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The fourth match of the five-match T20 series between India and England will be played in Pune today. Today’s match for England at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is of do or die. Because if India wins today’s match, the English team will lose the series. Team India is ahead 2–1 in the 5-match series.
Both teams will be face to face for the second time on this ground. Earlier in 2012, India defeated England by 5 wickets. Arshdeep Singh may return in the bowling of the Indian team, while in batting, Shivam Dubey can play Dhruv Jurlel.
Fourth T20, match details Toss: Match Start at 6.30 pm: 7 pm in the evening: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
India ahead in head to head 27 matches have been played in T20 between India and England so far. India won in 15 and England in just 12. England won the last T20 series against India in 2014. If the English team loses even today, it will lose the 5th T20 series against India.
Chakravarti series top wickets In the series, Mystery of Spinner Varun Chakraborty has taken the most wickets. He has 10 wickets in 3 T20s. He took five wickets in the third match. Abhishek Sharma and the team have the top scorer. He has scored 115 runs in 3 matches.
Butler series top run scorer In the series for England, only captain Jose Butler has been able to perform in batting. He is the top scorer of the series, scoring 137 runs in 3 matches. He has a fifty in the series. Fast bowler Bridan Cars is the team’s top wickets, he has taken 5 wickets.
Pitch report The pitch of Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is considered spin friendly. Spinners often get good turn here. 4 T20 Internationals were played in Rajkot from 2012 to 2023. In 2, the first batting in 2 and the first bowling team won. India lost two matches here, defeating the team by Sri Lanka in 2016 and 2023. Sri Lanka scored 206 runs against India in 2023, which is also the highest score on this ground.
Weather condition There is no possibility of rain in Pune on Friday. There will be clouds throughout the day and there will also be some heat. The temperature will be between 12 to 34 degrees Celsius.
Both teams- India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Jurlel/Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakraborty.
England: Jose Butler (Captain), Phil Soult (wicketkeeper), Ben Docket, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingston, Jamie Overton, Bridan Cars, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
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