India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: India moved to third place in the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 points table after a thrilling six-run win over England in the fifth and final Test at The Oval. With the victory, the five-match series ended 2-2 and India gained valuable points to boost their position in the standings. Before the final Test, England were placed third with a percentage of points at 54.17 while India were in fourth position with 33.33 percent. Following the result at The Oval, India now hold third place with 28 points from five matches and a PCT of 46.67. England slipped to fourth with 26 points and a PCT of 43.33. England have also been docked two penalty points for slow over-rate in the series.
Australia remain at the top of the table with 36 points from three matches and a perfect PCT of 100. Sri Lanka hold second place with 16 points and a PCT of 66.67 from two matches. Bangladesh sit fifth with four points and a PCT of 16.67. West Indies are yet to earn a point after three losses while New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have not played a match yet in the current cycle.
Here is the updatedWorld Test Championship 2025–27 Points Table
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT |
|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 100.00 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 3 | India | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 46.67 |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 43.33 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 6 | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England v India Day 5 - Highlights
After losing the toss for the fifth time in the series, India were asked to bat first and posted 224 runs. Karun Nair top-scored with 57. Atkinson starred for England with a five-wicket haul. In response, England started strongly with Zak Crawley scoring 64 and Ben Duckett 43. Harry Brook added a half-century, but the hosts were bowled out for 247. Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took four wickets each. In the second innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal anchored the Indian innings with a superb 118. Valuable contributions came from Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Akash Deep, who all scored half-centuries. India set a target of 374. Tongue claimed five wickets for England.
England began their chase well and reached 50 for 1 at stumps on Day 3. On Day 4, Duckett scored another fifty while Pope contributed 27. Brook and Joe Root built a 195-run partnership, each scoring centuries. However, India fought back and reduced England to 337 for 6 before bad light and rain ended the day. England needed just 35 runs with four wickets in hand on the final day. Siraj and Krishna stepped up once again and bowled England out for 367, handing India a narrow win.
India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard:
India: 224 and 396
England: 247 and 367 all out in 85.1 overs (Joe Root 105, Harry Brook 111, Ben Duckett 54; Mohammed Siraj 5-104, Prasidh Krishna 4-126)
