England vs India, IND in ENG, 5 T20Is, 2026 Jul 9 Full score card

That's it. England cruise to victory and put the series to bed. Arshdeep hurls it on a back of a length, outside off. Salt stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it wide of cover for a single to complete the chase. England make it 3-0 in the series with a game to go.

Wide! The scores are level with this extra. A bumper, outside off, too high. Salt lets it go.

FOUR! Absolutely thumped. Bowled on a length, angled across the right-hander. Salt shuffles slightly to get closer to the line of the ball and just swings through the line as he belts it to the right of mid off for a boundary.

Nails the yorker at the leg stump. Brook makes room and squeezes it out through covers for a single. Just one big hit away are England now.

SIX! How's that gone for a six? Back of a length, angled well into the batter. Harry Brook hangs on the back foot and keeps backing away during the swing and manages to nail it over long on for a biggie.

In the air... lands safely. Short ball, hammered into the deck, Harry Brook backs away to take it on but miscues it high and over mid off for a couple of runs.

Just a bit fuller and sliding into the pads, Brook gets an inside edge off the pads and to the left of the keeper for another single. A rare over without a boundary for England.

On a good length, nips back in off the deck. Salt lets the ball come on, before dabbing it down in front of covers, pinching an easy single.

Hard length, attacking the top of off. Brook hangs back and swings it away to deep square leg for a run.

A well-directed short ball, right over the front shoulder. Brook looks to pull but is well beaten.

Good length, jammed in towards the pads. Salt stays compact and taps it towards mid on for a single.

Full-pitched delivery, angled into the stumps, Salt punches it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Things are going England's way, but they have created their own luck today. Banged in short over middle, quicker too. Harry Brook comes down the track to whack it away but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Bowled on a short of a length, angled in on middle and leg. Brook walks inside the line for the scoop but fails to connect.

Hurls it on a good length, on the off stump. Salt punches it square on the off side for a single.

Just short, and there was a run out chance as well. Krishna pitches it up, on off. Salt tries to get under the ball to go over mid off but fails to get any sort of elevation. Shreyas Iyer dives forward but the ball does not carry. The ball dribbles in front off his body, and Brook tries to sneak in a single, but there isn't any. Iyer picks the ball up and has a shy at the bowling end but misses. Harry had given up and was gone had the throw hit.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Salt takes a couple of steps down the track and tries to play the late dab but misses.

FOUR! FIFTY for Phil Salt, second in a row. Full and angled down leg, Phil Salt tickles it down to fine leg and the ball races away to the fence.

Around the wicket for the final delivery, full and just outside off. Salt opens the bat face and angles it through backward point for a run.

FOUR! Edged away! Pace off from Arshdeep, slightly wide outside off. Salt waits back to cut but gets an outside edge perfectly between the keeper and the short third fielder for a boundary.

Somehow, Brook has managed to get it away. Singh goes back to over the wicket, bowling it full on leg. Brook sets up for the reverse flick but adjusts and laps it down to fine leg for a run.

Another short ball, angled well in from outside off, Brook hops to the leg side and ramps it fine of deep third for another brace.

A slower bumper from around the stumps, dug in well short and outside off. Harry Brook reaches for it and smashes it like a tennis-forehand to the left of deep mid-wicket and picks up two runs.

Good length in the channel, driven on the up and square through the off side for a single.

DRINKS! Time for a breather, much-needed for India, but it seems like the game and the series have all but slipped away from their hands. Harry Brook has played an astonishing and aggressive knock, and the bowlers have had no answers. With just 39 needed off 60 deliveries and 9 wickets in hand, England will look to wrap up things as quickly as possible. Arshdeep Singh returns to the attack.

A bit fuller and on off. Salt plays the square drive to deep point for one.

Good running. Serves it on a good length, on middle and leg. Salt tucks it with soft hands in the vacant square leg region and hustles back for the second run.

On a hard length, on off. Brook makes room to force it through the off side. Miscues it off the inner half to long on. They cross.

Wide! Dug in short, outside off. That is left alone for the keeper to collect. Too high for the umpire's liking.

FOUR! Hammered away! Into the wicket, on middle. This sits up to be hit and Brook climbs all over it as he pulls it powerfully to the right of long on. With this boundary, the 100-run stand comes up between these two batters.

FOUR! Incredible shot. Dube angles it in at the sticks, on a length. Brook gives himself a bit of room and angles the bat face to carve it behind point for a boundary.

Wide! Pace off but this is beyond the tramline on off. Brook lets it go.

On a back of a length, outside off, this is driven through covers for a run.

Harry Brook is punishing the Indian spinners. 37 off the last 2 overs. And now, Shivam Dube comes in to bowl.

SIX! Straight as an arrow. That has gone back many a mile. Harry Brook brings up his FIFTY in just 21 balls. The English skipper has displayed ball-striking of the highest order. Flighted up, fuller and on middle. Brook dances down the track and launches it back over the bowler's head for a biggie. The 100 is up for England.

