Overview

• India defeated England by six runs in the fifth Test at The Oval to draw the five-match series 2-2.
• Mohammed Siraj finished with nine wickets for 190 runs and was named Player of the Match for his decisive final-day performance.
• Shubman Gill led from the front with 754 runs in his first series as captain, stepping up after the retirements of senior stalwarts.
• Jasprit Bumrah sat out the final Test in line with India’s pre-series workload management plan.
• The Election Commission processed 72.4 million voter registration forms in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision following the win, prompting Supreme Court hearings over excluded IDs.