What happened in final match of each of last five Test series between India and England?

2024 — India won by an innings and 64 runs (Dharamsala)

Crawley (79 off 108) in an otherwise disappointing display by England, who ended up getting all-out for a meagre 218. Ben Duckett (27 off 58), Root (26 off 56), Bairstow (29 off 18), and Ben Foakes (24 off 42) all got to good starts. However, none of them capitalized on the platforms they set up for themselves. Ashwin (4/51 in 11.4 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (5/72 in 15 overs) shared nine wickets between them.

While Yashasvi Jaiswal (57 off 58) did not get to his ton after an energetic start to the innings, Rohit Sharma (103 off 162) and Gill (110 off 150) did not miss out on theirs. Newbies Devdutt Padikkal (65 off 103) and Sarfaraz Khan (56 off 60) contributed meaningfully to the 477-run first innings total. Shoaib Bashir (5/173 in 46.1 overs) secured his second five-wicket haul of the series.

England's batting line up crumbled for a paltry 195, granting India an emphatic innings win by 64 runs to clinch the series 4-1. The only substantial partnership was that between Root (84 off 128) and Bairstow (39 off 31). Ashwin ended the match with nine wickets to his name. However, it was Kuldeep (5/72, 30, 2/40) who ended up securing the Player of the Match accolade for his all-round exhibition.