FOUR! Untidy in the field. Full and quick, on off. Brook gets his hands through the ball and cracks the drive past extra cover. Abhishek Sharma covers a lot of ground to his left at long off and dives but ends up parrying the ball into the fence.

Axar responds by dragging his length back, on off. Phil knocks it to long off and gets to the other end.

SIX! All the way. Floated up, a bit wide and on a length. Salt extends his hands into the lofted hit and goes over wide long off for a flat six.

Slower and shorter, on off. Salt dabs it down the deck.

Short and on middle, Brook goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Short and across again, this is hit down to long on for a single. 19 runs off Sundar's first over as England continue to motor along.

FOUR! The perplexed look on Sundar's face tells the story. He does not seem to have any answers at the moment. From around the wicket, fired across the off stump and it is short. Brook stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it through covers for another four.

FOUR! That has rocketed to the fence. Fuller and wider on off. Brook gets the width to work with, and he reaches out before spanking it to the left of cover.

SIX! Put away with disdain. A bit too short by Sundar, on middle. Brook needs no second invitation as he presses back and nails the pull in front of square for a maximum.

FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough. This is pushed through again by Sundar, short and outside off. Brook presses on the back foot and flat bats it down the ground for a boundary.

Short and this keeps straight, outside off. Brook flashes but fails to connect.

Spin from both ends. Washington Sundar comes in to replace Prince Yadav.

Quicker and shorter, on middle. Brook nudges it behind square leg for another single.

Another ball that is speared in but this is fuller. Phil eases it in front of long on and rotates the strike.

Bowled with a slightly round-arm action, on a good length, on middle and leg. Harry wrists it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Angled in on a length, on middle and leg. Salt works it to long on and crosses over.

A bit fuller, sliding in on middle. Phil taps it back to Patel.

Darted in on middle, on the shorter side. Salt punches it to the right of deep point for a brace.

England have made good use of the fielding restrictions, nearly breaking the back of the chase. India will hope that the spinners come good through the middle overs. With that said, Axar Patel now comes into the attack.

Not in control but safe. A well-directed short ball, around the right shoulder. Brook is rushed on the pull and it is skied off a top edge but luckily for the English skipper, it drops out of reach of the back-tracking Shivam Dube in the deep fine leg region. A couple of runs to end the Powerplay. After 6 overs, England are 62/1, chasing 159.

FOUR! Cheeky! Brook shimmies towards the leg side initially before walking back towards the stumps. Prince goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss on middle and leg. Harry gets inside the line and drops to a knee before playing the scoop fine of the man at short fine leg.

Hits the back of a length, on middle. Brook waits on it before tucking it to the left of deep square leg. They take the first run hard and come back for the second.

On a good length, on middle, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

India burn a review. Skidding through, on top of leg. Salt clears the front leg and tries to swing it away on the leg side. The ball sneaks under the willow to hit him on the back thigh. The batters sneak in a leg bye as the ball goes away on the off side. Prince Yadav is interested, and Ishan Kishan can be heard saying that at worst it could be umpire's call. Shreyas Iyer takes the review. No bat involved but on Ball Tracking, the ball is going over the leg pole.

India take the DRS for an LBW call which was turned down by the on-field umpire. The third umpire is called into action and there's no spike on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows the wickets as missing. NOT OUT!

Angled in at the hips. Brook turns it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Driven through the off side, a third straight 15-run over as well. Overpitched delivery outside off, Phil Salt hangs back and smacks it between cover and point for a boundary. 50 up for England.

FOUR! Just over the scrambling keeper. A sharp bumper around off, Phil Salt gets across to pull but is rushed and the ball goes off the gloves and over the keeper, dribbling into the deep third fence.

Half a shout for LBW, but there's an inside edge on it. Fullish length on off, shapes back in, Brook looks to drag it leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes behind point for a single. Also, Prasidh Krishna has now overstepped, so it is called a No Ball and another Free Hit is incoming.

That's well bowled. Brook is way too early to shuffle past the off stump and Prasidh Krishna just goes full and fast, wide outside the off stump. Brook doesn't even try to reach it in the end.

Pitched fuller and just outside off, Salt stays deep in the crease, looking to heave it leg side but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.

Krishna bashes the hard length and darts the ball into the batter at 142 clicks. Salt blocks it off.

FOUR! Phil Salt is now galloping on his horse. Short ball, slightly wide outside off, Salt hangs back and slashes hard, using the pace and hitting it over short third for a boundary.

Prasidh Krishna is back with a change of ends. 30 runs off the last 2 overs, and that has released whatever early pressure was built on England.

A single to end, but again 15 runs off it. Hard length on the pads, flicked off the legs and down to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Now, that will give Salt a lot of confidence. On the fuller side of a good length, straighter too. Phil Salt stays leg side of the ball and pummels it to the left of mid on for another boundary.

WIDE! A bit shorter but angled down the leg side. Salt looks to pull but misses.

