After two straight losses India are on the brink of another series defeat and must win to keep the contest alive. The first match was washed out by rain and England won the next two matches to take a 2-0 series lead. Shreyas Iyer looking for his first win as India captain losing four of his first five matches.

In the last match chasing 202 India were bowled out for just 76 suffering their biggest T20 defeat. Back to back world champions India need to bounce back quickly and win to keep their hopes alive in the series.

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World Cup hero Sanju Samson missed the last two matches while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi failed to score the expected runs. Samson who was not picked for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour may not find a place in the playing XI.

Jofra Archer and Josh Tonque are in good form after removing India’s top order batters during the powerplay in last match. They exposed Indian batters weakness. Archer’s battle with 15 year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be exciting to watch.

Team News

India may consider a right hand batter to strengthen the batting as most players in the current playing eleven are left handers.

India Probable XI:- Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadhav, Varun Chakravarthy.

England on the other hand are unlikely to make any changes in their playing XI.

England Probable XI:- Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Josh Tonque.

Pitch Report

The pitch may help fast bowlers early but batters can play freely if they survive the opening overs. Average first innings score at Bristol is 184 runs. Teams usually prefer chasing on this ground.

Weather

Weather forecast suggest an uninterrupted match.

Time

Match will begin at 10:00 PM, IST.