Team India will look to seal the series when they face England in the fourth test match to be played at Ranchi from 23rd February onwards. England named their playing XI with Ollie Robinson and Shoaib Bashir included in the squad.
Indian team registered an emphatic 434 runs in the 3rd test match to take a 2-1 lead in the series with brilliant performances from Rohit Sharma, Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan in the first innings. It promises to be another exciting encounter. Sarfaraz Khan made a great contribution with half-centuries in both innings. Jaiswal scored a brilliant double-century that helped India set a daunting target for England.
Match Details
Details– India vs England, 4th Test.
Venue– JSCA Stadium, Ranchi
Date and Time– 23rd February, 9.30 AM IST
Pitch Report
A total of 2 Test matches have been played at this venue. The previous match was between India and South Africa where Rohit Sharma scored vital knocks in both innings that helped India post a massive total in the first innings and then skittled out South Africa to win by an innings.
The pitch at JSCA Stadium, Ranchi for the fourth test is a tricky one that might likely help the spinners which would create pressure on the batters. It promises to be a good contest between bat and ball as the captain that wins the toss would likely bat first, put on a good total and put pressure on the opponent.
India (Ind) vs England (Eng)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar/Devdutt Paddikal, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar/Akash Deep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
England
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (C), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs Eng
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Zak Crawley, Shubman Gill, Ollie Pope, Rajat Patidar, Stokes (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Ollie Robinson, R Ashwin, Tom Hartley, Mohammed Siraj.
Team 2– Yashasvi Jaiswal (C), Ben Duckett, Gill, Root (VC), Sarfaraz Khan, Jonny Bairstow, R Ashwin, Hartley, Kuldeep Yadav, Shoaib Bashir, Akash Deep Singh.
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