ENG vs IND 2025: The fourth Test match played in Manchester was under the control of the England team, captained by Ben Stokes, but India avoided defeat by showing resilience with the bat in the second innings. After the match was drawn, England are ahead 2-1 in the series. Now all eyes are on the final Test starting from July 31 at The Oval in London, where India will try to level the series.

England started the match in a strong manner. Joe Root scored 150 runs off 248 balls, and captain Ben Stokes scored 141 runs off 198 balls to take the team to a score of 669. Apart from this, Stokes also took five wickets in 24 overs. India's second innings started very badly. Two wickets had fallen in three overs, and the score was just one run. At that time, defeat seemed almost certain.

However, KL Rahul scored 90 runs off 230 balls, and Shubman Gill scored 103 runs off 238 balls to pull the match a little towards India. After this, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja displayed amazing restraint. Both of them stitched an unbeaten partnership of 203 runs and got the match drawn. Sundar returned unbeaten after scoring 101 runs off 206 balls, while Jadeja scored 107 runs in 185 balls.

Changes in WTC 2025-27 Points Table

With this draw, there has been a stir in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship. Australia are at the top with three wins in three, their percentage is 100. Sri Lanka are in second place, who won one out of two matches and drawn one. England are third with two wins, a loss and a draw from four matches, although they have suffered a two-point deduction. India are fourth with just one win from four matches.