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

England and India are all set to take on each other in the final Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, scheduled to commence on Thursday, July 31. The hosts lead the series by a 2-1 margin. The final contest of this gripping five-match series will be played at The Oval. India somehow managed to keep the series alive courtesy of a hard-earned draw which could only have been possible because of the sheer grit showed by the batting order.

The series has seen its well share of controversies and aggressive moments. All of that will come together and it is poised to be an absolute crackerjack of a match. Despite both sides with key players missing from their XIs (England without Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer & India without Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah), the match promises to be an exciting contest.

With that said, let us delve into the past and look at the results of the last five red-ball series played between the sides.

Final match of each of last five Test series between IND and ENG

2016-17 India won by an innings and 75 runs (Chennai)

Alastair Cook (10 off 38) and Keaton Jennings (1 off 17) departed within the first hour of the day's play. Joe Root (88 off 144) missed out on his ton. However, Moeen Ali (146 off 262) did not fail to capitalize on his start. Vital 60s from Liam Dawson (66* off 148) and Adil Rashid (60 off 155) ensured England got to 477 before getting bowled out. Ravindra Jadeja (3/106 in 45 overs) was impressive with the ball.

The 152-run opening stand was broken when Parthiv Patel (71 off 112) was dismissed by Moeen. Rahul (199 off 311) fell agonisingly short of a double-ton by a sole run. Ravichandran Ashwin (67 off 149) and Jadeja (51 off 55) stuck around with Karun Nair (303* off 381) to forge 181 and 138-run stands, respectively. Karun's third Test innings was the reason India amassed 759/7 before declaring.

England were bundled out for 207 in 88 overs. Jadeja's seven-wicket haul (7/48 in 25 overs) meant it was the first time he had taken a 10-wicket Test haul (10/154 in 70 overs). England lost nine wickets for 104 after the first-wicket partnership between Cook (49 off 134) and Jennings (54 off 121). Ali, England's centurion in their first innings, walked back on 44 off 97. All three of them were dismissed by Jadeja.