FOUR! A length ball on off, angling in. Salt looks to block it under the eyes but ends up running it fine off the toe end of the blade and into the deep third fence.

BOWLED'EM! But it won't count! Yadav nails the yorker on leg stump, Salt gets inside the line to whip it behind square leg but is well beaten and the ball smashes into the leg pole.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Yadav changes tactics and Phil Salt manages to get one away. Slower one, full and wide outside off, Salt reaches out and slaps it through covers for a boundary. Also, Prince has overstepped, so a Free Hit to follow now.

Salt is going nowhere, not yet off the mark after 9 balls now. Yadav hits the good length again, bowling it at the stumps, Salt just defends it out.

Oh, not too far away from the stumps. Good length, on middle, shaping back in. Phil Salt clears the front leg to swing it leg side but is beaten past the inside edge.

A low full toss, curves back in from outside off. Harry Brook opens the bat face and slaps it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs. 15 runs and a wicket off that over.

WIDE! Slower one, pitched full and well wide of the off stump. Left alone by Brook.

SIX! Harry Brook decides to take Arshdeep Singh on, and that's a cheeky shot. Hard length again, angled across off, Brook shuffles to the off side and scoops it over fine leg for a maximum.

Hard-length delivery, on middle and leg, Brook stays put and just dabs it across into the on side.

The English skipper, Harry Brook walks in next.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Top comeback from Arshdeep Singh and Jos Buttler starts walking. Similar length to the previous delivery, but in the channel outside off. Buttler is a bit tentative, hanging back and looking for the inswing, but the ball goes straight on. Buttler tries to run it fine but gets nicked behind, and Ishan Kishan gobbles it up with ease.

SIX! That's been belted down the ground. Length ball on off and middle, right in the slot. Buttler holds his shape and slams it towards the sightscreen for the first biggie of the chase.

Shreyas Iyer is back on the field.

Pitched full and on off, just a hint of movement inwards. Buttler looks to drag it leg side but gets it off the inside half of the blade to mid-wicket.

Good length at the stumps, Buttler comes forward and tucks it past mid-wicket for a run. England are 7/0 after 2 overs, chasing 159.

The English openers don't seem to have quite got their timing right so far. Short of a good length, hitting the deck hard and around off. Buttler jams it down to mid off.

A full ball, fired into the pads, Salt fails to flick it away. The ball thuds off the pads, rolling behind square leg for a leg bye.

First run off the bat for England. Back of a length around off, Buttler walks inside the line, nudging it to the left of short mid-wicket. Washington Sundar is sloppy and lets it through the hands for a single.

Another appeal for LBW, probably sneaking down leg. Good length on middle, slanting it back in. Buttler plays across the line but misses and gets pinged on the front pad.

Prasidh too starts on a fuller length, attacking the stumps. Jos Buttler leans on and drives it straight to mid on.

Playing his first game of the series, Prasidh Krishna will operate from the other end.

A big appeal for LBW, but the umpire says no. The keeper Ishan Kishan seems interested but the stand-in captain, Tilak Varma, opts against the review. Hard length on middle, jags back in whilst staying a tad low. Phil Salt looks to swivel-pull but misses and gets hit high on the pads. The Ball Tracking later shows that the ball would have gone over the stumps.

Singh darts another inswinger at Salt's pads, offering no width at all. Salt gets cramped for room and stabs it across to mid-wicket.

Another full inswinger, this time starting on off and middle. Salt jams it down to mid on.

FOUR LEG BYES! England's chase is underway. Singh's line is too straight to begin with, full and down leg. Phil Salt misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to fine leg for four leg byes.

Salt looks to bunt and run, but there's no single there. Good-length delivery, around leg, Salt nudges it in front of short mid-wicket, who is quick to pounce on the ball.

A bit of shape straightaway. Arshdeep Singh pitches the ball full and on middle, getting it to tail back in. Phil Salt flicks it away in front of mid-wicket.

OUT! AXAR PATEL IS RUN OUT! A skillful piece of play from Jofra Archer and India finish with 158/7 after 20 overs. Archer hammers the hard length and gets the ball to jag back into the batter. Shreyas Iyer hangs back and gets beaten, getting hit on the thigh pad. The ball just drops down on the track, and the batters look to steal a leg bye. Archer is quick to run after it and kicks it with the right boot, scoring a direct hit at the keeper's end. Replays show that Patel is short of his crease and Archer only gives away 4 runs in the final over.

Gone? Jofra Archer has kicked the ball onto the stumps with his right boot, and Axar Patel seems to be short.

Back of a length, slower too and outside off, Patel makes room and slaps it straight to Harry Brook at cover. Brook doesn't pick it up cleanly and the batters rush through for a single.

Full and straight, Axar Patel leans on and just looks to nudge it leg side and pinch a single but gets a leading edge back to the bowler.

Axar Patel is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! The slower ball does the trick again for England. Jofra Archer comes around the wicket and digs in a bumper, angling it in at the batter, but it's bowled slower. Washington Sundar gets inside the line to hook but hits it straight down the throat of Adil Rashid at fine leg. Rashid is well inside the ropes and takes it with ease.

