On August 4, Mohammed Siraj’s 5 for 104 in 30.1 overs and Prasidh Krishna’s 4 for 126 in 27 overs helped India defend 374. They won the 5th and final Test against England by 6 runs.
At The Oval in London, England needed 35 to win and take the series 3-1. They could only manage 28 runs in the morning session and lost 4 wickets.
This win has helped India tie the series and go above England in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. India has 28 points out of 60, PCT 46.66. England has 26 points and PCT 43.33.
Here is the updated WTC 2025-27 points table after the 5th India-England Test at The Oval.
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Penalty | 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 | 46.66 |
| 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 | – |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Australia, the 2023 WTC winners, leads the 2025-27 table with 36 points and 100 PCT after their 3-0 win over West Indies. Sri Lanka is second with 66.67 PCT. Dhananjaya de Silva led Sri Lanka to a 1-0 win over Bangladesh in their 2-Test series last month.
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India will play a 2-Test series against West Indies at home in October 2025. First match is October 2-6 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Second match is October 10-14 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
In November, India will also play 2 Tests against South Africa at home. Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the first match from November 14-18 and the second match at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
