The final match of the World Test Championship will be played from June 7. The teams from India and Australia will meet on the floor of the Oval. In fact, this happens for the first time when a test match will be played at the Oval field in June. The first Test that started in the summer of England was played from July 8. This test match was played between India and England. While the year was 1982… However, that test match between India and England was drawn. England’s Ian Botham scored a double century in that match.
Actually, Test matches are usually played on England grounds in the second half of July or in August-September. On the other hand, speaking of the Oval field, so far 104 Test matches have been played. In which only 8 Test matches have been played in the month of July, while 7 matches have been played in September. The first test match was played on this ground in 1880. In that match, the teams of England and Australia met. The last test match at this ground was played between England and South Africa. In that match, England defeated South Africa by 9 wickets.
The test match played between India and England at the Oval field in 1982 saw many runs scored in that match. However, this match ended in a draw with no result. England batted first, scoring 594 runs thanks to Ian Botham’s 208 and Allan Lamb’s 107. In response, India hit 410 runs on the basis of Kapil Dev’s 97, Sandeep Patil’s 62 and Ravi Shastri’s 66. India team captain Sunil Gavaskar was unable to play due to injury. England scored 191 runs from three wickets in their second innings. In this way, Team India had a target of 376 races. Due to Dappa Vishwanath’s unbeaten 75, India scored 111 runs from three wickets, after which the captains of both teams agreed to the draw.
