England vs India, ENG vs IND 2026, Today Match Prediction

ENG vs IND Match Prediction & Analysis

England square off against India in the 4th T20I match of India tour of England T20I series on Thursday, 9th July. The venue for this match is ounty Ground, Bristol and the scheduled start time is 10:00 PM IST. 

England have absolutely dominated the series so far and have taken a huge 2-0 lead ahead of this fixture, while India have been clueless since the first T20I match. With the series on the line, it is a must win match for the men in blue and there is a whole lot of pressure on them. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

ENG

W W L W W

ENG

201/7 in 20.0 10.05

ENG vs IND 2026

England beat India by 125 runs 07 Jul 2026

IND

76/10 in 11.4 6.51

ENG

191/6 in 19.0 10.05

ENG vs IND 2026

England beat India by 4 wickets 04 Jul 2026

IND

190/7 in 20.0 9.5

ENG

246/7 in 20.0 12.3

ICC WCT20 2026

India won by 7 runs 05 Mar 2026

IND

253/7 in 20.0 12.65

ENG

161/6 in 19.3 8.26

ICC WCT20 2026

England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets 27 Feb 2026

NZ

159/7 in 20.0 7.95

ENG

166/8 in 19.1 8.66

ICC WCT20 2026

England beat Pakistan by 2 wickets 24 Feb 2026

PAK

164/9 in 20.0 8.2

IND

L L L L W

ENG

201/7 in 20.0 10.05

ENG vs IND 2026

England beat India by 125 runs 07 Jul 2026

IND

76/10 in 11.4 6.51

ENG

191/6 in 19.0 10.05

ENG vs IND 2026

England beat India by 4 wickets 04 Jul 2026

IND

190/7 in 20.0 9.5

IRE

154/8 in 20.0 7.7

IRE vs IND 2026

Ireland beat India by 1 runs 28 Jun 2026

IND

153/9 in 20.0 7.65

IRE

182/9 in 20.0 9.1

IRE vs IND 2026

Ireland beat India by 34 runs 26 Jun 2026

IND

148/10 in 18.5 7.86

IND

255/5 in 20.0 12.75

ICC WCT20 2026

India beat New Zealand by 96 runs 08 Mar 2026

NZ

159/10 in 19.0 8.37

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Preview

England enter Bristol after rattling India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham handing India their worst defeat ever in T20I's by 125 runs. The batters set up the game for them early on where they scored 201/7 after being put into bat first by India. 

Phil Salt was the top scorer with 70 runs in 44 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes, while Jos Buttler returned to form smashing 36 runs in 21 balls. Harry Brook (16 runs) and Jacob Bethell (12 runs) couldn't convert their starts into big knocks, but Sam Curran provided the much needed impetus in the end overs remaining unbeaten on 41 runs in 24 balls with 4 fours. While will Jacks smashed two maximums in the end. 

Then the bowlers rattled the Indian batters with their pace and bounce, early on Jofra Archer troubled the Indian top order finishing with figures of 3/29 in 3 overs, while the returning Josh Tongue was the stand out bowler with 4/28, he ran through the Indian middle order in a jiffy. Will Jacks picked up one wicket and Adil Rashid as usual was amongst the wickets with two to his name. 

With a 2-0 lead entering Bristol, England have a pretty decent record at Bristol where they won two of the five matches played. It is a good batting surface and in the past they have averaged 182 runs per innings, led by Jos Buttler who has scored 103 runs in 3 matches. 

England Predicted Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue

England Actual Playing XI:

Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Philip Salt, Jos Buttler, Tom Banton, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer

India Preview

The world champions are having a torrid run on their trip to Ireland and England so far where they lost all the four matches played and are 2-0 down in the series, India did bat well in the first two matches but they had a really tough time where everything went to hand and were bowled out for 76 runs in 11.4 overs. 

The omission of Sanju Samson and the debut of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who hasn't got going in both the matches played so far, he is due to make an impact and so is the Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer who scored a half century in the first T20I and scored 37 runs in the 2nd T20I he is in good form but couldn't carry that into the last match. 

Abhishek Sharma has scored 112 runs in the series with two 40+ scores, he will be aiming to really have a launch at the top of the order. Ishan Kishan hasn't been at his fluent best in the series and the team will be aiming for him to come good. 

In the bowling department Arshdeep Singh has been superb with the new ball picking 3 wickets but he has conceded a lot more in the death overs. Harshith Rana has been a game changer but his economy rate is also on the higher side. Prince Yadav who made his debut in the last match picked up 2 wickets conceding 30 runs he is in really good rhythm and is going to be a key bowler in this fixture. 

India Predicted Playing XI:

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

India Actual Playing XI:

Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Bristol is currently experiencing mostly cloudy skies with a warm temperature of 31°C. A gentle breeze is blowing at 8 km/h, and humidity is comfortable at 34%. There is a minimal 10% chance of precipitation, ensuring a dry evening ahead despite the cloud cover.

ENG vs IND Pitch Report

The pitch at County Ground, Bristol is a good batting surface where the ball comes onto the bat nicely, the average 1st innings score is 186 runs. The last three matches played in the series so far the team batting first has scored past 175 runs, so expect another high scoring here and a score of around 200 is a must. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first won four of the seven matches played at County Ground, Bristol in T20I's and the team that win's the toss will likely opt to bowl first.