'Sundar ki ati "sundar" paari' - Fans react as Washington Sundar makes quick fire 50 against England in fifth Test

Washington Sundar set another great example in the ongoing England tour as his fiery half-century put the visitors in a powerful position in their must-win game at The Oval Test, where India have set a giant fourth innings target of 374 runs for the hosts England. 

It is the last Test of the five-match Test series (Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025), where the hosts England are leading by 2-1. After a poor start in the first innings in the ongoing The Oval Test, India brilliantly made a comeback in the second half of the second innings of the Test match, and then the batters put the visitors in a dominant position on the challenging batting pitch. 

With the help of a century from the opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (118), a surprising maiden international half-century from the nightwatcher Akash Deep (66), and valuable scores from Ravindra Jadeja (53) and Dhruv Jurel (34), India already managed the 300+ lead. But Washington Sundar's quick-fire 50 put the visitors in almost a dream situation as they managed to set a 374-run target for the hosts. 

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Washington Sundar set great example in latest England tour

While many Indian batters have impressed in this tour, Washington Sundar has shone as much as a lower-order batter, except for the heroic Manchester Test draw, where he came to bat at no.5 in the third innings and scored his maiden Test century. In fact, after the latest innings during India's second innings in The Oval Test, Sundar became the fifth-highest run-scorer for India from no.8 or lower-order batting in an away bilateral Test series (183 in seven innings, excluding Manchester Test century).  

Washington Sundar scored 39-ball 50

In the third innings of The Oval Test, Sundar slammed a 39-ball half-century with the help of four fours and four sixes. He scored 53 off 46 balls before losing his wicket, as the visitors scored 396 runs. With the last batter Prasidh Krishna, who faced only two balls and couldn't open his account, Sundar had a 39-run partnership for the last wicket in just 19 balls.

Thank you Gautam Gambhir for backing Washington Sundar when others didn’t. 🙏⁰India has found a gem of an all-rounder. 🇮🇳💎⁰~ What's your take on this 🤔 #INDvsENG #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/mM3rjnc10i

— Kavya Maran (@Kavya_Maran_SRH) August 2, 2025

Gabba 2021
MCG 2024
Manchester 2025
Oval 2025

Washington Sundar has played only 13 Tests but the impact he has made is unreal 🤯. pic.twitter.com/asTwmeBqRi

— 𝐉𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 (@jod_insane) August 2, 2025

A 39 BALL FIFTY BY WASHINGTON SUNDAR. 🤯

- 4,4,6 to bring his fifty up. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/8Ve5S5sAPV

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 2, 2025

No words are enough to praise Washington Sundar.⁰One of the most underrated all-rounders.⁰No flashy PR, just pure class—always steps up in tough moments. 🙌
⁰~ What's your take on this 🤔 #INDvsENG #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/2opi5uTH5W

— Kavya Maran (@Kavya_Maran_SRH) August 2, 2025

How other see How Gambhir
Washington Management
Sundar. See him. pic.twitter.com/YNKPgwwhqe

— कट्टर INDIA समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) August 2, 2025

Washington Sundar 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sAr2uMpJpV

— Homie (@homelander_yyy) August 2, 2025

Give him bat, he will score.
Give him ball, he will pick wickets.
Ask him to field, he will save runs

Washington Sundar might go down as one of the most complete cricketer world has ever seen pic.twitter.com/U9ATCH5UhB

— Parmar' (@saisuszn) August 2, 2025

Washington Sundar when the 9 wickets down :

#INDvsENG2025 pic.twitter.com/bFjZJqoOvE

— Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) August 2, 2025

Washington Sundar's family watching Sundar Batsman on TV pic.twitter.com/GC1JxBspbJ

— Honest Cricket Fan's (@maddiess18) August 2, 2025

Gill will get hype bcz he is captain
Csk fans and neutrals will hype jadeja
Jaiswal already has fans to hype him

Washington Sundar rarely gets the recognition he deserves. He deserves equal appreciation 🫡 pic.twitter.com/cM15W04Ycm

— ` (@chixxsays) August 2, 2025

Dear Gautam Gambhir, don't waste Washington Sundar generational batting talent, let's push him to bat in the top 5. pic.twitter.com/OIKu0riRNe

— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) August 2, 2025

Important contributions from India's lower middle order with Jaddu and Jurel chipping in but the real PAIN for England? The WASHINGTON TAX. Massive. Unbelievable. They weren’t ready!!! 😜 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/jziAtlEZ1Z

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 2, 2025

Petition for Washington Sundar to bat higher up the order! #ENGvIND

— Eems (@NaeemahBenjamin) August 2, 2025

Washington Sundar had that fire in his eyes. He had that determination to shut his trolls and those criticizing him for the way he bats with the tail. So heartening to see him in absolute beast mode ❤️💪 #INDvsENG

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) August 2, 2025

I have a feeling that Washington Sundar may soon get a Steve Smith-esque promotion. https://t.co/o4VtczLPTY pic.twitter.com/0ozBs7mG8z

— Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog (@cricket_broken) August 2, 2025

Washington Sundar, who went from No.8 to No.9, and ends up with more runs in the series than all options India tried at the No.3 position in the series. Will also have more runs than England's No.3, vice-captain (& stand-in captain) if Pope ends up making < 5.#ENGvsIND

— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) August 2, 2025

Irrespective of where the test is played Washington Sundar's name should be the first name written on the sheet even when great Bumrah is available..

— Amal Sudhakaran (@amal_sachinism) August 2, 2025