In the fourth T20I match against England, Team India's skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bat first at the Bristol County Ground in the district of Ashley Down.
The "Men in Blue" will enter the clash with two changes, where Washington Sundar will replace Varun Chakaravarthy. Harshit Rana will also make way for Prasidh Krishna.
After winning the toss, Team India's skipper Iyer said, "We're going to bat first. (must-win game now..) Certainly, and we are going to play like that. We saw the fearlessness which we've been carrying for the first two games. It's just that we are not able to execute the plans as much as possible, but today, it's a fresh day, fresh start, and the boys are in pretty high spirits. (Last game is history. Have to start afresh today?) Absolutely, but when you say positive, you have to read the environment and have that sort of awareness about how the game is going. You need to adapt as quickly as possible to the wicket and where the wind is blowing. So, all these things, tactically, you've got to be up to your mark. And I think if these things are sorted, definitely you get the results. (And what do you make of the surface?) It looks good. It has got a decent amount of grass over the wicket. So, definitely we'll have a look how it plays from the first ball. (And any changes in your side now that you're batting first?) We've got two changes, two injuries actually. Varun and Harshit go out, so Washington and Prasidh comes in".
On the other hand, the "Three Lions" have made just one change. Rehan Ahmed will replace Liam Dawson in England's playing XI for the Bristol's clash.
England's captain Harry Brook said, "Yeah, we would have won the toss and batted. Looks a very good surface. Like Shreyas said, there's a nice even spread of grass, so we'll see how it plays. (You'd be mighty pleased with the performance in the last game. Very clinical and very professional.) Yeah, we played awesome. We adapted well to conditions, we communicated really well, and it was a very, very good team performance. (All round, now this becomes an important game. You win here, you win the series.) Yeah, that'd be lovely. It'd be lovely to come into the third game that we've managed to finish and win the series. So, we'll see how it goes tonight, but I think more of the same as the other night, really. Adapt to the conditions as well as you can, communicate well, and back ourselves. (Always good to see when seven, eight players are performing game after game.) Yeah, that's the beauty, the side that we've picked, really. We've got so many good players in the eleven, and everybody can contribute in different ways, whether that's with the bat, ball, or in the field. (Any changes in your side for today?) Yeah, Rehan Ahmed comes in for Liam Dawson".
IND vs ENG 4th T20I: Confirmed Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed.