IND-ENG 5th test: Bumrah returns, Jaiswal close to 1000 run

IND-ENG fifth test: Bumrah returns, Jaiswal close to 1000 runs

82% chance of rain on the first day

The fifth and last match of the 5 test match series between India and England will be played from tomorrow i.e. Thursday. The match will take place at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala from 9:30 am. The toss will take place at 9 am. After winning the Ranchi Test, India has captured the series with a 3-1 lead.

Team India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will return in this match. He was rested in the fourth test. Devdutt Padikal may get a chance to debut in place of Rajat Patidar who failed in the series.

England is 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. After winning a close match in Visakhapatnam, the team won by 106 runs in a one-sided match in Rajkot. 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.

This record can be made in the match

Anderson closes to 700 wickets - James Anderson is just two wickets away from 700 Test wickets. Only Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708) have taken more than 700 wickets.

Jadeja eight wickets away from 300 wickets - Ravindra Jadeja is close to 300 Test wickets. He can become the seventh Indian to reach here, for this he needs eight more wickets.

Jaiswal is 29 runs away from 1000 runs - Yashasvi has scored 971 runs in 15 innings of 8 matches.

82% chance of rain

There is no good news regarding the weather in Dharamshala on Thursday, the weather will be very bad here tomorrow. There is 82% chance of rain. Tomorrow the temperature here may remain between 9 to 6 degrees Celsius. The wind speed will be up to 6 kilometers per hour.

pitch report

Fast bowlers get more help in HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala. In the 20 international matches held here so far, 61.69% wickets have gone to fast bowlers. The spinners got only 95 wickets out of 248, which means both the teams can think of fielding an extra pacer. Only one Test match has been played in Dharamshala, in which India won. This match was played against Australia in 2017.

India leads 3-1 in the series

Team India is leading 3-1 in the 5 Test series against England. England won the first match by 28 runs. After this, India won the second match by 106 runs, the third match by 434 runs and the fourth test by a margin of 5 wickets. The fifth match will be played in Dharamsala from March 7.

Possible playing-11 in Dharamsala Test

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/Rajat Patidar, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

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