- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 big appeal but probably an inside-edge...! Well, England have reviewed... was it pad onto pad? Pope better hope so, seeing as he's never yet reviewed correctly. Yes, it was! Angled into the front pad, deflecting onto the back pad, the original angle was smashing leg! Pope is infallible! England strike first blood! 10/115.1 Chopped on... not for the first time in the series and Rahul departs. Short of a length outside off, but that was not wide enough to cut. A bit of extra bounce as Rahul goes for the shot, gets a thick inside-edge that leaves his stumps in a mess 38/235.4 round the wicket, unplayable! Where the hell did he pluck that from?! Stunning outswinger, starting so full and so straight, Sai had to play the initial line with his stumps in peril, but the ball just bent away and flicked his outside edge. Smith completes the take and England have a priceless fourth wicket 101/427.2 Oh, my word. Gill is run out for 21! Some stunning work from Atkinson in his follow-through, but where was Gill going? On a length on off stump, he pushes with soft hands towards the off side and sets off. But that was too close to Atkinson, who gathers the ball quickly and fires a direct hit. Gill was halfway down and also slipped while looking to turn back. There was never a run there. 83/366.5 pinged by the nip-backer, Tongue produces another good one! Nair has asked for the review but I think this is salmon - unless he hit it. Fired in and seaming past the inside edge to smash the back knee roll bang in front of middle. Three reds, plumber than the Mario Brothers! Nair's gutsy vigil is over, the scatter-Tongue approach working for England again 218/739.3 he's only gone and done it again! Incredible delivery, an absolute carbon-copy of the Sudharsan ball! Tongue grins, a touch sheepishly, but he pulled that out of the hat... angled in from round the wicket, hooping swing on the off-stump line, just back of a length, curling away with Jadeja committed to his defensive push, and a feathered nick to the keeper! 123/549.3 And he's fallen the very next ball. That is a top catch from Brook at second slip. Rising back of a length ball shaping away from Jurel outside off. He has a waft at it, manages a thick outside edge that is snapped up pretty well by Brook to his right. The ball was travelling! 153/667.4 dug in again and Sundar holes out! Atkinson has his third and England have chipped out both set batters inside the first 20 minutes. Another slippery short ball, 87mph and he wasn't able to keep it down, Jamie Overton was the man at deep square and he holds it securely low down running in off the rope 220/869.2 splat, off stump pegged! Siraj doesn't have an answer, playing around a full one to be bowled neck and crop. Fourth of the innings for Atkinson on his comeback and India are subsiding quickly here 224/969.4 nicked him off, Atkinson bags five on his home ground! Beautiful line and Krishna looks to defend on off stump only to feather the ball behind as it curved away. England have wrapped up the India innings in just 34 balls of play this morning 224/10Extras38 (b 12, lb 6, nb 4, w 16)TOTAL224 all out (69.4 Overs, RR: 3.21)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3.1 ov), 2-38 (KL Rahul, 15.1 ov), 3-83 (Shubman Gill, 27.2 ov), 4-101 (Sai Sudharsan, 35.4 ov), 5-123 (Ravindra Jadeja, 39.3 ov), 6-153 (Dhruv Jurel, 49.3 ov), 7-218 (Karun Nair, 66.5 ov), 8-220 (Washington Sundar, 67.4 ov), 9-224 (Mohammed Siraj, 69.2 ov), 10-224 (Prasidh Krishna, 69.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 14 1 46 1 3.28 0 0 AAP Atkinson 21.4 8 33 5 1.52 1 4 JC Tongue 16 4 57 3 3.56 4 0 J Overton 16 0 66 0 4.12 2 0 JG Bethell 2 1 4 0 2 0 0
31/07Stumps
5th Test, India tour of England at London, Jul 31-Aug 4 2025
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![India]( "India")
224 & 75/2 * (18 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.16
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
41/2 (4.1)
31/07Stumps
5th Test, India tour of England at London, Jul 31-Aug 4 2025
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![India]( "India")
224 & 75/2 * (18 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.16
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
