India will be up against England in the fourth of the five-match Test series. The IND vs ENG Match Preview provides today’s match details for the 4th Test of the India tour of England 2025.
IND vs ENG Match Preview- 4th Test, India Tour of England 2025:
Date and Venue:
The IND vs ENG match will be played from July 23-27 at Old Trafford. The game will start at 3:30 PM IST.
Squads:
India
Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (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, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj
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England
Ben Stokes (c), Liam Dowson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson
IND vs ENG Key battles:
Shubman Gill vs Chris Woakes
India’s Tedst captain Shubman Gill would want to lead from the front in what is a do-or-die match for a young team after a disappointing performance with the bat in the second innings of the last match.
Gill will be up against Chris Woakes, who got rid of him at a crucial point in the match at Lord’s.
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Ben Stokes
Left-handed opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is in search of form after a century in the first inning of the first Test, will have to take the responsibility and score runs for the team in the fourth match.
Jaiswal will face the challenge of English captain Ben Stokes, who has been a workhorse in the series.
Joe Root vs Jasprit Bumrah
The battle between Joe Root and Jasprit Bumrah will play a crucial role in deciding which way the match is heading.
Until now, it has been an even contest with both players trying their best to get the better of each other.
Harry Brook vs Mohammed Siraj
Harry Brook has been able to find a way to score runs in the series so far despite looking indecisive at the crease.
Brook will have to tackle the bowling of Mohammed Siraj, who bowled well in the last match and would like to replicate that at Old Trafford.
IND vs ENG Key Players:
IND– KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
ENG– Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Chris Woakes
IND vs ENG Weather Report:
There is a minimal chance of rain on day five during the game in Manchester with a maximum temperature of 19°C and a minimum of 13°C.
Conclusion
India would like to level the series courtesy of a win at Old Trafford and keep their chances of winning the series alive.
As far as England is concerned, the home team would like to keep their strong record at home in Test matches since 2022 in check by winning the upcoming match and sealing the series in the process.
