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England vs India 5th Test: India set England a 374-run target in the ongoing fifth and final Test at the Oval. England are 2-1 ahead in the five-match Test series and need 324 more runs to win.

India came up with a remarkable batting effort in the second innings on the third day. Resuming the action from 75/2, the visitors were put ahead by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akash Deep. The duo unleashed a promising attack to frustrate the English bowlers.

While Jaiswal was heading towards his hundred, Akash Deep stepped up with a crucial performance and ended up smashing his maiden Test fifty. Having been sent to bat at no.4 as a nightwatchman, the star pacer ended up playing an impressive knock of 66 runs on the back of 12 fours. Jaiswal went on to smash his sixth Test century. The duo stitched a 107-run partnership for the third wicket.

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Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar also smashed their respective fifties to extend India's lead in the all-important game. Jadeja, who scored a century in the first Test at Manchester, achieved an unprecedented feat as he brought his tally of runs to 516 following his 53-run contribution.

He became the third Indian batter to cross the landmark of 500 runs in the series, joining Shubman Gill (754) and KL Rahul (532) in the elite list. This marked the first instance of three Indian batters scoring 500 runs or more in a Test series.

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India were bowled out for 396 runs in their second innings, with Jaiswal being the top run-getter. He played a 118-run knock with the help of 14 fours and two sixes, whereas Josh Tongue took an outstanding five-for for England.

Chasing the huge target, England reached 50/1 in their second innings. Mohammed Siraj took the only wicket of Zak Crawley, dismissing him for 14 runs in the final over of the third day.


ENG vs IND 5th Test Playing XIs:

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj