ENG vs IND Prediction, 4th Test, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

England will cross swords with India in the fourth Test of the five-match Test series, starting on Wednesday, July 23, at Old Trafford in Manchester

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Delving into the details of the third Test, England batted first and posted 387 runs, courtesy of Joe Root's 104. In response, India also posted an identical total of 387 runs to level the scores, courtesy of KL Rahul’s 100.

In the third innings, England got bundled out for 192 runs after Washington Sundar's four-wicket haul. However, India failed to live up to expectations in the fourth innings as they got bundled out for 170 runs to lose the game by 22 runs.

ENG vs IND, 4th Test Match Details

Match: England vs India, 4th Test

Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, July 23 to July 27

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

ENG vs IND, 4th Test Pitch Report

The Manchester surface is expected to be the fastest in the series so far, with good enough pace and bounce on offer. We can expect spinners to come into the picture in the latter stages of the game.

ENG vs IND, 4th Test Probable XIs

England

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj

ENG vs IND, 4th Test Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India

While India started the series with a five-wicket defeat in Leeds, they later bagged a 336-run win in the Birmingham Test to level the series 1-1. Subsequently, they suffered a 22-run narrow defeat at Lord’s to trail the series by 1-2.

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That said, the Indian team, led by Shubman Gill, has been in the winning position in all three Tests. However, they should be aiming to convert the chances and make it big in getting back to winning ways.

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