41/2 (4.1)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.1 Crawley falls after a few quiet overs. Tried to manufacture a pull but sliced it off the edge, close to the base of the sticker, it lobs up for Jadeja to take a dolly at midwicket. 141ks, back of length, skidded to top-of-leg height. Crawley didn't try to keep it down and was hurried. 129/212.5 Gloves a reverse-scoop to the keeper. Deep pumps his fist, has an arm over Duckett's shoulder as he smiles and has a word with Duckett. There's a small exchange. Rahul drags him off. Was a full ball on off from over the wicket, 137ks. Duckett got square-on but was wrong-footed as his weight was going leg side, tried to lift it from knee-roll height. Ahsan Raza, the ump, has a word with Deep after the celebrations. Excellent innings from Duckett though, taking England at near-eights for so long 92/124.4 huge nip-backer, Pope is pinned to the crease... Ahsan Raza isn't interested, despite the beseeching appeal from Siraj! India review, and this looks pretty good on first glance. Went through a touch low, struck on the back leg. What does ball-tracking say? Smashing the top of leg stump! Siraj punches the air in jubilation and India have another. Pope's look of resignation as the ball thumped his right knee flap was key 142/332.6 Siraj raps the knee roll, and gets the decision this time! Root reviews but I think more in hope than expectation. Scrambled seam and it comes back unerringly to hit the front pad. Ahsan Raza thinks about it, puts up the finger - and Hawk-Eye has it rattling the top of leg stump! Root has been battling, battling, battling... but Siraj wins the war. Huge wicket for India 175/451.2 Chopped on, Siraj finishes with a four-four. He's led a massive comeback from India to keep England's lead down to 23. Finishes with a length ball just outside off, gets it to seam in a touch and keep low. Brook tried to punch it through cover without much footwork. Stabbed it off the toe of the bat back onto the stumps. 247/1036.4 That is salmon trout. Bethell plays the wrong line and walks off without a review. Three wobble-seam balls followed by an inswinging yorker. It lands right on the toe, in front of middle stump, as Bethell jams his bat beside to his boot. Very late swing. Bethell was unable to slide his back leg out of the way and crouched very low as he lost balance. Celebrappeal from Siraj and the fielders swarm in 195/542.1 Sharp high catch at second slip by Rahul. Gets both his hands above his left shoulder, head was moving away but eyes were on the ball and it stuck. Extra bounce from a back of length. Fifth-stump line, Smith went back for a square drive with a slightly angled bat. Got a thin edge close to the bottom. India strike with five minutes to go for tea 215/642.5 Pitched up, pad pinned, lbw given! Prasidh was confident as were the fielders. That looked out but Overton reviews. Wobble seam again, fuller side of length, landed on off and straightened to beat the flick and hit the front knee-roll flush. Impact middle, hitting top of middle. Another burnt review and that'll be tea. 215/746.5 Atkinson pulls, picks out mid-on! Prasidh hoovers up another, England's potential for a lower-order counter is running out of rope. Looking for the positive option but this was quickly on to him, the shot spliced and dollying up for Akash to clutch low down. Fourth of the innings for Prasidh Krishna, his best in Tests 235/8Extras11 (b 6, lb 2, nb 3)TOTAL247 all out (51.2 Overs, RR: 4.81)Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Ben Duckett, 12.5 ov), 2-129 (Zak Crawley, 21.1 ov), 3-142 (Ollie Pope, 24.4 ov), 4-175 (Joe Root, 32.6 ov), 5-195 (Jacob Bethell, 36.4 ov), 6-215 (Jamie Smith, 42.1 ov), 7-215 (Jamie Overton, 42.5 ov), 8-235 (Gus Atkinson, 46.5 ov), 9-247 (Harry Brook, 51.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammed Siraj 16.2 1 86 4 5.26 0 0 Akash Deep 17 0 80 1 4.7 0 1 M Prasidh Krishna 16 1 62 4 3.87 0 2 RA Jadeja 2 0 11 0 5.5 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR9.5 Taken at first slip! Excellent ball from Tongue. 138ks length ball lands on off and straightens. Rahul was drawn by it, the open-faced bat went away from the body searching, and it went off the sticker for a low catch to Root. Tongue bowling beyond the perpendicular, so the angle might've compelled Rahul to play 46/117.2 Celebreappeals are back! England had their share of shooters, India have one and Sudharsan's been given lbw. Sudharsan reviews. 135ks wobble seam on a back of length. Lands around fourth and comes in with the angle. It was the low bounce that beat his back-foot block aimed towards mid-on. Smashed the back pad, right on the knee roll. England egged him onto review, he did it after a chat with Jaiswal but that was hopeful at best. Chat on between Duckett and Sudharsan, who turns back. Brook breaks it up 70/2Extras2 (lb 2)TOTAL75/2 (18 Overs, RR: 4.16)Fall of wickets: 1-46 (KL Rahul, 9.5 ov), 2-70 (Sai Sudharsan, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AAP Atkinson 6 2 26 1 4.33 0 0 JC Tongue 7 1 25 1 3.57 0 0 J Overton 5 1 22 0 4.4 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.55-16.15, Close 18.30
