IND vs ENG, 5th T20I: A struggling Team India will be desperate to arrest their slide when they face England in the fifth and final T20I on July 11, Saturday at the Rose Bowl or Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Having not won any of their T20Is since the T20 World Cup 2026 final victory over New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Men in Blue will be keen to achieve a consolation victory on Saturday. Moreover, a win in Southampton will help Team India in holding on to the No.1 ranking.
England vs India 5th T20I Match Details
- Match: India national cricket team vs England cricket team, 5th T20I
- Series: India tour of England 2026
- Date: July 11, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM IST (02:30 PM Local)
- Venue: Rose Bowl Stadium, Southampton.
IND vs ENG, 5th T20I: Rose Bowl Stadium, Southampton Pitch Report
The Rose Bowl Stadium is among the biggest playing surfaces globally has even boundary dimensions around the ground. The only T20I played by India at the venue came in 2022 and they won that fixture by 50 runs after amassing 198. Additionally, their average first-innings scores across Vitality Blast matches at this venue is 174 with totals of 173, 190 and 200 not chased down successfully. Hence, the team winning the toss may want to bat first.
IND vs ENG, 5th T20I: Predicted XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson/Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma/Suryansh Shedge, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
England
Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.
Captain And Vice Captain Choices
Captain choice – Harry Brook – While Harry Brook is officially England’s T20I captain, he will be also be on the radar of the fantasy managers for the fifth game in Southampton. The Yorkshire batter entertained the crowd with knocks of 39 and 16 in the second and third T20I. However, he went hammer and tongs in Bristol, smashing an unbeaten 79 off 35 balls. With Brook promising to come hard at India for a 4-0 sweep, one can expect more fireworks.
Vice Captain Choice – Jofra Archer – While England have had several performers in this T20I series, there is none better than Jofra Archer in the bowling unit. Cranking up the pace from the word go, Archer has let hardly any batters settle and has bowled as well at the death, headlined by six wickets in three innings.
Alternative Choice — Shreyas Iyer: While Shreyas Iyer, the captain, seems to be struggling, the batter in him seems to be finding his feet. The right-handed batter played a lone hand of 80* in the previous T20I and will be polished more with the bat in his upcoming assignments.
IND vs ENG, 5th T20I: Toss Prediction
Toss Winner: India national cricket team
Decision: Bat First
Reason: India skipper Shreyas Iyer has won all the tosses so far in this series and could well win another. With the venue not favouring run-chases historically, the 31-year-old is expected to bat first if the toss falls in his favour.
IND vs ENG, 5th T20I: Winner Prediction
Match Winner: England cricket team
Reason: While India have two key players in Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah missing, the reigning world champions have hardly come close to outplaying England. The hosts, meanwhile, look well-drilled to achieve a clean-sweep. Hence, the prediction is for England to win.
