IND vs ENG 4th Test Match Prediction & Betting Tips
India lead the five-match Test series against England 2-1 after their crushing 434 win in Rajkot last week. England won the opener in Hyderabad before India levelled the series in Vizag. Read on as we preview this fourth Test in Ranchi. This match gets underway at the JSCA International Stadium Complex at 09:30 local time on Friday 23rd February.
India looked to be in a worrying position at the end of Day 2 in Ranchi but then were able to take control, dominate and finally thrash England in the third Test. Although they will be weaker without Jasprit Bumrah, we still expect them to get another victory.
Although England let a very strong position turn into one of their heaviest defeats in the last Test, this game begins with both teams on zero on Friday. England will play aggressively throughout the match but we expect the pitch to turn a lot which will make things incredibly tough for the tourists.
India vs England 4th Test Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on TNT Sports, Sports 18 TV
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Discovery+ app and JioCinema.
IND vs ENG Match Toss Prediction
With a pitch that is expected to deteriorate quickly, both teams will want to take advantage of batting when the pitch is at its best. We predict that both captains will want to bat first.
IND vs ENG Pitch Report
There are already some large cracks in the surface in Rajkot and we expect the bounce to be uneven and to turn from early on. A par score in the first innings will be between 300-350.
Ranchi Weather Report
The forecast is for hot and sunny conditions across all five scheduled days in the tournament. The temperature will be over 30 degrees in each game with the peak coming on day four and five.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs England 4th Test 2024
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
With Jasprit Bumrah rested for this Test, we are expecting to see 27 year old Akash Deep make his international debut in this game. KL Rahul remains unavailable through injury but India showed their batting depth with the successful debuts of Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel in the last Test.
IND Key Players
- Yashasvi Jaiswal - The young left-hander has scored 257 more runs than any other player in the series so far. He comes into this game with an average of 109.
- Rohit Sharma - The skipper hit a century on Day 1 in the last Test and has impressed with his captaincy in the last two games.
- Ravindra Jadeja - The all-rounder missed the second Test through injury but produced a Player of the Match performance in Ranchi.
- Mohammed Siraj - The right-arm fast bowler took four wickets in the first innings of the last Test before going wicketless from his five overs in the second innings. He will be the leader of the pace attack in Bumrah’s absence.
IND Team Form
India came into this series struggling for Test form but they have now won three of their last four games in this format.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep
England Team News & Playing 11
ENG Team News
Mark Wood came back into the side for the last Test but we will be rested for this game after spending so much time in the field in Rajkot. Ollie Robinson is likely to come into the team with Shoaib Bashir with Rehan Ahmed also expected to drop out of the team.
ENG Key Players
- Ben Duckett - The small left-handed opener hit 23 fours in his century in the last Test and now averages 44.03 from 34 innings in this format.
- Ben Stokes - The captain has impressed with the bat in the first innings in each game with scores of 70, 47 and 41. He could also bowl for the first time in the series in this game.
- Tom Hartley - The tall left-arm spinner has taken 16 wickets at an average of 33.18 so far in the series and he will have enjoyed seeing the big cracks on this wicket.
- James Anderson- the experienced right-arm swing bowler struggled in the second innings in the last Test but will be refreshed for this clash and will be very dangerous with the new ball.
ENG Team Form
England have now lost successive Tests after the heavy defeat in the last game. They have never lost three successive Tests under Ben Stokes’ captaincy.
England Predicted Playing 11
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Ollie Robinson, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson
India vs England Head to Head
Although England lead the overall head to head 51-33 against India, it is the hosts who have not only won the last two but three of the last five games against England.
IND vs ENG Head to Head Stats in Tests
| |
Matches Played |
IND Won |
ENG Won |
Tie |
Draw |
| Overall |
134 |
33 |
51 |
0 |
50 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
India vs England Betting Odds
In spite of India winning by such a large margin in Rajkot, their odds have lengthened a little ahead of this Test. India are 1.45 to go 3-1 up with England at 3.25 to level the series at 2-2.
Who will win India vs England 4th Test Match?
India have shown themselves able to win without Virat Kohli throughout this Test series and have also been without KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja at times. Even without Jasprit Bumrah, we still expect India to be the top side.
🏆 India vs England Prediction
In longer Test series like this one, we often see a team crumble after a large defeat but we are not expecting Ben Stokes to allow his side to ponder on their heavy loss for very long. We are backing England to still be in the game at the halfway stage when both teams have batted once but overall our prediction is for India to exploit the cracks in the pitch and take the Test.
India to beat England in 4th Test
Feb 23 - Feb 26, 2024
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
JSCA Intl Stadium Complex - Ranchi, India
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