Ind vs Eng 5th Test Day 5 highlights: England beat India to win series 4-1
A mediocre England team with a fragile batting line-up won the series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin after India were bowled out for 345 in pursuit of mammoth target of 464.
 "India vs England 2018, Rishabh Pant maiden century")
Rishabh Pant hits maiden century at The Oval. Photo: Reuters
India lost the fifth and final Test against England by 118 runs here Tuesday despite heroic resistance from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, bringing the curtains down on a tour which started as a golden opportunity but ended in a saga of disappointments. A mediocre England team with a fragile batting line-up won the series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin after India were bowled out for 345 in pursuit of mammoth target of 464. Making amends for a below-par show in the preceding Tests, Rahul (149 off 224 balls) and Pant (114 off 146 balls) sang the redemption song with attractive centuries to raise visions of an improbable victory before Adil Rashid (2/63 in 15 overs) dashed their hopes with a twin blow. Rashid bowled a prodigious leg-break that pitched on the rough and clipped Rahul's off-bail and in his next over Pant tried to hoick him for his fifth six only to be holed out by Moeen Ali. Once the 204-run sixth wicket stand ended, India tried to hang on for a respectable draw but it was of no avail. Root took the second new ball and his new 'Go To' Man Sam Curran (2/23 in 9 overs) promptly delivered by polishing off the tail with Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja being removed in quick succession.
Fittingly, it was England's senior-most bowler Jimmy Anderson (3/45 in 22.3 overs), who castled Mohammed Shami to end the match and also surpass Glenn McGrath as the highest wicket-taking pacer in Test match history. It couldn't have been a more emotional farewell for Alastair Cook as he led the team off the ground amidst a thunderous standing ovation from a knowledgable Oval crowd. However there were a couple of times when it looked that India could at least earn a respectable draw if not a win. Rahul batted in a cavalier fashion for the first time in the series as he added 118 runs with Ajinkya Rahane on a flat batting deck at the Oval. Rahane (37)'s indiscreet sweep shot followed by Hanuma Vihari's (0) dismissal saw India reduced to 121 for 5 before the complexion of the game changed once again. Rahul was at his elegant best driving and cutting with a lot of ferocity including a slapped six over extra cover of Ben Stokes and four off the bowler to complete his fifth Test hundred.
India vs England 5th Test Day 5 Live score
Alastair Cook records
Top left-handed batsman in terms of Test runs surpassing Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara
| Batsman | Country | Test | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Alastair Cook | England | 161 | 291 | 12472 | 294 | 45.35 | 33 | 57 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 319 | 57.4 | 38 | 52 |
| Brian Lara | West Indies | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 34 | 48 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 164 | 280 | 11867 | 203 | 51.37 | 30 | 66 |
| Allan Border | England | 156 | 265 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 27 | 63 |
Most Test wickets by pacers: Anderson breaks Mcgrath’s record 563 wickets
| Bowler | Country | Test | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Highest |
| James Anderson | England | 143 | 267 | 564 | 26.84 | 55.8 | 7 for 42 |
| Glen McGrath | Australia | 124 | 243 | 563 | 21.64 | 51.9 | 8 for 24 |
| Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 242 | 519 | 24.44 | 57.8 | 7 for 37 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 227 | 434 | 29.64 | 63.9 | 9 for 83 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 123 | 225 | 433 | 28.86 | 58.2 | 8 for 15 |
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 86 | 150 | 431 | 22.29 | 50.8 | 9for 52 |
| Dale Steyn | South Africa | 88 | 161 | 421 | 22.64 | 42 | 7 for 51 |
| Shaun Pollack | South Africa | 108 | 202 | 421 | 23.11 | 57.8 | 7 for 87 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 181 | 414 | 23.62 | 54.6 | 7 for 119 |
| Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | 98 | 179 | 405 | 20.99 | 54.5 | 8 for 45 |
9:58 PM
Anderson continues and castled Mohammed Shami to break Glen Mcgrath's 563 wicket record by a pacer. England win by 118 runs, clinch series 4-1
9:55 PM
Sam Curran continues after Drinks break and gets Jadeja. Bumrah comes to the crease. India 345/9 in 94 Overs, 16 overs to go
9:49 PM
DRINKS BREAK
9:49 PM
Anderson continues, Jadeja blocks the first ball, leaves the second. Inside edge went for FOUR. Jadeja guides the last ball in the leg side for a single and keep the strike. India 341/8 in 93 Overs, 15 Overs to go
9:44 PM
Sam Curran replaces Adil Rashid, down the leg side to start with. Jadeja gets an outside edge but ball falls in no man land, a single for Jaddu. Ishant Sharma blocks first two balls he faced in the over. Drilled the Yorker as well. Sam Curran gets Ishant Sharma as England eye 4-1 series win. India 336/8 in 92 Overs, 16 overs to go
9:38 PM
Anderson continues with new cherry, Jadeja takes 1-leg byes. Ishant on strike, successfully blocks two balls. A Jaffa to end the over. India 335/7 in 91 Overs, 17 overs to go
9:34 PM
NEW BALL TAKEN
9:33 PM
Rashid continues, around the wicket this time, Ishant Sharma says no to block block and unleashes sweep to collect four runs. Rashid comes over the wicket for last ball. Another block. India 334/7, 18 Overs to go
9:29 PM
Anderson continues for the search of record 564th wicket but Jadeja looks solid as of now. India 330/7, 19 Overs to go
9:25 PM
Rashid continues, over the wicket to Ishant, defensive skills are on display at The Oval. What a gem of a Test match this is!!! India 330/7 in 88 overs, 20 overs to go
9:23 PM
Anderson continues and Jonny Bairstow drops Anderson's record 564th wicket. Jadeja gets a life as survival for DRAW continues. India 330/7, 21 overs to go
9:20 PM
Rashid continues, ball turning from the rough and India look for a DRAW, no fancy driving now or aerial shot. ONLY BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK. India 330/7
9:18 PM
Over 85: MAIDEN OVER from Anderson as Jadeja defends. India 328/7
9:17 PM
Rashid continues, Pant OUT and hopes of all optimistic Indians have been shattered. Finally tempted into the flighted ball, tries to throw his bodyweight at that floater outside off, an attempted loft over long-off, and he ends up slicing it towards Moeen Ali who charges in and picks it up to send the crowd into raucous cheers. That's the end for India in this Test in isolation. No win likely now. Perhaps a draw still on the cards? India 328/7, need 136 runs to win 24 overs
9:14 PM
Over 83: India 326/6
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First Published: Sep 11 2018 | 1:25 PM IST