Jofra goes full and fast, but ends up serving a full toss. Sundar backs away and slices it over cover-point for a couple of runs in the deep.

Straight up, but lands safely. On a good length, slower too, holds a bit in the deck. Shreyas Iyer looks to hoick it over wide long on but miscues it badly and the ball lands just beyond the mid off region. Single taken.

Jofra Archer (3-0-16-1) to close out the innings.

What a penultimate over from Curran, only 4 off it. Full and straight, Iyer gets across and whips it behind square leg for a single.

Back of a length, wide outside off, Sundar reaches out and hits it to deep cover for just a single. Just 3 runs off the over so far.

That's perfect from Curran. Sam nails the yorker at the toes, Washington Sundar has both feet inside the crease, getting pegged back and nearly gets nutmegged but the ball crashes into the pads.

Very full again, on the stumps, Iyer drills the low full toss down to long on and calls for two. He will only get a single this time.

That's right in the blockhole. Full and outside off, on the money, Sundar smothers it into the off side, pinching a quick single.

Swing and a miss! A wide, slower one, bowled full and just inside the tramline. Washington Sundar extends the arms to go over covers but misses.

An uncharacteristically expensive outing for Adil Rashid. Sam Curran (3-0-20-0) to bowl the 19th over.

SIX! That's massive, and Shreyas Iyer has really bossed this battle between him and Adil Rashid today. Tossed up, drifted into middle and leg, Iyer dances down the track and hammers it straight down the ground for a biggie. 150 up for India.

FOUR! Streaky but effective. Flatter one outside off, cut away off the outside edge and fine of the short third fielder for a boundary.

SIX! Smaller straight boundaries and Shreyas Iyer gets it over the ropes. Flighted ball on middle, Iyer steps out and lifts it high and over Tom Banton at long off for a maximum.

Rashid gives this one a lot more air, bowling it full and on off. Sundar stays deep and digs it through mid on for one more.

Tossed up, ends up being a full toss on leg. Iyer backs away and mistimes it on the bounce to long off for a single.

Drifted into the pads, slower as well. Iyer gets his hands out in front and pushes it through mid on for a couple of quick runs.

Adil Rashid to bowl out now. 3-0-29-1 so far for the veteran leggie.

Sundar stands deep in the crease as Tongue bowls it back of a length and on off stump. Sundar tries to get low and ramp it late but misses.

Washington Sundar walks out to bat in his first game of the series.

OUT! CAUGHT! Josh Tongue hits right back and that's a soft dismissal for Tilak Varma. Varma shows his cards early by running down the pitch and backing away. Tongue sees this and bangs in a slower short ball, cramping Varma for room. Varma just tries to angle it away but ends up cushioning it into the safe hands of Rehan Ahmed at backward point. India are 130/5 with just over 3 overs remaining.

SIX! That's a smart shot. Pace on from Tongue, a bit short and around leg stump. Varma swivels and gets inside the line, pulling it over fine leg for a biggie.

Slower again, but into the pitch and at the batter. Varma backs away early and only manages to dab it down to backward point.

An off-cutter, wide outside off. Shreyas Iyer looks to get across and swing it leg side but gets it off the inside half of the blade and down to long on for just a single.

Hard length on off, Iyer nudges it away through wide mid on and calls for two right away. The batters push hard and Jacob Bethell charges in from deep mid-wicket, but the batters complete the second run.

Pace is back on through Josh Tongue, who will bowl out now.

Gets away with that one, does Jacks, but he ends a fine spell of bowling, with figures of 4-0-28-1. Dragged well short on off, Shreyas Iyer swats it off the front foot and down to long on for a single.

Fullish length, pushed across the off stump, Varma hangs back and glides it away behind point for one more.

Dragged short and bowled quicker, Iyer jams it through mid off and turns the strike over.

Oh, that's nicely bowled. Jacks slows it right up, floating it on a nagging length on off. Tilak Varma backs away to cut but gets an under edge past the off stump and past the keeper for a single.

Flatter again, on a length and darted across off. Iyer hops back and cuts it to deep point for a run.

Misses out, does Iyer. Flatter and wider outside off, Shreyas Iyer goes for the reverse sweep but fails to connect.

Slanting in, on middle and leg, fuller in length. Iyer uses his feet and drills it to long on for a single.

SIX! Shreyas Iyer brings up his FIFTY in style. 2nd half-century in this series for Iyer. The Indian captain holds the key to his side finishing strongly here. Fractionally short by Rashid, it is the googly, on middle and leg. Iyer picks it from the hand and rocks back before pulling it over square leg for half a dozen. 13 runs off the over.

Out comes the googly, shorter and on off. Tilak whips it wide of long on and turns the strike over.

Across the left-hander. Varma drives this full ball back to Rashid.

Full and drifting in on middle. Shreyas firms the drive to wide long off for a single.

