India win 1st Test match at the Oval since historic 1971 victory, end winless run of 8 matches

4th Test: India recorded their first Test win at the Oval since their historic 1971 triumph, which marked their first ever win in England and their first series win in the country. India have gone 50 years without a win at the Oval since then.

India's victory over England at the Oval on Monday helped them take a decisive 2-1 lead with just one match left in the five-Test series. The win not only ensured that India won't lose the Test series, it also helped India end a run of 50 years without a win in the longest format of the game at the Oval. India's last Test win at the venue came all the way back in 1971, when BS Chandrasekhar dismissed John Price to take his sixth wicket of England's second innings and ensured that Ajit Wadekar's team won the Test by four wickets. It was the first time ever that an Indian team had beat England in their own backyard in Test cricket and it also marked India's first Test series win in the country.