The result marked a significant turnaround for India, which came into the England series after a string of poor performances in the traditional format under Gautam Gambhir’s charge.

India has won the fifth test from England by just six runs at the Oval after taking the last four wickets in a thrilling hour

India, who were fourth before the Oval Test, have moved up to third in the WTC standings, swapping places with England, who dropped to fourth after suffering their second defeat of the cycle. Although both teams have identical records,