(Info4Now)– With Mark Wood returning to the side, England will probably go with the same XI in 4th T20I against India. Having two right-hand batsmen to bowl, Eoin Morgan went for Adil Rashid in the last game, as we tried to predict the absolute use of the leggy in India vs England 3rd T20 Match Preview. But it’s again Wood who picked up two important wickets at the top. With an average score to chase, England were even better than the first game.
As K. L. Rahul is not in form, probably because of regular experiments on the best combination, India lost the opener and lost the rhythm of an expected start. Virat Kohli should have come at No. 3. You cannot go with dual experiment… with your side and again with your order. But it’s Kohli who again appeared majestic with his willow. He started taking on every bowler towards the end and Wood was no exception.
Back to tomorrow’s game, India must go with Young Ishan and Hitman Rohit at the top. If the left-hand-right-hand combination gets their going, it’ll not be easy for Morgan to create pressure from the very start. At No. 3 Virat Kohli finds his rhythm once again. Anything loose or good will disappear and with the white ball orthodox. Shreyas Iyer is a perfect No. 4 batsman and Rishabh Pant has to read the match situation. Hardik Pandya has the power and technique to change the colour of the game.
In the 4th T20I, if India want to take pressure off Pandya, someone else can be included in place of Rahul who can bowl two overs at least. If Rahul Tewatia makes his debut, the problem could be solved. But being 1-2 behind in the current India vs England series, it might be a gamble and not without risk. Yuzvendra Chahal may be taken off to introduce Rahul Chahar who is a fine leg spinner. T. Natarajan must replace Thakur being much straighter.
England must go with the same bowling combination. Still they can go for Moeen Ali In place of Jordan. Mark Wood has to deliver another quality spell to help the side take the upper hand. Archer is fine with the new ball but has to be more accurate while mixing it up with the slowers. How Rashid handles the left hand striker like Pant is only to take into account. Otherwise he is fantastic. In the last game he tried a lot of googlies to keep the batsmen guessing. Sam Curran and Stokes are excellent in the middle and never do the work of fifth or sixth bowler, rather of premier medium pacer.
One of the top modern day T20 batsmen, Dawid Malan is still looking for runs on Indian soil. It’s a big problem for Morgan. It’s time for Malan to get back to his natural form tomorrow. Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes had a little chance to utilise themselves. If time comes for them, they have to minimise the pressure of the bowlers as far as possible.
Anyone winning the toss must chase, keeping in mind the recent outcomes of the wicket. But it’s also time for both England and India to win the disfavour of the coin. While England are looking for sealing the series, I think, India are getting ready to fight the knock-out situation.