ENG vs IND Match Prediction: Who will win Today's 4th test between England and India?

ENG vs IND Match Preview:

After a gap of almost 10 days, England (ENG) and India (IND) are set to take on each other in the fourth Test of a five-match series in England. The match will be played at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Greater Manchester from July 23 to 27. The hosts England are currently leading the series by 2-1 and will be looking to get a big win in Manchester to grab the series with one match remaining. On the other hand, India, who are looking for their first Test series win in England after 2007 need to win the upcoming Test in Manchester to level the series by 2-2.

It has been a great series so far where we saw close contests between both the teams throughout different sessions. However, England held the upper hand against India winning two of the first three matches. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the fourth Test match between England and India.

ENG vs IND Match Details

Match	England vs India, 4th Test
Venue	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Date & Time	Wednesday, July 23, 3:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Sony Sports Network

ENG vs IND Pitch Report

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The surface of the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester can turn out to be beneficial for the batters during the first hour but tends to slow down as the match progresses. The team winning the toss is likely to go for batting first at this ground. Out of 86 Test matches played at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, the team batting first won 32 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 17 occasions.

ENG vs IND Weather Report

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ENG vs IND Head-to-Head Stats and Records

England and India have locked horns 137 times in the history of Test cricket so far. Out of these 137 matches, England defeated India 53 times while India come out victorious on 36 occasions with 50 games ending in a draw.

Matches played	139
England won	53
India won	36
Drawn	50

ENG vs IND Probable Playing XIs

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

ENG vs IND Full squads

England: Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

India: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj

ENG vs IND Predicted Top Batters

joe root 978 runs in 11 matches

Joe Root: Star English batter Joe Root has always been a key player in Test matches against India over the years. In the ongoing series as well, Root has amassed 253 runs from three matches in the series so far at an average of 50.60. Talking about his stats Old Trafford, Root has played 11 Test matches at this ground amassing 978 runs at an average of 65.20.

ENG vs IND Predicted Top Bowlers

potd jasprit bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah: Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah can turn out to be a match-winner in the fourth Test against England in Manchester. Despite playing two of three matches so far, Bumrah is second highest wicket-taker of the series with 12 wickets in four innings including two five-wicket hauls.