England Vs India 4th Test Preview: Team India and England will once again take on each other in the fourth test match off the five matches series at Kennington Oval on 2nd September 2021.
India gained a lead of 1-0 after the win in the Lord’s test match, however, England retaliated with a win to neutralise the lead in the third test match at Headingley. Now both the teams stands at 1-1 after three matches.
England made a tremendous comeback in the previous test match to thrash India. The changes in the team worked for the hosts. The opening combination of Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed did wonders to bring up a solid opening partnership. Dawid Malan at three also made a powerful return to test cricket. The forceful changes in the bowling department also turned into the favour of hosts.
Team India is expected to make a few changes in the playing11 for the fourth test match. Ishant Sharma is likely to sit along with Ravindra Jadeja. Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been out of playing11 in the series, will make his comeback while Shardul Thakur is also expected to come in the first 11.
England vs India 4th Test Match Details:
Match: England vs India 4th Test Match
Day/Date: Sep 02, Thu – Sep 06, Mon
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Time: 3:30 PM IST.
England vs India 4th Test Pitch Report and Weather:
The surface in Oval has always given assistance to everyone. There will be swing, carry and nice bounce for the pacers in the first couple of days while the spinners will come in handy in the latter days of the test match. The surface tends to turn good for the batsman when the sun pops out.
The forecast for the test match is pretty decent with no chances of rain on the first four days. The fifth day is predicted to have a couple of rain showers.
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England vs India Live Streaming:
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England vs India 4th Test Probable Playing11 and Squads:
England Playing XI:
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ollie Pope/Dan Lawrence, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton/Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson.
England Complete Squad:
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Ollie Pope, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Sam Curran, Craig Overton, Daniel Lawrence.
India Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli ©, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja/Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
India’s Complete Squad:
Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shardul Thakur, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, R. Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw and Prisadh Krishna.
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