India has a challenge to save the series in IND vs ENG 4th T20I. Team India will enter Bristol with the intention of winning, while England will try to capture the series.
Ind vs Eng 4th T20 Match Preview: The ongoing T20 series between India and England has now reached a very important juncture. The fourth match of the series will be played on Thursday 9 July in Bristol. The toss will take place at 9:30 pm Indian time, while the match will start at 10 pm. Team India will enter the fourth T20 match to be held in Bristol with the hope of making a comeback. If India loses this match, then for the first time since 2018-19, it will have to face defeat in two consecutive T20 series. Therefore, India will have to win this match at any cost.
England in great form under the captaincy of Harry Brook
The England team seems to be in excellent form. After Jos Buttler, Harry Brook took over the captaincy and under his leadership the team is continuously performing well. England have won 18 of their last 21 T20 International matches. The team has not yet registered a win in any T20 series against India consisting of two or more matches, but if it wins in Bristol, it can also make this record in its name.
Players on whom special attention will be kept
- liam dawson
England’s experienced spinner Liam Dawson has been playing the role of a supporting player in the team for a long time, but Harry Brook has consistently expressed confidence in him. He has been part of England’s regular T20 team since June last year. However, his impact against India’s left-handed batsmen has been limited. In the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup, he was bowled only one over and in the three matches of the current series too, he has bowled only six overs. He will be 38 by the time of the next T20 World Cup and England have another left-arm spin option in James Coles.
- Shivam Dubey
India’s Shivam Dubey had made a great start by scoring unbeaten 42 runs in 21 balls in the first match, but after that could not play big innings in two consecutive matches. His performance while fielding in Nottingham was also not good. During the run chase, he was sent to bat at number 8, so much so that he came to bat after Harshit Rana. He lost his wicket in a hurry against fast bowler Josh Tong. Better performance will be expected from him in Bristol.
Ind vs Eng: Head-to-head record
A total of 33 T20 matches have been played between India and England so far, in which Team India has won 18, while England has won 14 matches. One match has ended without any result.
Ind vs Eng Pitch Report: How is the Bristol pitch?
The Bristol ground is usually known for high-scoring matches. The straight boundaries here are relatively short, while the ground is large in some parts, providing different challenges for both batsmen and bowlers. India has not lost in its last four T20 matches played in Bristol. However, no player from the team that achieved the target of 199 runs here in 2018 is in the current Indian team.
Ind vs Eng Weather Report: How will the weather be?
The weather is expected to be clear in Bristol. There may be sunshine and light clouds during the day. But the overall weather will be warm, due to which the match is expected to be completed here.
England’s probable playing XI
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Josh Tong.
There may be changes in India’s possible playing eleven
India has reserve players like Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Suryansh Shedge, Ravi Bishnoi and Prasidh Krishna available. The team management can give a chance to an additional right-handed batsman to reduce the number of left-handed batsmen and bring balance in the batting order.
India’s probable playing XI
Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey/Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel/Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.