England vs India Prediction, 4th T20I – Who will win today’s match between ENG vs IND?

England (ENG) will once again host the visiting India (IND) in the fourth T20I of the ongoing series at the County Ground, Bristol, on Thursday, July 09. The Three Lions hold an unassailable 2-0 lead, winning the second and third games after the first encounter was washed out after only one innings could be completed.

The Harry Brook-led side was put into bat on a bouncy surface, where they put on a total of 201 for 7 in their innings in Nottingham. The innings was held together by Phil Salt’s 44-ball 70, supported by a 36 from Jos Buttler and an unbeaten 41 from Sam Curran. Prince Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2 for 30 for India.

India were bowled out for 76 in their batting innings, with their 125-run loss being their largest defeat by margin of runs. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue ran riot, sharing seven wickets amongst them as India lost four wickets in the powerplay and failed to recover from the blow. 

ENG vs IND Match Details

County Ground, Bristol Pitch Report

The pitch at the county ground in Bristol is of a fast and bouncy nature, offering consistent carry. The boundaries are on the shorter end, ranging between 60 and 70 metres, allowing batters to score more freely. Seamers get lateral movement, but there is almost little to no help for spinners.

ENG vs IND Head-to-Head T20I Record

ENG vs IND: Predicted Playing 11s

England

Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue

India

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy

ENG vs IND Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Phil Salt

England have been calling for their top order to fire since the start of the T20 World Cup, and Phil Salt finally responded in a big clash. The dashing opener scored a brilliant 44-ball 70 and was measured in his takedown of India’s bowlers. His innings was laced with seven fours and three sixes, motoring along after Jos Buttler’s dismissal. Unable to play the full IPL due to injury, he will be looking to get himself back in the runs. 

Probable Best Bowler: Jofra Archer

Jofra Archer has returned to his rightful place as England’s attack leader and was at his blistering best in the third T20I. Coming off a stellar IPL and a Player of the Series run in the Test series against New Zealand, Archer finished with figures of 3 for 29 in the powerplay. He decimated India’s batting lineup in tandem with Josh Tongue, with the pair taking five wickets in the first six overs.

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