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4th T20I England Vs India Updates: Shreyas hits 80 but England limit India to 158

Thu, 09 July 2026

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23:57

Shreyas hits 80 but England limit India to 158

England 6-0 (2 ovs) vs India 158-7 | SCORECARD

The dangerous duo of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt walk out to open the batting for England. If they manage to get going in the Powerplay then India will it difficult to defend the total.

Arshdeep Singh with the ball first up for India. Salt hits the first two balls to the fielders before he misses the glance off one down the leg side but the ball goes fine off his pads for four leg byes.

Salt hits the next two balls to the fielders as he looks frustrated. He then misses the pull shot and is struck on the pads as the leg before shout is turned down and India decide against the review.

With Shreyas Iyer off the field, vice-captain Tilak Varma is in charge and he doesn't take the DRS.

23:39

Shreyas hits 49-ball 80 but England limit India to 158

India 158-7 (20 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Jofra Archer to bowl the final over. Shreyas has a big swing but gets the leading edge which falls safely between three fielders for a single to mid-off.

Sundar can't make most of the full toss as he carves it over the covers for two runs.

Archer then gets his man as Sundar pulls the short ball straight to Rashid at fine leg to fall for a struggling five from eight balls.

Axar Patel looks tap Archer for a single but ends up pushing it back to the bowler for another dot ball.

Axar then gets a single hitting it to deep extra cover before Shreyas misses the flick and is hit on the pads.

Archer quick to get to the ball and kicks it back to the stumps to run out Axar for 1.

Just four runs and two wickets from the final over as India finish on a disappointing 158/7 in 20 overs. The average first innings score in the last five T20 Internationals at this venue since 2018 has been 204.

Archer again delivers with the ball, taking 2/20 in four overs.

England were excellent with the ball at the death, giving away just eight runs from the last two overs.

Shreyas Iyer rescued India with an unbeaten 80 from 49 balls with five sixes and four fours. Shivam Dube (22 from 23 balls) was the only other batter to get above the 20-run mark in another disappointing showing by the Indian batters.

23:31

Shreyas Iyer wages lone battle

India 154-5 (19 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Sam Curran to bowl the 19th over. He starts with a wide yorker as Washington Sundar is beaten before he manages just a single from the next.

Shreyas hits a low full toss down to long-on for one before Sundar goes right back in his crease but can't get away the yorker.

Sundar punches the fifth ball to sweeper cover for a single and Shreyas also takes one off the last ball.

Superb bowling from Curran as he gives away only four runs from the 19th over to finish with tidy figures of 24 runs from four overs.

23:26

Varma flops again; India 5 down

Shreyas Iyer

India 150-5 (18 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Captain Shreyas waging a lone battle with the bat. He takes the attack to Rashid, who comes back to bowl the 18th over.

He uses his feet to launch Shreyas high over long-off for a six and then cuts the next ball fine past short thirdman for a four.

Shreyas then again jumps down the track to smash Rashid for a huge six over long-on to get 20 from the 18th over and bring up India's 150.

23:23

Varma flops again; India 5 down

India 130-5 (17 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Jacks has been excellent with the ball, mixing his pace and length quite well. He ends his spell with another tight over, giving away just five singles in the 16th over.

Off-spinner Jacks finishes with good figures of 1/28 in four overs, playing a crucial role in denting India's batting line-up in the middle overs.

How much can India get in the last four overs? They will need another 50 runs from the last four overs. Their hopes depend largely on Shreyas, who has looked good so far.

Pacer Tongue comes back into the attack. Shreyas flicks the first ball into the gap at midwicket for two runs and then takes one.

Varma struggling with his timing as he pushes the slower ball on the off-side. However, Tongue's short ball is punished as Varma swivels and pulls it over fine leg for a six.

But Tongue gets revenge next ball as Varma backs away and makes room but can only chip the slower bouncer to Rehan Ahmed at point.

Another failure for Varma, who walks back after scoring 11 from eight balls. His scores in this series read: 13, 24 not out, 3 and 11.

Washington Sundar has a swing and miss first ball as Tongue finishes with superb figures of 2/36 in four overs.

23:13

Shreyas hit 33-ball fifty but India struggle

Shreyas Iyer

India 116-4 (15 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

England have worked out their plans well as spinner Rashid back to bowl against Varma, who has struggled to get going against spin.

But Shreyas is a very good player against spin. He makes room to smash Rashid inside out over the covers for a boundary and then takes one.

Varma has a strike rate of 103 against spin in 2026. He pushes a full ball back to Rashid for a dot before taking one.

Shreyas rocks back to pull Rashid over square leg for a six to bring up his fifty in grand style from 33 balls and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

23:10

Shivam Dube out for 22; India 4 down

India 103-4 (14 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Pacer Curran back from the other end as England continue to rotate their bowlers.

