India vs England 4th Test - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
After losing the first Test, India bounced back and won the second one in Visakhapatnam. They carried forward the winning momentum and outplayed England in the third Test in Rajkot to go 2-1 up in the series.
With a first-innings lead of 126, Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a brilliant double-ton which helped them set a target of 557 for the visitors. A fifer from Ravindra Jadeja helped them knock over England on 122 to win the game comprehensively by 434 runs and get the lead in the series.
India has opted to rest Jasprit Bumrah and it will be a challenge for them as he has been sensational in this series so far. England has an opportunity now to level the series by emerging victorious in the fourth Test.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs ENG 4th Test Match Details
Match: IND vs ENG, 4th Test, England Tour of India
Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team
Ben Stokes will lead England Cricket Team
When: February 23 – February 27, Friday
Match is going to start at 09:30 a.m.
Venue: JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 134 matches against each other. Out of which India has won 33 matches and England has won 51 whereas 50 matches ended up in tie.
Likely playing XI
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar/Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
BENCH: KL Rahul, KS Bharat, Axar Patel, JJ Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Devdutt Padikkal, Saurabh Kumar, Avesh Khan, S Iyer, Virat Kohli
England Playing XI
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir
Pitch report
The surface at JSCA International Stadium Complex is expected to favor spin. It looks dry and expects the cracks to open up as the Test progresses. The batters will need to adapt to the conditions before they can start playing freely. Expect the team winning the toss to opt to bat first here.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Ben Stokes
Best Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah
Weather forecast for today in Ranchi
Maximum temperature: 23°C
Minimum temperature: 16°C
Wind speed: 13km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 39,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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