The Indian cricket team has added another milestone to their name by winning the fifth and final test at the Oval. In the last match of the exciting 5-Test series, India not only won the match by defeating England by 6 runs but also showed its passion and fighting spirit by ending the series at 2-2. The hero of this victory was Mohammad Siraj, who laid the foundation of India's victory by taking 5 wickets in the second innings and a total of 9 wickets in the entire match. The match was at a very exciting turn on the fifth and final day of the Oval Test. England needed 35 runs to win, and India needed 4 wickets. At the beginning of the match, Craig Overton raised England's hopes by hitting consecutive fours, but in the very next over, Siraj changed the direction of the match by dismissing Jamie Smith. Then Siraj also dismissed Overton and brought India closer to victory. After this, Prasidh Krishna clean bowled Josh Tongue to take England's ninth wicket. But Gus Atkinson and injured
Chris Woakes once again tried to take England closer to the target, but Siraj bowled Atkinson and wrapped up England's innings at 367 runs and gave India a historic victory. Earlier on the fourth day, England started at 50/1, and the team needed 324 runs to win. Siraj and Prasidh got India in a strong position by dismissing Duckett and Pope in the beginning. But after this, Joe Root and Harry Brook held the fort and made a partnership of 195 runs. During this, Siraj also made a big mistake when he caught Brook's catch but touched the boundary. At that time Brook was only on 19 runs; later he took full advantage of this life and scored a century.
When England's score was 337/4, it seemed that the match was slipping out of hand. But then Prasidh Krishna showed India the way back by dismissing Jacob Bethell and then Joe Root. England's score went from 332/4 to 337/6. Rain interrupted the game a bit, but on the last day, Siraj and Prasidh's sharp bowling completely defeated England. In this Test match, Mohammad Siraj's bowling won everyone's heart. He took 5 wickets in the second innings and won the Man of the Match award by taking a total of 9 wickets in the match. By taking the highest 23 wickets in the series, Siraj showed that he has now become the backbone of the Indian fast bowling attack. The biggest feature of this series was the comeback of Team India. After falling behind in the initial matches, the team fought well under the young captaincy of Shubman Gill and finally ended the series in a draw. This victory was not just a match, but it was a victory of passion, patience and strategy.