 "IND vs ENG 5th T20I Pitch, Weather Forecast: Rain forecast, pitch report and probable playing 11s of IND vs ENG Mumbai match")
Having already sealed the T20 series, Team India will look to register yet another victory when they take on England in the fifth and final T20 in Mumbai on Sunday, before the focus shifts to the ODIs. India clinched the series with a 15-run win in the fourth T20 in Pune on Friday and now all England can hope for is a consolation win.
The Jos Buttler and Co’s only win of the series so far came in the third match in Rajkot last week and needed to win the fourth match to keep the series alive. In Pune, however, Shivam Dube and Hardik Panda had other plans as their fifties powered India to 181/9. While Dube got hit on the helmet during his knock and had to be withdrawn, his concussion replacement Harshit Rana made notable impact , picking three wickets in England’s run chase.
Ravi Bishnoi also picked three wickets whereas Varun Chakravarthy picked two. Harry Brook’s 25-ball fifty was of no use for the visitors as they were restricted to 166 in 19.4 overs.
A couple of major issues haunting India ahead of the series finale are that of the forms regarding skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson While Suryakumar has aggregated just 26 runs from four matches, Samson has totalled 35 runs.
How will the pitch at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium behave? And what will the weather be like in Mumbai? We take a look:
How is the pitch for the fifth T20I between India and England expected to behave?
Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is known for favouring teams that chase down totals. Since 2021, teams who have batted second have won 23 out of 38 games in terms of day-night matches. According to ESPNCricinfo, the average run-rate in the second innings is 9 whereas in the first innings, the run-rate is 8.7.
Fans can expect a high-scoring encounter with five of the last 10 matches at the venue witnessing scores of more than 200. Dew is also likely to be a factor in the match, which is why teams would prefer to chase down totals.
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More ShortsWhat will the weather be like during the fourth T20I between India and England?
We will get to witness a full-fledged T20 match with zero percent chance of rain in Mumbai on Sunday. The match will start at 7 pm IST and temperatures are expected to hover 26 or 27 degree Celsius.
Predicted Playing XIs for the fourth T20I between India and England:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.
England: Jos Buttler (Captain), Phil Salt (Wicketkeeper), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid
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, Dhruv Jurel (wk).
England: Philip Salt(wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed.
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