FOUR! Adil Rashid is welcomed with a boundary. From the front of the hand, full and outside off. Iyer extends his hands and opens up the front hip to go inside out over cover.

Drops it short, on off. Varma waits on it and cuts it late to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.

Tilak Varma is the new batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Will Jacks wins the battle against Shivam Dube. This is cleverly slowed down by Jacks at 79 kph, and the length is a bit on the shorter side as well. Dube clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. The ball spins away a touch to induce the top edge. It is skied to long on, where Tom Banton moves to his right and gobbles it up.

Superb effort. Darted in full and on middle. Dube clears the front leg and clubs it wide of long on. Tom Banton sprints and slides to his left. Sticks out the left hand to make the stop and quickly gets rid of the ball. A couple for Dube.

A run saved. Jacks drags the length back and bowls it outside off. Iyer hangs on the back foot and cuts it wide of backward point. It goes uppishly but evades the diving Rehan Ahmed at backward point. Jacob Bethell gets around in the deep and dives to prevent the boundary.

Speared in very full, on middle. Dube clears the front leg and muscles it down the ground. Tom Banton is quick to his right at long on and gets low to tidy up. Single taken.

Around off, on a nagging length. Iyer steps out and smacks it to long off for a run.

Missed out. Curran goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a knee-high full toss at the sticks. Iyer was perhaps expecting a short ball and was deep in the crease. He gets taken aback by the full toss and half-heartedly hits it through mid-wicket for just a single. Good comeback from Curran after being hit for a four.

Half a shout for LBW. Not given. Iyer shuffled across the stumps, but that seems to have pitched outside the line of the leg stump. Harry Brook still wants to take a chance. Bowled full from over the wicket. Shreyas gets inside the line for the tickle but misses and gets hit on the outside half of the front pad before it goes behind to the keeper. No bat involved but as expected, the ball has pitched outside leg, confirmed by the Ball Tracking. England lose their first review.

Fuller and on middle. Dube has a hoick across the line. It goes on the bounce to deep md-wicket and the batters cross for one.

FOUR! In the gap! Into the deck, off-pace delivery, on middle. Dube gives himself a bit of room and pulls it in front of square. He does not quite get it from the middle but beats the man at deep mid-wicket to his left.

Well bowled! Pace on now at 130 kph. Curran spots Dube backing away and he pushes it wider on off. Shivam can't get to the ball.

Wide! Pace taken off but this is down leg, Dube swivels for the pull but misses.

Banged in short, over off. Dube tries to take it on initially but then bails out of the shot.

Tidy stuff from Jacks, just 6 off it. Flat and short, on off. Shivam knocks it to long off for just a single.

Jacks darts it down leg. Dube lets it go. Wide not given by the umpire as he feels Dube moved inside the line.

Sliding across on the shorter side. Iyer cuts it in front of square and rotates the strike.

A hint of turn, on a good length, on the off stump. Dube waits on it before punching it to long off. They cross.

Stays around the wicket for the right-hander. This is flatter and shorter, going across off. Iyer drags the pull through mid-wicket and crosses over.

Flighted up, on middle, a bit o turn. This is eased to long off for one.

Wide! Sprayed down leg. Dube lets it go.

Will Jacks is back on. No sign of Rehan Ahmed yet.

SIX! Excellent use of the feet. A lot of air given this time, on off. Iyer puts the dancing shoes on and gets to the pitch of the ball. Smokes it over long off for half a dozen. 10 runs off the over.

A bit quicker, on a length, outside off. Iyer stays leg side of the ball and goes with the spin as he plays inside out over cover. The ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence. The long off fielder gets around and lobs it to the converging fielder to his left. Two runs taken.

Floated up, googly on the pads. Dube clears the front leg and plays the slog sweep. It goes on the bounce to Sam Curran at deep square leg. Just a single.

Bowls the googly now, on middle. Dube taps it to cover.

Looped up, on middle and leg, on the fuller side. Iyer eases it to long on for a single.

Was that a chance? From the front of the hand, short and outside off. Iyer rocks back and goes hard on the cut but misses. Jos Buttler snatches at the ball and it pops out of his grasp. There was no edge, though, confirmed by the UltraEdge.

DRINKS BREAK! England have done well to keep the scoring in check so far. Harry Brook has rotated his bowlers smartly, and they have responded well. Whatever has transpired on this UK tour, particularly the 76 all out in Nottingham, seems to be playing on India's minds. There is a sense of hesitation in the shot-making and a lack of confidence in their approach. That said, this isn't the kind of surface where you can simply hit through the line, and it will be important for Shreyas Iyer and Co. to assess what a good total is on this wicket. Adil Rashid to bowl after the break.

Back of a length, just outside off. Iyer hangs back and plays a short-arm pull through mid-wicket for one more.

Banged in short now, angled just across off. Dube tries to climb on top of the bounce and snatches at the pull, keeping it down through mid-wicket for a run.