The first ball is a slower bouncer as Dube tries to pull but fails to connect before the next is a wide down the leg side.

Dube makes a lot of room but Curran outwits him by bowling it outside the off-stump just inside the tramlines for a dot ball.

Dube then makes good connection as he swings Curran through midwicket for a four and heaves again but this time for one.

Shreyas misses out on a full delivery on his pads as England take the DRS but the ball has pitched outside the line as the review is lost.

Shreyas gets just a single from the last ball of the over.

Jacks to bowl his third over as India look to attack the spinner. Shreyas immediately uses his feet but only for one to long-off and Dube hits it powerfully to long-on for the same result.

Shreyas rocks back to cut Jacks behind point for three runs as the fielder does well to put in the dive and save the boundary at deep point.

Dube then smashes it hard wide of long-on but Tom Banton produces another excellent diving stop to save two runs.

Dube then holes out to Banton at long-on as he attempts to smash it across the line but is beaten by some smart bowling from Jacks, who slows it down and also gives it a bit of air to produce the wrong shot.

Dube walks back after a struggling 22 from 23 balls, at a strike rate of under 100.

Tilak Varma also under pressure to retain his place. He cuts the last ball behind point for two runs to get off the mark.

23:03

India struggle after early wickets

India 87-3 (12 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Leggie Rashid back into the attack after the drinks break. He continues to be tight conceding just two singles from the first four balls.

Shreyas hits the fifth ball with the spin over the covers for a couple of runs.

He then uses his feet to loft Rashid straight down the ground for a six over long-off to get 10 runs from the over.

Spin from both ends as Jacks comes back into the attack. He does well to give away just six runs from his second over despite bowling a wide.

22:48

India struggle after early wickets

India 71-3 (10 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Archer back into the attack with Dube out in the middle. Shreyas is struck on the pads as he misses the glance before Dube taps the third ball watchfully in the covers for one.

Two dots in a row before Shreyas does well to pick the bouncer early as he manages to ramp it over the wicketkeeper for a six.

Curran back from the other end. He is mixing his pace quite well, restricting the two batters to six singles from the ninth over.

Tongue comes back from the other end as England keep the spinners away from Dube.

Dube breaks the shackles as he smashes the pacer through the covers for a four and then pulls the short ball along the ground past midwicket for one.

Another short ball which Shreyas swats to deep midwicket for another run.

India struggle to 71/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. Shreyas has made 24 from 20 balls, while Dube is on 10 from as many balls.

22:36

Abhishek out for 16; India 3 down

India 50-3 (7 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Left-arm pacer Sam Curran comes into the attack. Abhishek takes a single first ball before Shreyas crashes the fourth ball through the covers for a four.

Singles off the last two balls as India struggle to 44/2 in six overs in the Powerplay.

Abhishek hasn't had much of the strike, scoring 15 from 12 balls, while Shreyas has made nine from eight balls.

England once again in control after striking early blows in the Powerplay.

Veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid comes into the attack after the Powerplay.

He strikes in his first over with the big wicket of Abhishek, who looks to have it over midwicket but ends up miscuing it high. Rashid runs a long way to his left and completes an excellent running catch at square leg.

Abhishek walks back after scoring 16 from 14 balls as India slip to 48/3 in 6.4 overs.

Shivam Dube walks in at No 5 ahead of specialist batter Tilak Varma. He gets off the mark with a single and Shreyas takes one off the last ball.

22:25

Sooryavanshi, Kishan fall; India in trouble

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walks back after losing his wicket

India 37-2 (5 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Spinner Will Jacks comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over. Kishan takes a single off the second ball before Abhishek plays a beautiful drive through the covers for a four.

Abhishek takes one down to long-off and Kishan flicks the next ball through midwicket for a couple of runs and keeps out the last ball.

Change of ends for Tongue as he takes over from Archer. Tongue leaves India in further strife as he gets the wicket of Kishan.

Once again the short ball does the damage as Kishan top edges the pull shot and is caught at short thirdman for four.

India losing early wickets in the Powerplay once again as they slip to 33/2 in the fifth over.

Captain Shreyas Iyer will be under a lot of pressure. The top order has struggled once again and he also needs to get back among the runs.

Tongue slips down the leg side as Shreyas glances it fine off his pads for a four to get off the mark.

22:18

Archer dismisses Sooryavanshi again

India 24-1 (3 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Sooryavanshi not shying away from Archer's fiery bouncers. The left-hander is again not able to get hold of the pull shot, as he gets it high but not long enough, falling between the fielders at square leg and fine leg for two runs.

Archer gets Sooryavanshi yet again! The 15-year-old falls to the bouncer as he miscues the pull shot high and is caught at mid-on for 15.

