 runs
In 2014: England won by an innings & 244 runs
(Individual stats) – Batting
Highest individual knocks in an innings
England: 235 by Ian Bell in 2011
India: 221 by Sunil Gavaskar in 1979
Highest individual knocks in a match
England: 242 by Michael Vaughan in 2002
India: 234 by Sunil Gavaskar in 1979
Most runs scorers
England: 372 runs scored by Ian Bell (in 4 innings)
India: 443 runs scored by Rahul Dravid (in 5 innings)
(Individual stats) – Pace Bowling
Best bowling figure in an innings
England: 7/80 by Sir Gubby Allen in 1936
India: 5/75 by Surendranath in 1959
Best bowling figure in a match
England: 8/117 by Sir Gubby Allen in 1936
India: 6/156 by Mohammad Nissar in 1936
Most wickets takers
England: 13 wickets taken by James Anderson (in 6 innings)
India: 10 wickets taken by Kapil Dev (in 6 innings)
(Individual stats) – Spin Bowling
Best bowling figure in an innings
England: 6/106 by Graeme Swann in 2011
India: 6/38 by Bhagwath Chandrasekhar in 1971
Best bowling figure in a match
England: 9/208 by Graeme Swann in 2011
India: 8/114 by Bhagwath Chandrasekhar in 1971
Most wickets takers
England: 9 wickets taken by Graeme Swann (in 2 innings)
India: 8 wickets taken by Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (in 2 innings) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (in 4 innings)
Some other key stats prior to this Test
- Indian skipper Virat Kohli has scored 544 runs in this Test series. He needs to score 59 more runs to become the most run scorer as an Indian batsman in a Test series on the English soil. Kohli is just behind of former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid who had scored 602 runs in England during the 2002 Test series.
- None of the opening batsmen from both teams has played a 50+ innings in this Test series. If the similar thing happens in the fifth Test too, it will be the first-ever five-match Test series where the openers fail to play the 50+ innings at least once.
- English pacer James Anderson needs just five more Test wickets to become the most Test wicket-taking bowler as a pacer. Having now 559 Test wickets, Anderson is looking to break the legendary Australian pacer Glenn McGrath’s record of 563 Test wickets. However, in overall, Anderson will be the fourth most Test wicket-taking bowler.
- Indian left-handed opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan (99 international sixes) needs to hit one more six to complete his 100 sixes in international cricket.