Tongue goes full and straight now, at 145 kph. Dube digs it out to mid off.

FOUR! Much better from Dube. Good length on off, sits up a bit, and Shivam Dube smacks it through the off side, in front of square and the ball races away to the fence.

Oh, that was too close for comfort. Back of a length, on a tight line around off. Shivam Dube is already on the back foot, expecting the short ball and looks to guide it away for a single but gets an inside edge just past the off stump.

The cross-seamer, on a good length and around off. Iyer hangs back and dabs it wide of short third for a single.

Josh Tongue has been brought back. 2-0-20-1 so far for Tongue.

The super-slow ball now from Curran, pitched full and on off. Shreyas Iyer looks to hit it with all his might but only manages to drill it down to a straightish long off for the sixth single in the over.

Another slower ball, short of a good length, angled into the batter. Dube opts to just stay leg side of the ball and punts it down to long on for a run more.

Looking for two, but won't get it. Curran takes pace off and bowls it slightly into the surface, right around the hips. Iyer gets inside the line and dabs it towards mid-wicket for a single, and Curran quickly gets to it as well.

Full-pitched delivery on off, seems like a back-of-the-hand delivery. Dube drives it down to long off for one more.

Back of a length and slower, angled across the off stump. Iyer jams the pull towards mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Fuller one, darted in at the toes, Iyer clips it behind square leg and rotates strike.

Harry Brook continues to ring in the changes. Sam Curran is back.

SIX! Shreyas Iyer has seen enough of Jofra and decides to play a cheeky shot here. A quick bumper, right at the batter, Iyer squats down and just ramps it fine of deep third for a six.

Archer hits a hard length, bowling it over off and middle at 146 kph. Iyer blocks it from inside the crease.

Another slower one from Archer, full and down leg. The ball just brushes the pads on its way to the keeper as Iyer fails to flick it away.

Back of a length again, around off, Dube stays put again and just eases it past point for a single.

Hammered in on a shorter length, outside off, Shivam Dube stands tall and smacks it down to cover-point.

Slower one, full and on the pads. Iyer fails to tuck it away and gets it off the pads, wide of the keeper, and picks up a leg bye.

Nicely flighted, outside off, Iyer leans across and strokes it to deep cover for one more. 50 up for India.

Tossed up a bit fuller on middle, Shivam Dube leans on and smothers it behind square leg for a single.

Shivam Dube makes his way out to bat. Walked in at number 8 in the last game, but here he is in at number 5 today. Harry Brook has positioned himself at slip for the new batter.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That's a very, very fine take from Adil Rashid. Rashid drags the length back and angles it across the left-hander. Abhishek Sharma tries to drag it to the leg side but miscues the pull badly and gets a top edge towards the vacant mid-wicket region. The bowler and the keeper both run after it, but Rashid does well to commit to it and scampers across the turf to pouch it safely. India are 48/3.

Flatter now, a bit full and on off, punched off the back foot to long off for a single.

A bit slower now, drifted on the pads. Iyer waits well before tucking it into the vacant space at mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Bowled from the front of the hand, on off, worked away down to long on for one.

With the end of the Powerplay, spin returns. Here's Adil Rashid.

A single to end the over, and India are 44/2 at the end of the Powerplay. Back of a length and outside off, Sharma stays back and scythes it in front of point for a single.

Good length, around middle, tucked away in front of mid-wicket for a quick single.

FOUR! The call is for two but Shreyas has timed that to perfection. Just back of a length, in and around off, Iyer shuffles in the crease before punching it through covers for a boundary.

A touch fuller than the last one, on off, punched away to cover. Abhishek Sharma sets off for the single at the bowler's end before Iyer sends him back. The throw comes in and as Sharma puts in the dive, he gets hit on the body with the ball.

Good-length delivery, on off and middle, Shreyas Iyer stays put and blocks it off.

Curran comes into the attack now. He starts with a full ball on the pads, Abhishek Sharma clips it wide of mid on for a single.

An early move towards the leg side by Iyer before returning to his normal standing position. Tongue holds his length as he dishes it on off, on a back of a length. Shreyas taps it to cover-point.

Just outside the off stump, on a back of a length. Iyer angles it behind point, where Rehan Ahmed is quick to his left and prevents the single.

FOUR! The Indian skipper is up and running. A little too straight, sprayed at the hips. Iyer tickles it fine of the man at short fine leg and picks up a boundary to get himself going.

Hits the good length, in and around the off stump. Iyer dabs it to point.

The next batter is the skipper Shreyas Iyer.

OUT! CAUGHT! The change of ends brings about success for Josh Tongue. Bowled into the wicket by Tongue, outside off. Kishan attempts to drag the pull away on the leg side but there is that extra bit of bounce from the surface. Ishan fails to get on top of it, and a top edge is found. Sam Curran at short third gets under it and pouches it safely.

At the hips, Abhishek walks inside the line and picks it behind square leg for a single.

Josh Tongue switches ends. He went for 15 in his first over.