Once again Sooryavanshi falls cheaply after a bright start. He looked in trouble against Archer's short balls bowled in excess of 140kmph.

Three failures in a row for the youngster with scores of 14, 13 and 15. Remember Sanju Samson lost his place after three successive failures.

Ishan Kishan cuts the pacer to deep point for a single to get off the mark and Abhishek defends the last ball.

Archer has been excellent with the new ball, with figures of 1/9 in two overs.

22:10

Sooryavanshi, Abhishek on the attack!

India 20-0 (2 ovs) vs England | SCORECARD

Josh Tongue from the other end. He starts with a full delivery outside the off-stump as Abhishek frees his arms to smash it over extra cover for a six.

Abhishek gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg for a single.

Tongue bowls outside the line of off-stump as Sooryavanshi is happy to defend it into the covers.

The youngster stays back to hammer the short wide delivery over the covers for a boundary.

Tongue tries the bouncer but Sooryavanshi does well to stay back and upper cut it over the slips for a six, to get 15 from the over.

22:05

India elect to bat; Prasidh, Sundar included

India 5-0 (1 ov) vs England | SCORECARD

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walks out to open the batting with Abhishek Sharma with the two left-handers aiming to make most of the Powerplay on a good batting wicket at Trent Bridge.

Jofra Archer starts with a short ball down the leg side which is ruled a wide as Soorayvanshi swings but fails to get bat on ball.

The next ball is again short and on the body as Sooryavanshi plays the pull shot but the ball goes too big as he mishits it on the leg side for one.

Abhishek takes a single off his pads before Sooryavanshi again goes for the pull shot but no timing on the shot which clears square leg for two runs.

Sooryavanshi looks to slog it across the line but gets it off the inside half towards midwicket and is beaten last ball by the yorker.

21:38

Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy out with injuries

This is a must-win match for India, who have lost four out of their last five matches on their tour of UK including two in Ireland, with one game abandoned due to rain.

India have added some depth to their batting line-up with spin all-rounder Washington Sundar coming into the team in place of Chakravarthy, while Prasidh replaces the injured Harshit Rana, who recently made a comeback from injury.

Check out the playing XIs:

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (w/k), Harry Brook (Captain), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.

India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (w/k), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

21:36

India elect to bat vs England; Prasidh, Sundar included

India captain Shreyas has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fourth T20 International in Bristol on Thursday.

India are forced into a couple of injuries. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy have both been ruled out with hamstring injuries suffered during the third match at Trent Bridge. Infact, they are ruled out the remaining two T20Is.

Still no place for Sanju Samson in the playing XI.

Meanwhile, England have made one change as Rehan Ahmed replaces Liam Dawson.

21:16

Will India bring back Sanju Samson?

Sanju Samson

Welcome to the coverage of the fourth T20 International between India and England at County Ground, Bristol, on Thursday.

Faced with selection dilemmas and struggling to adapt in hostile conditions, the Shreyas Iyer-led India have their task cut out when they take on England in the must-win fourth game.

India's batters flopped against England's pace attack to suffer a crushing 125-run defeat in the third T20I as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead with two matches to go.

The biggest selection conundrum surrounds Sanju Samson, who was dropped from the second and third T20I in favour of 15-year-old swashbuckler Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

The teenager has not done any worse or better than the rest of the team so far and given that the side is trailing 0-2 right now, India head coach Gautam Gambhir has not ruled out Samson's return.

In a matter of four months, Samson's career has swung from darkness to dizzying heights, only to return to square one.

While it would be unfair to blame skipper Iyer, who is chasing his first victory since being elevated to captaincy in a surprise decision during his comeback series, the onus lies heavily on the coaching think-tank led by Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar's selection committee.

The shocking capitulation at Trent Bridge has also laid bare the team's flaws and the management's lack of a clear vision.

The batters failed miserably against a fast and furious pace attack led by Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue, who blew India away by sharing seven wickets between them, including the top five.

Now, in order to accommodate Samson without unsettling the opening partnership and thereby granting Sooryavanshi an unhindered, pressure-free run to find his flair, the middle order may have to be rejigged.

While wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is likely to retain his place as the management trusts his glovework and batting flair, it is vice captain Tilak Varma whose spot may come under intense scrutiny.

Known for his finishing ability, the Mumbai Indians batter has struggled alongside his teammates. Apart from a gritty 55 against Ireland that went in vain during a narrow one-run defeat, Varma has been found wanting, failing to convert his starts with scores of 13, 24 not out, and 3 in the matches in England.

It remains to be seen if India will fall back on Samson to revive their sagging fortunes with a revamped batting order.

4th T20I England Vs India Updates: Shreyas hits 80 but England limit India to 158

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