Arshdeep Singh had the last laugh as he removed Jos Buttler after being taken down for a six on the earlier delivery. England are moving nicely though, as they look to chase down a modest target of 159.
Arshdeep Singh had the last laugh as he removed Jos Buttler after being taken down for a six on the earlier delivery. England are moving nicely though, as they look to chase down a modest target of 159.
The slowness of the pitch is telling as ENG have just scored 7 runs in the first two overs. IND bowlers have been brilliant and not allowed a 'freebie' to the likes of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt.
8 runs come off the final two overs as India finish up with 158 in what was a total masterclass bowling from the hosts. Jofra Archer and Sam Curran bowled nice cutters to behoove the Indian batters. Apart from Shreyas, none of the Indian batting lived up to the name.
Absolutely brilliant bowling by Sam Curran as he concedes four runs in the 19th over. India will be feeling the heat now as they cannot get towards 170 unless Shreyas has other ideas.
It's pretty clear that the Indian batters have not come prepared for this tour. Short ball has been their undoing right throughout the series and it has showed once again today. Tilak Varma was the latest batter to depart to a short delivery and has left too much to do for Shreyas.
Shivam Dube could not change gears as the all-rounder was outfoxed by Will Jacks as England picked up their fourth wicket. India's batting is in a disarray and now have to rely on Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma to take them to a big total.
India's current run-rate is 7.15 and if they are to go above 150 then they must achieve that at 10 rpo. Shivam Dube has looked good but he is unable to find that delivery to hoist it out of the park. Shreyas is middling it nicely and has put the odd delivery to the boundary.
Shreyas Iyer is batting nicely for Team India along with his Mumbai teammate, Shivam Dube. India need their captain to stay till the end and take them to a decent score. The hosts are right on top and another couple of wickets and the game could swing in their favour.
IND are losing the plot and that could cost them the match and series. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 16(14) by Adil Rashid as the hosts snared up the third wicket.
India's torrid time at the crease continued in Bristol as they lost Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi inside the PP yet again. The visitors, who need to win this match, have again started on a bad note and have increased the pressure back on their middle-order.
Great start for the Indian team in Bristol. Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi have taken IND to 20 for no loss in the first two overs. 15 runs came off Josh Tongue's as the visitors look for a positive start.
It's a sunny day in Bristol and India will look to make the most of it. Abhishek Sharma & Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are out in the middle as they eye a fast start against the pace of Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue.
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy have been injured as Shreyas said at the toss and are replaced by Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Shreyas Iyer's luck with the toss continues as he wins and opts to bat first.
This venue has hosted 21 T20 matches with 10 games won by sides batting first and 11 won by teams chasing. Average 1st innings score at this ground is 158.
"You don't become a bad team after four games. Sometimes, if the opposition plays better than you... sometimes you don't assess the conditions better, you don't read the conditions better. Reading the game is equally important as well. We haven't done that since Ireland".
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sanju Samson, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Suryansh Shedge
England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Sonny Baker, Rehan Ahmed, Jordan Cox, Saqib Mahmood, Luke Wood