Sun Feb 02 15:07:01 UTC 2025: ## India Set to Face England in Decisive 5th T20I

**Mumbai, India** – India and England are set to clash in the final T20I of their five-match series today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India has already secured the series victory with wins in the first, second, and fourth matches.

The fourth T20I saw a thrilling contest. India, batting first, stumbled early, losing three key wickets for just 12 runs and then five for 79. However, fifties from Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube propelled them to a respectable 181. England also started strongly, with Phil Salt and Ben Duckett smashing 62 runs in the powerplay. Despite this, England ultimately fell 15 runs short of the target.

The Wankhede pitch is expected to favor batsmen, promising a high-scoring encounter. While Mumbai typically has less dew than other venues, the team winning the toss might still opt to chase.

Predictions suggest a close contest, with the team chasing potentially having the edge. India may rest key players like Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya, potentially opening the door for an England upset.

**Possible Playing XIs:**

**India:** Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami.

**England:** Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.

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