Nice and full, attacking the stumps, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Fired in at the pads, Ishan stays back to a full ball and works it to the left of mid on. Jofra Archer overruns the ball there and gets into a bit of a tangle with his feet. That allows the batters to come back for the second run.

Flatter and shorter, on off. Abhishek steps out and punches it to long off for one.

FOUR! Gets it through. On a good length, slower and on off. Abhishek does not try to overhit this tone and just checks his drive after pressing forward. Threads the gap at cover and it races away.

Drifting in at the pads. Ishan reaches out in front and clips it to the left of mid on for a quick single.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Kishan drives it back to Jacks.

Bowling change? Yes. Will Jacks comes in to replace Josh Tongue.

Even quicker now at 148 kph and fuller as well, on off. A confident drive by Abhishek and the ball pings off his blade but he picks out the man at cover. End of a successful over from Archer.

At 144 kph, on a back of a length, outside off. Kishan hops to get on top of the bounce and punches it behind point for a single.

The same story for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi again, as he gets out after hitting a couple of boundaries. In walks Ishan Kishan at number 3.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! For the second game in a row, Jofra Archer dismisses his IPL teammate. Archer hits the hard length and pushes it across the left-hander. Sooryavanshi stays back and swings at it, looking to go down the ground. There is a bit of extra lift off the surface, and Vaibhav ends up slicing it high in the air towards mid on, where Sam Curran settles under it and does the rest.

Sooryavanshi gives himself a bit of room and Archer responds by spearing in the yorker, on middle.Vaibhav jams it out to mid off.

In the air... but it lands safely. Archer bashes the hard length and gets a good lift off the deck, on middle. Sooryavanshi pivots to play the pull off the front foot. Gets it from the upper half of the bat and it is skied to deep square leg, where neither the deep fielder nor the fielder converging from the inner ring can get to the ball before it drops to the ground. A couple for Vaibhav.

Hurls it on a length, around off. Abhishek pushes out in front of his body with hard hands. It squirts off an inside edge wide of mid-wicket and the battes sneak in a quick single.

SIX! Clever, very clever! Cross-seam ball by Tongue, on a shortish length, on off. Sooryavanshi arches back and gets under the ball. Uses the pace as well as the angle to play the upper cut over the man at short third for a six. Tongue goes for 15 runs in his first over.

FOUR! Hit with real authority. Tongue bangs it into the wicket but fails to get it high enough and also offers width. Sooryavanshi stands tall on top of the bounce and spanks it uppishly between cover and mid off for his first boundary.

Around off, on a short of a length. Sooryavanshi stands tall and punches it wide of point, where Sam Curran mops it up. A bit of yes and no between the two batters but they eventually decide against the single.

Fuller in length, across off. Sharma does not move his feet at all and throws his hands at the ball. It goes off the inner half in front of square on the leg side. They cross.

Drags the length back and the line is tighter as well, on the off stump. Abhishek angles it off the back foot to backward point.

FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes. Angled away, on a length. Abhishek hangs back in the crease and opens up the front hip to go inside out over cover for the first four of the contest.

Josh Tongue to bustle in from the other end.

Nails the yorker and cranks it up at 148 kph, outside off. Vaibhav fails to squeeze it out.

Pushed across the left-hander, more on the fuller side. Sooryavanshi goes a bit too hard at the ball, trying to force it through the off side. Miscues it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Into the wicket, on middle and leg. Sooryavanshi gives himself a bit of room and swings across for the pull. Gets it high on the bat but manages to clear mid-wicket. Adil Rashid goes after it and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

On a back of a length, on middle. Sharma nudges it from the crease to the left of mid-wicket and takes a single to open his account.

Archer bashes the surface again and tucks the batter up for room. Abhishek hops and awkwardly fends it beside the strip on the leg side.

At 144 kph, dug in short, aimed at the ribs, Sooryavanshi swivels for the pull but mistimes it square on the leg side for a single to get off the mark.

Wide! India are away with this extra. Archer spots Sooryavanshi backing away and he tries to follow him with a hard-length ball. Vaibhav swings at it but fails to connect.

All in readiness for the game to begin. The umpires make their way out to the middle, followed by the players of England. It will be the southpaw duo of Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to open the innings for India. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand, and he's ready to steam in. Let's go...

Just in - Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy have been ruled out of the remainder of the series after suffering hamstring injuries during the third T20I. Their absence opens the door for Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna, who have an opportunity to make their mark in what is a must-win game for India. Harshit was also part of India's squad for the three-match ODI series that follows, and it remains to be seen whether the injury also rules him out of the 50-over leg of the tour.

India (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar (In for Varun Chakaravarthy), Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav and Prasidh Krishna (In for Harshit Rana).

England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue and Rehan Ahmed (In for Liam Dawson).

The skipper of England - Harry Brook says that they would have batted first as well. Mentions that it looks like a very good surface with a bit of grass on it, and they will see how it plays. Brook is pleased with the way his side has adapted to the conditions throughout the series and credits their success to a complete team effort. Informs that they have made one change with Rehan Ahmed coming in for Liam Dawson.

