India vs England 4th T20I: Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, Weather Update
IND vs ENG 4th T20I Schedule, Live Streaming, Date, Head to Head, Playing XI Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather: Having slipped in the previous outing in Rajkot, India will aim to bounce back and seal the series during the fourth T20I against England at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Friday.
Despite putting on a decent bowling performance going in with only two seam options, India’s vaunted batting order came under the scanner against a strong English pace attack in Rajkot. The defeat has exposed certain chinks in the floating batting order as well as India’s overreliance on spin-bowling all-rounders. At Pune, India could reinforce their attack with the return of Arshdeep Singh while Washington Sundar could make way for seam-bowling all-rounder Ramandeep Singh.
Predicted XIs
India predicted XI for 4th T20I: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Washington Sundar/Dhruv Jurel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Star player to watch for: Varun CV is unplayable at the moment. Despite ending on the losing side last game, the wily spinner was handed the player of the match award for his second five-wicket haul in T20Is. England have failed to come up with a plan to neutralise Chakaravarthy and his bag of tricks.
England predicted XI: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Captain Jos Buttler will once again be the glue that will hold the England batting order together and the seasoned IPL star will have a say on a potentially pacy deck at the Gahunje venue.
ChakaravartHy claimed his second T20I five-for in Rajkot. (BCCI)
India vs England squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar and Dhruv Jurel (wk).
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England: Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook (vc), Phil Salt (wk), Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood.
India vs England head-to-head records in T20Is
Matches played: 27, India won: 15, England won: 12
India vs England 4th T20I Pitch Report
The pitch at the MCA Stadium has exhibited a change in nature across the four T20Is it has hosted since 2012. While the earlier games have tilted heavily in faovur of slower bowlers, pacers have enjoyed owling at the ground over the last two outings here. India have had a mixed record at the ground, winning two and losing two matches over the years.
India vs England Weather Report
According to AccuWeather, the weather in Pune on January 31 is expected to remain clear, with no chance of rain. The maximum temperature will hover around 34 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will drop to 10 degrees.
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India vs England 4th T20 live streaming details
The 4th T20I between India and England will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. The match will also be available for live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
