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IND vs ENG: It required a 'miracle' for India to win the Oval Test, and on Day 5, pacer Mohammed Siraj along with Prasidh Krishna produced 'miraculous' spells to help the Shubman Gill-led side to a hard-fought win by 6 runs on Monday. At the start of the day, England required 35 runs to win the match and eventually the series 2-1.

Mohammed Siraj was the star of the bowling performance as he picked up a five-wicket haul. He found support in Prasidh Krishna, who took four important wickets to keep India in the game. 

Akash Deep, on the other hand, got the important wicket of centurion Harry Brook.

Siraj - The Enforcer-In-Chief

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Siraj struck twice in a dramatic opening burst as if he never left the ground on Day 4. England wicketkeeper-batter was the first wicket to fall as he nicked one outside off and edged to Dhruv Jurel. Then, Jamie Overton was trapped in front by a sharp nip-backer - England's review proved futile as ball-tracking upheld umpire Kumar Dharmasena's call.

Prasidh Krishna then produced the knockout punch - a brutal 141 kph yorker that shattered Josh Tongue's middle stump, triggering wild celebrations. From a seemingly safe 347/6, England slid to 354/9.

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Earlier, Joe Root and Harry Brook's hundred on Day 4 had put England into the driver's seat, but India's discipline and composure held sway, confirming a fitting 2-2 result to an enthralling five-match series.

Brief scores: India 224 & 396 in 88 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 118, Akash Deep 66; Josh Tongue 5-125, Gus Atkinson 3-127) beat England 247 & 367/10 in 85.1 overs (Harry Brook 111, Joe Root 105; Mohammed Siraj 5-104, Prasidh Krishna 4-126) by six runs.