Ind vs Eng: Will Vaibhav Suryavanshi be out? Sanju Samson will get a chance, Tilak-Sundar will be cut off

By Samira Vishwas On Jul 11, 2026

India vs England 5th T20I: India’s poor performance continues on the England tour. In the fourth T20 match, Team India had to face a crushing defeat by nine wickets, with which it also lost the second T20 series in a row. England has now taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. The last match of the series will be played at the Agius Bowl in Southampton. After losing six consecutive T20 International matches, the pressure on captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir has increased a lot. In such a situation, there may be a change in the playing XI in the fifth T20.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also confirmed the review meeting after the series, which makes it clear that changes in the team are considered certain. Although the series has been decided, the fifth T20 will be a chance for India to save honour. Team management can try some new combinations in this match. On the other hand, England can make some changes in their team considering the workload of the players, while India’s focus will be on finding the right combination for future preparations.

There may be changes in the opening

India can keep faith in young opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, even if he has not been successful in playing big innings so far. The team management would like to give him another opportunity to prove himself in the last match. Abhishek Sharma has performed well by scoring 128 runs in four innings, so his place is considered almost certain. At the same time, Sanju Samson may return to the playing eleven and he may get a chance to bat at number three. Middle order to Ishan Kishan An attempt can be made to balance the batting by sending in.

New faces can be seen in middle order and bowling

middle Changes may be seen in place of Tilak Verma and Washington Sundar. Shivam Dubey may be given bigger responsibility, while Suryansh Shedge is likely to get a chance as an additional fast bowling option. Due to injury to Varun Chakraborty, Akshar Patel can remain in the team, although he can be made to bat in the lower order. Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna are expected to take charge in the fast bowling attack, as India has limited options for fast bowlers after the injury to Harshit Rana.

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