Match days
31 July, 1,2,3,4 August 2025 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - India 1st innings 204/6 (KK Nair 52*, Washington Sundar 19*, 64 ov)
- day 2 - India 2nd innings 75/2 (YBK Jaiswal 51*, Akash Deep 4*, 18 ov)
Match Notes
- Over 66.5: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - KK Nair (Struck down)
- Innings Break: India - 224/10 in 69.4 overs (Akash Deep 0)
- Over 3.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - BM Duckett (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (Z Crawley 21, BM Duckett 29, Ex 1)
- England: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 2
- Z Crawley: 50 off 42 balls (12 x 4)
- Lunch: England - 109/1 in 16.0 overs (Z Crawley 52, OJ Pope 12)
- Over 24.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - OJ Pope (Upheld)
- England: 150 runs in 27.6 overs (171 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England - 161/3 in 30.0 overs (JE Root 16, HC Brook 7)
- Over 32.6: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
- England: 200 runs in 37.4 overs (229 balls), Extras 9
- Over 42.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - J Overton (Struck down)
- Tea: England - 215/7 in 42.5 overs (HC Brook 33)
- Over 42.5: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - J Overton (Struck down)
- Rain: England - 242/8 in 48.0 overs (HC Brook 48, JC Tongue 0)
- HC Brook: 50 off 57 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: England - 247/10 in 51.2 overs (JC Tongue 0)
- Drinks: India - 47/1 in 11.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 39, B Sai Sudharsan 0)
- India: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 44 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 17.2: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - B Sai Sudharsan (Struck down)
- End Of Day: India - 75/2 in 18.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 51, Akash Deep 4)
- Wet Ground: India - 0/0
- Over 3.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - YBK Jaiswal (Upheld)
- Drinks: India - 36/1 in 13.0 overs (KL Rahul 13, B Sai Sudharsan 8)
- India: 50 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 16
- Rain: India - 72/2 in 23.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 25, Shubman Gill 15)
- Lunch: India - 72/2 in 23.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 25, Shubman Gill 15)
- Wet Ground: India - 72/2 in 23.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 25, Shubman Gill 15)
- Rain: India - 72/2 in 23.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 25, Shubman Gill 15)
- Wet Ground: India - 72/2 in 23.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 25, Shubman Gill 15)
- Rain: India - 85/3 in 29.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 28, KK Nair 0)
- Tea: India - 85/3 in 29.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 28, KK Nair 0)
- Wet Ground: India - 85/3 in 29.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 28, KK Nair 0)
- India: 100 runs in 34.3 overs (209 balls), Extras 22
- Drinks: India - 148/5 in 48.0 overs (KK Nair 21, DC Jurel 14)
- India: 150 runs in 48.1 overs (292 balls), Extras 29
- Over 49.2: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - DC Jurel (Upheld)
- Over 50.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - KK Nair (Struck down)
- India: 200 runs in 61.1 overs (371 balls), Extras 30
- KK Nair: 50 off 89 balls (7 x 4)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (KK Nair 31, Washington Sundar 18, Ex 1)
- End Of Day: India - 204/6 in 64.0 overs (KK Nair 52, Washington Sundar 19)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia fight back through Siraj, Prasidh after England's morning blitz
England dominated the morning session on Day 2, but India's quicks turned the tide
Atkinson, Duckett, Crawley blitz India in morning hurricane
India lost four wickets for six runs before the England openers tore into the bowling
Gus Atkinson takes five as India collapse for 224
He took three of the remaining four India wickets that India had when they arrived on Friday morning on 204 for 6
Siraj, Jaiswal and Prasidh put India in front on 15-wicket day
England dominated till lunch with bat and ball, but India reversed the momentum from there and didn't look back
Dropped catches leave England 'frustrated' and 'disappointed'
They dropped three catches in the first 15 overs of India's second innings
