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Team India lose quick wickets, reach 71 runs in 10 overs against England

In the fourth T20I match against England, Team India has reached the score of 71 runs for the loss of three wickets in 10 overs at the Bristol County Ground in the district of Ashley Down.

Having opted to bat first, opening batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi departed after scoring 15 runs in 10 balls, including a boundary and a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma was also dismissed for 16 runs in 14 balls, which included two boundaries.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan scored four runs in six balls. Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube are unbeaten at the crease.

England's Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, and Adil Rashid have managed to pick up one wicket each. Will Jacks and Sam Curran are yet to claim any wickets.

Earlier, Team India's skipper Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first against the "Three Lions".

The "Men in Blue" entered the clash with two changes, where Washington Sundar replaced Varun Chakaravarthy. Harshit Rana also made way for Prasidh Krishna.

After winning the toss, Team India's skipper Iyer said, "We're going to bat first. (must-win game now..) Certainly, and we are going to play like that. We saw the fearlessness which we've been carrying for the first two games. It's just that we are not able to execute the plans as much as possible, but today, it's a fresh day, fresh start, and the boys are in pretty high spirits. (Last game is history. Have to start afresh today?) Absolutely, but when you say positive, you have to read the environment and have that sort of awareness about how the game is going. You need to adapt as quickly as possible to the wicket and where the wind is blowing. So, all these things, tactically, you've got to be up to your mark. And I think if these things are sorted, definitely you get the results. (And what do you make of the surface?) It looks good. It has got a decent amount of grass over the wicket. So, definitely we'll have a look how it plays from the first ball. (And any changes in your side now that you're batting first?) We've got two changes, two injuries actually. Varun and Harshit go out, so Washington and Prasidh comes in".

On the other hand, the "Three Lions" have made just one change. Rehan Ahmed replaced Liam Dawson in England's playing XI for the Bristol's clash.

IND vs ENG 4th T20I: Confirmed Playing XIs

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

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed.

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