Mohammed Siraj continued his remarkable effort in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy as he took a four-wicket haul in the first innings for India, as England were bowled out for 247 and only took a narrow lead of 24 runs at the Oval Stadium on Friday (August 1).
After making an expensive start, Siraj came back stronger post the lunch break and took four wickets while giving away 88 runs in jsut 16.2 overs. The 31-year-old got the big wickets of Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, and Harry Brook to keep India in the hunt as they aim to level the series 2-2.
Mohammed Siraj Creates history
The spell at the Oval was the sixth instance of Siraj taking a four-wicket haul on English soil. The star Indian pacer took two four-fors in India’s famous victory at Lord’s in 2021 before also taking one each in the 2022 Edgbaston Test against England as well as the 2023 World Test Championship final at the Oval against Australia. He also added to his tally in India’s victory at Birmingham in this series.
Among Siraj’s four-fors, there is just one five-wicket haul, which came during the Shubman Gill-led side’s 336-run victory in the second Test of the ongoing tour.
With his incredible display at the Oval, Siraj broke Jasprit Bumrah’s record for the most four-wicket hauls by an Indian in England. Although, the latter has four wickets is the first Asian pacer since Waqar Younis to take six four-wicket hauls in England. Waqar’s had held the record for 29 years since his sixth four-for in England in 1996.
Most Four-Wicket Hauls In England By An Asian Pacer
| Player | Country | Matches In England | Four or More Wickets in England | Five or more Wickets in England | Total Wickets In England |
| Mohammed Siraj | India | 11 | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 10 | 6 | 3 | 45 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 12 | 5 | 4 | 51 |
| Mohammed Amir | Pakistan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 49 |
Among spinners, Muttiah Muralitharan is the only Asian with six four-wicket hauls in England, while Yasir Shah also has five.
Siraj and Bumrah are followed by Ishant Sharma (4), Subhash Gupte (3), Kapil Dev (3), Mohammed Shami (3), and Chetan Sharma (3) on the list of Indian players with four-wicket hauls in England.
Mohammed Siraj – The Last Pacer Standing
Siraj is now the highest wicket-taker in the series with 17 wickets. Among the two teams, him and Chris Woakes are the only pacers or pace-bowling all-rounders to play all five games. The injury to Woakes on Day 1 means that the Indian star will be the only fast-bowler to bowl in all 10 innings of the series from eitehr team.