London, Aug. 4 -- Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj delivered one of the most decisive spells of his career on Monday morning to power India to a dramatic victory over England in the final Test at The Oval, helping the visitors level the five-match series 2-2.
India's narrowest-ever Test win came after a fierce and fluctuating contest that will now go down in cricketing history.
"Siraj is a captain's dream," said skipper Shubman Gill after the match. "Five Test matches, every spell with intensity - he gave us everything. Every team wishes they had someone like him. We are lucky."
It was Siraj, alongside Prasidh Krishna, who turned the tide on a knife's edge morning session. England needed only 37 more runs with four wickets in hand. But the In...