IND vs ENG 4th T20I, County Ground Bristol: The ongoing five-match T20 series between India and England has now reached an exciting and decisive turn. The fourth match of the series will be played on 9 July at the County Ground in Bristol. This match is like ‘do or die’ for the Indian team, because Team India is already 0-2 behind in the series. If the Indian team has to avoid losing the series, then it will have to win this match at any cost. This match will start at 10:00 pm Indian time, while the toss will be done half an hour before that i.e. at 9:30 pm.
Big challenge for Iyer to save his reputation
Ever since Shreyas Iyer has been appointed the T20 captain of Team India, the performance of the Indian team has been quite disappointing and the team has not tasted victory in a single match. Due to continuous defeats, the pressure on both captain Shreyas Iyer and the team management has increased a lot. In such a situation, this will be the last and biggest chance for Shreyas to not only prove himself as a leader but also to bring Team India back on the winning track.
Team India will enter this field after 8 years
The most special thing about this match is that after a long wait of 8 years, the Indian team will play a T20 match at the County Ground in Bristol. Before this, India had played its only and last T20 International match on this ground against England in the year 2018, the memories of which are still fresh in the mind of every Indian fan. In that match, England, batting first, scored a huge score of 198 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Rohit Sharma took the lead for the Indian team which was chasing the big target of 199 runs. Rohit had played a brilliant century of unbeaten 100 runs, demolishing the English bowlers. On the basis of this century of Rohit, India achieved the target in just 18.4 overs and registered a memorable and exciting victory. If Team India has to keep its hopes alive in this current series, then it will have to repeat its 8-year-old magical feat again on the same ground in Bristol.
How is England’s performance?
England’s figures at the County Ground in Bristol are nothing special. The England team has played 5 T20 matches here so far. During this period, they have won only 2 matches and had to face defeat in 3 matches. In such a situation, England will also be eyeing to improve its statistics as well as win the series.
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