IND vs ENG Match Preview- 4th T20I, England tour of India 2025

The fourth T20I between England and India will be taking place this week. The game is scheduled to be played on Friday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

England got back to winning ways with a fine 26-run victory in the third T20I to keep the five-match series alive. The visitors were asked to bat first for the third game in a row and they managed to post a competitive total after recovering from a precarious situation.

In the end, England finished their innings on 171/9 with Ben Duckett scoring a fine fifty. For India, Varun Chakravarthy picked up 5 wickets. With the bat, India failed to impress and eventually finished their innings on 145/9. For England, Jamie Overton picked up 3 wickets while Adil Rashid bowled a fine spell of 1 wicket for 15 runs in 4 overs.

With both the teams now gearing up for the upcoming game, here is the match preview for the 4th IND vs ENG T20I.

IND vs ENG Match Preview- 4th T20I, England tour of India 2025:

IND vs ENG 4th T20I Date and Venue:

The upcoming IND vs ENG 4th T20I will be played on Friday (January 31) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The match will be played from 7:00 PM (IST).

Squads:

India:

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh

England:

Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood

IND vs ENG key battles:

Jos Buttler vs Varun Chakravarthy:

This battle in IND vs ENG 4th T20I could very well decide the fate of the upcoming game. England captain Jos Buttler has looked in good touch in the series. After top-scoring for his side in the first two T20I, Buttler got the start in the third game as well but could not score big and had to depart for 24.

Buttler can blow away any team on his day and India will be hoping that he failed to deliver in the fourth T20I. The hosts will be relying on their in-form spinner Varun Chakravarthy to dismiss Buttler. Chakravarthy, who has taken 10 wickets in the series so far, has already dismissed Buttler twice and will be fancying his chances once again.

Tilak Varma vs Adil Rashid:

In recent times, Tilak Varma has shown that he can single-handedly win games for India. After scoring two centuries in the T20I series against South Africa, the young batsman scored a match-winning 72 against England in the second game.

He got the start in the third game as well before his stay was cut short by Adil Rashid. Varma had to depart for 18 runs and England will be hoping that Rashid keeps the talented batsman silent in the upcoming fourth T20I as well.

Sanju Samson vs Jofra Archer:

One of the reasons behind India's struggle with the bat in the last two T20Is is their failure to get good starts from their openers. Sanju Samson, who had scored 3 centuries in 5 T20Is before the ongoing series, has struggled to get going against England.

He is yet to reach the 30-run mark in the series and will be desperate to turn things around in the fourth game. On the other hand, England will be hoping that their pacer Jofra Archer manages to win his duel against Samson once again. Archer has dismissed Samson in all three T20Is of the series so far and will be confident of dismissing him in the upcoming contest as well.

IND vs ENG Key Players

IND - Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Arshdeep Singha, and Varun Chakravarthy will be the key players for India.

ENG - Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, and Brydon Carse will be the key players for England.

IND vs ENG Weather And Pitch Report:

The fourth India vs England match will be played in Pune on Friday. According to the weather forecast, there is no prediction for rain on the game day. During the match, the temperature will be hovering between 20-25 degrees Celsius.

Talking about the pitch, batsmen will enjoy the conditions in Pune. Pacers as well as spinners will get some assistance from the surface but are likely to struggle to contain the batsmen.

Conclusion:

The stage is set for another thrilling game. With India looking to get back to winning ways and clinch the series and England eyeing a series-leveling win, the upcoming contest is expected to have a lot of fireworks.