India defeated England by six runs at The Oval in the fifth and final Test of a long and hard-fought series on Monday, August 4. The minuscule margin of victory, India’s smallest in terms of runs in Test history, reflects how close the series was. With a little luck or superior game knowledge, either team may have won 3-1.
Finally, a 2-2 draw is a fair picture of how both teams fought. India and England made numerous stunning comebacks during the course of the five Tests, but they also collapsed on several occasions. As a result, no side truly controlled the series.
However, from India’s perspective, the 2-2 draw would be deemed a moral triumph. They faced defeat in Manchester, but batted out 143 overs in the fourth innings to stay in the game. At The Oval, England appeared to be on their way to yet another 370-plus chase, but India’s pacers fought back and knocked them out for a memorable victory.
Following India’s remarkable performance in the five-match Test series in England, we examine five key statistics that defined their campaign.
1. Three of the top four run-getters were from India
Even though the Test series finished in a 2-2 draw, it is fair to say that India’s hitters were dominant throughout the five matches. Three of the top four run scorers in the series came from India.
Skipper Shubman Gill led from the front, scoring 754 runs in ten innings, including four hundreds. KL Rahul continued on after another strong start to a Test series, finishing with 532 runs, including two tons and two fifties. Ravindra Jadeja had a revelation with the willow. He scored 516 runs in 10 innings, reaching the half-century mark six times and converting one into a hundred.
2. Four Indian pacers combined to pick up 64 wickets in the series
In the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Team India’s fast bowlers hunted together to keep England’s hitters on their toes. This is evidenced by the fact that four of their fast bowlers combined for an amazing 64 wickets.
Mohammed Siraj featured in all five Tests, and ended by picking most of the wickets, 23 of them at an average of 32.43. Jasprit Bumrah made his debut in three Tests with 14 scalps in an average of 26. Prasidh Krishna also came through a nightmare beginning to a series and ended with 14 wickets in three Tests. Akash Deep had a mixed campaign and his 13 wickets proved vital to India as well.
3. India registered 12 individual hundreds in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
Impressively, India scored 12 individual centuries during the five-match Test series in England. Skipper Gill himself scored four tons, including 269 and 161 in Birmingham. He did, in fact, start the series with 100 in Leeds.
Among the hitters, openers Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and keeper Rishabh Pant each scored two hundreds, while all-rounders Jadeja and Washington Sundar hit one. England, on the other hand, scored nine individual hundreds, three of which were hit by Joe Root.
4. India registered five five-wicket hauls in the series
India recorded five five-fers during the Test series in England. Siraj and Bumrah each racked up two five-fers while continuously questioning England’s hitters. Akash Deep also claimed a brilliant five-fer in the historic triumph in Birmingham.
In comparison, England had three five-fers, with Josh Tongue, skipper Ben Stokes, and Gus Atkinston each getting one.
5. Team India registered three 200-plus partnerships in the series
In the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Team India formed three partnerships of 200 or more. Gill and Pant combined 209 for the fourth wicket in the first Test at Leeds. Sundar and Jadeja then combined to score 203* for the fifth wicket in Manchester. Gill and Jadeja also shared a 203-run sixth-wicket partnership in Birmingham.
In Leeds, Rahul and Pant combined for 195 runs. England had one partnership of 200 or more in the series. Jamie Smith and Harry Brook scored 303 runs for the sixth wicket at Birmingham. Root and Brook scored 195 for the fourth wicket at The Oval in a losing effort.
