A fan was heard screaming in excitement seeing Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal coming out of the Kia Oval Ground after the fifth and final Test against England. A video of the same surfaced on social media as the fan was heard screaming 'Jaiswal, Oh my god! Jaiswal' as the southpaw let out a wry smile.
Jaiswal started the England tour with a hundred at the Headingley in Leeds in the series opener, followed by a knock of 87 on Day 1 of the second Test at Edgbaston but his returns fell following that. However, the youngster finished the series with a crucial hundred in India's second innings at The Oval.
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Team India register heart-stopping win at The Kia Oval to level series
As far as the events of The Oval Test goes, the tourists managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat to level the five-Test series against England. With India setting 374 for the hosts to chase down, they had them at 106/3 at one stage. However, the 195-run partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root helped the Englishmen stage a comeback in the run-chase.
It was the wicket of Brook for 111, dismissed by Akash Deep that spurred a comeback from the visitors. From comfortably sitting at 301/4, England had slipped to 339/6 by the end of Day 4. They still required only 35 runs to win with four wickets to spare on Day 5 but Mohammed Siraj took three out of the remaining four scalps to fall to close out the win.
Visiting captain Shubman Gill reflected on the miraculous win at The Oval, claiming that the match and series was a perfect example of different players stepping up in different situations. The 25-year-old had said, as quoted by The Hindustan Times:
"I'm feeling very ecstatic and high right now and very happy with the way everyone performed. Very happy with the way everyone contributed throughout the series. Different people stepping in at different moments. This is what you want as a captain, and I'm very happy with the way I performed as a batter as well."
Gill and Harry Brook received the Player of the Series awards, clattering 754 and 481 runs, respectively.
