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England will go head-to-head with India in the fifth Test of the five-match Test series, starting on Thursday, July 31, at Kennington Oval in London.
While India initiated the five-match Test series with a five-wicket loss in Leeds, they bagged a 336-run win in Birmingham to level the series 1-1. However, they suffered a 22-run narrow defeat at Lord's to trail the series by 1-2.
Later, India made a strong comeback in Manchester to draw the game, as the series still stands at 2-1 in favour of England
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Match Details
Match:England vs India, 5th Test
Time & Date:3:30 PM IST, July 31 to August 4
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Probable XIs
England (Playing XI)
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Pitch Report
The Oval surface is expected to give bowlers an edge over batters in the first few overs of all four innings. That said, batters will have their fair share once the innings progresses to the middle overs.
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Top Picks
Ravindra Jadeja
The Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has amassed 454 runs from eight innings with the willow and moreover, he scalped seven wickets with the ball in hand.
Shubman Gill
Indian captain Gill has accumulated 722 runs from eight innings at an average of 90.25, leading the run-scoring charts.
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Captain picks
Joe Root
Joe Root is the second-leading run-scorer for England in the ongoing Test series, amassing 403 runs from seven innings at an average of 67.17.
Ben Duckett
Duckett is among the leading run-scorers for the hosts in the ongoing series, and he would be aiming to end it on a high with another good score.
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Head to Head Dream11 team
Jamie Smith, Shubman Gill (vc), KL Rahul, Joe Root (c), Ben Duckett, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Mohammed Siraj, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton
ENG vs IND, 5th Test Grand League Dream11 team
Dhruv Jurel, Jamie Smith, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Joe Root, Ben Duckett (c), Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Washington Sundar, Jamie Overton, Chris Woakes, Mohammed Siraj
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