The captain of India - Shreyas Iyer says that they will play like it's a knockout game and will look to execute the plans better, and the boys are in high spirits. He adds that you need to stay positive, but that means being tactically correct. Iyer reckons that the pitch looks good and there's a good covering of grass on it, so they'll see how it goes. Ends by informing that they have made a couple of changes due to injuries, and the likes of Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna come in.

TOSS - We are all set for the flip of the coin. The coin goes up and comes down in favour of Shreyas Iyer. India elect to BAT first.

PITCH REPORT - Former Indian pacer Varun Aaron is pitchside. He starts by talking about the pitch and reckons that the grass has been rolled in nicely. Feels that the bowlers will try to hit the back of a length. Mentions that the dimensions are interesting, with very large square boundaries and much smaller straight boundaries.

You don't become a bad team after four games - That was Gautam Gambhir's response after India's heavy defeat in Nottingham. The aggressive approach that powered India to the T20 World Cup title has misfired in this series, but the head coach insisted there would be no abandoning the fearless brand of cricket that brought them success. The Shreyas Iyer-led unit is yet to put together a complete performance on this UK tour, and with the series on the line, Bristol is the place to finally deliver one before the caravan rolls on to Southampton. Stay tuned for the toss and team news.

Confidence soaring - Harry Brook's men have looked every bit the team to beat in 2026, winning 11 of their 13 completed T20Is this year. After his Player-of-the-Match performance in Nottingham, Jofra Archer described bowling in England as 'back to normal', suggesting conditions here are far more forgiving for bowlers than in the IPL. That has certainly been the case, with India's batters finding conditions in both Ireland and England anything but easy.

The stage is set - Hello and welcome to Bristol, where one team stands on the brink of history and the other stares at the prospect of an early reality check. A victory would hand England their first bilateral T20I series win over India in a contest comprising two or more matches. For the reigning world champions, another defeat would mean successive T20I series losses for the first time since 2019.

... MATCH DAY ...

Onto Bristol - England head to Bristol with an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with one game washed out and two still to play. India can no longer win it, and the best they can now do is win the remaining two games and end the series on level terms. England, for their part, look determined to make sure that doesn't happen and complete a statement series victory. Only way up - That has to be the mindset in the Indian camp. The new era under Shreyas Iyer has hit rock bottom early. India had never lost an international match to Ireland before this tour, but ended up suffering two defeats in three days to be handed a series whitewash. Things then went from bad to worse in Nottingham, where they were skittled out for their second-lowest T20I total and suffered their biggest defeat by runs in the format. Batting blues - The batting has been India's biggest concern. Conditions throughout the UK tour have offered something for the bowlers, and the much-vaunted batting unit has struggled to adapt. Early wickets in the Powerplay have repeatedly left the middle order under pressure, and they have not responded the way the situation has demanded. Despite repeated calls from Shreyas Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir to play smart cricket and adapt to the conditions, that message has yet to translate into performances on the field. Lacking the cutting edge - There have been glimpses of promise with the ball, but India have struggled to put together consistent performances. Their time in the field hasn't helped either, with both the catching and ground fielding lacking the sharpness expected at this level. The biggest positive from the shellacking in Nottingham was the promise shown by Prince Yadav. Axar Patel has held his own on this tour, while Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana have shown flashes without quite being consistent enough. Axar, though, has cut a lonely figure in the spin department. Varun Chakaravarthy has conceded runs at 10.28 across the first two T20Is, and the dip in his wicket-taking returns, which began at the T20 World Cup, has continued ever since. Upward curve - While England may still have questions to answer in the Test arena, their T20I side has gone from strength to strength under Harry Brook. They have won 16 of their 19 completed T20Is since he took charge last year. Unlike India, who are still searching for the right balance, England have benefited from continuity and reaped the rewards. Every player knows their role, and that stability has been central to their success. Strength in numbers - England's batting has been built on collective contributions rather than relying on one individual. Different players have stepped up at different times. There is, however, one area of concern. Jos Buttler is still searching for his first T20I half-century since last September. He rediscovered his touch during the IPL after an underwhelming T20 World Cup, and after getting a start in Nottingham, a big score could just be around the corner. A step ahead - England's bowlers have adapted to the conditions far better than India. They have been quick to identify the right lengths to bowl and have factored in the dimensions of the ground accordingly. While it was Will Jacks and Sam Curran who controlled the middle overs in the second T20I, the new-ball pair of Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue blew India away inside the Powerplay in Nottingham. Team form (Last 5 completed T20Is, recent first) - ENG - WWLWW | IND - LLLLW. Beyond the numbers - While the numbers from this season's men's Vitality Blast at Bristol favour the pacers, there wasn't much to separate the seamers and spinners during the recently concluded Women's T20 World Cup at the venue. Ultimately, though, this series has shown that success has come down to adapting quicker than the opposition.