Gripping Fourth test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between England and India In Old Trafford, Manchester concluded on Sunday, July 27, 2025 in a dramatic draw. The result has led a complicated shake-up-or rather, continuing its half of its half with Australia, Sri Lanka and England at the top of the table of 2025–27 points, the Connection-ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
Repetition of ENG vs Ind 4th Test: A Battle for Existence for Team India
After the record-breaking 311-Run First-Pani deficit, India faced a challenging possibility of an innings defeat. His second innings began disastrous, falling until 0/2 as Chris Woakes hit twice in the first over. However, a monitoring battle was led by the captain Shubman Gill (103), who kept an eye on his fourth ton of the series, named his name with some time of the game. KL Rahul (90) jointly occupied the crease for five sessions to stabilize the Indian ship jointly for a 174 -run partnership with Gill.
The rearguard was taken by Washington Sundar (101 Not Out), promoting the batting order and Ravindra Jadeja (107 Not Out), who added an unbreakable 203-rorn stand. His flexibility forced England to settle for his second draw in the ‘Bajball’ era.
India was excluded for 358 in its first innings, while England responded extensively in 669, headed by Stokes (141) and Route (150) for centuries. In its second innings, India reached 425/4, took a lead of 114 runs, thanks to the brave efforts from Rahul, Gill, Jadeja and Sundar.
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Update WTC 2025-27 Point Table
Draw noticed that both teams shared four WTC points – according to the current system (12 points for a win, 4 for a draw, 6 for a tie). Seriously, the two-point fines (slow rate in Lord’s Test) for England put them within the reach of the pack chasing packs.
Here is how the points table Enga vs IND is after the conclusion of the fourth test:
| Rank | Team | Matchbox | Victory | Loss | Pull | score | Deduction | Digit percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 3 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 54.17% |
| 4 | India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 33.33% |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16.67% |
| 6 | West indies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
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