Team India will take on England at The Rose Bowl in Southampton in the fifth and final T20I of the series on Saturday, July 11. The Men in Blue are 0-3 down in the series and will be hoping to restore some pride by winning the dead rubber.
India went down to England by nine wickets in the fourth T20I at County Ground in Bristol on Thursday. Batting first after winning the toss, the Men in Blue were restricted to 158-7 despite skipper Shreyas Iyer's brilliant knock of 80* in 49 balls. The other batters struggled as Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue claimed two each. In the chase, Harry Brook slammed 79* off 35 and Phil Salt 59* off 32.
Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy were ruled out of the fourth T20I in Bristol and won't be available for the fifth T20I as well. In this feature, we pick Team India's predicted playing XI for the fifth and final T20I against England.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has played three T20Is, but is yet to make a significant impact. In three innings, he has registered scores of 14, 13 and 15. The left-hander will be keen to play a big knock if he gets a chance at The Rose Bowl.
Abhishek Sharma has had a mixed T20I series so far. In four innings, he has scored 128 runs at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 185.51. The southpaw scored 59 off 24 in the first T20I and followed it up with 43 off 24. However, he has failed in the last two matches.
Sanju Samson was dropped from the playing XI after three low scores - two in Ireland and one in England. The right-handed batter could be handed a comeback for the dead rubber in Southampton. He can come in as a replacement for the struggling Tilak Varma.
Shreyas Iyer's T20I captaincy stint may have gotten off to a disastrous start, but he has led from the front with the willow. The 31-year-old is the leading run-getter in the India-England series. In four innings, he has scored 190 runs at an average of 63.33 and a strike rate of 155.74.
Ishan Kishan has had a rather disappointing T20I series. In four innings, the Indian batter has only managed 66 runs at an average of 16.50 and a strike rate of 115.79. The left-handed batter has struggled against the rising ball.
Like many other Indian batters, Shivam Dube too has had a tough time in England. He began the series with an impressive knock of 42* off 21 in Chester-le-Street. However, Dube was dismissed for single-figure scores in the next two games. In the fourth T20I in Bristol, he labored to 22 off 23 balls.
All-rounder Axar Patel has also failed to live up to expectations in the T20I series against England. In three innings, he has claimed two wickets at an average of 46.50 and an economy rate of 9.30. With the bat, the left-handed has registered scores of 3, 2, 10 & 1.
India can try out Suryansh Shedge in place of Washington Sundar in the final T20I against England in Southampton. Shedge made his debut against Ireland in Belfast in the second T20I. He registered figures of 0-25 from two overs and was dismissed for one off five balls.
Prince Yadav has done a decent job for India in the T20I against England. In two innings, he has claimed two wickets at an average of 29 and an economy rate of 8.29. He impressed with 2-30 in four overs in Nottingham.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has had a disappointing series. In three innings, he has claimed four wickets at an average of 29.25 and an economy rate of 9.89. As for Prasidh Krishna, he registered figures of 0-26 from three overs in Bristol.
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