IND vs ENG / In the fifth test, England won the toss and chose to bat first - see playing 11

The last match of the 5 Test series between India and England will be played in Dharamshala. England won the toss and chose to bat first at the HPCA Stadium. Devdutt Paddikal from India was handed the debut camp. He became the 314th player to play Test for India. With victory in the fourth Test in Ranchi, India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will return.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 07, 2024, 09:09 AM

IND vs ENG: The last match of the 5 Test series between India and England will be played in Dharamshala. England won the toss and chose to bat first at the HPCA Stadium. Devdutt Paddikal from India was handed the debut camp. He became the 314th player to play Test for India. With victory in the fourth Test in Ranchi, India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will return. He was rested in the fourth match. Whereas Ravichandran Ashwin and England's Jonny Bairstow will play the 100th Test of their respective careers.

Playing-11 of both the teams

England: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wicketkeeper), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson and Shoaib Bashir.

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

England ahead in head to head

England is ahead in head to head. So far, 135 Test matches have been played between the two teams, out of which India has won 34 and England has won 51. However, in the 68 Test matches played between the two teams in India, India won 25, lost 15 and drew 28.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Top Scorer

India has made a great comeback after losing the first match of the Test series in Hyderabad. Yashasvi Jaiswal is the top run scorer from India. Whereas, Jasprit Bumrah is the top wicket taker of the team.

Hartley took the most wickets in the series

England do not seem to be in rhythm since winning the first test. The team has lost in the last three matches. English opener Jack Crawley has scored the most runs for the team in this series. He scored three half-centuries and scored 328 runs in the last four matches. Tom Hartley is at the top in the list of taking most wickets for the team. Hartley is the top wicket taker of both the teams in the series.