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India Beat England Ravichandran Ashwin takes 12 4th Test, Day 5 at Mumbai

Two powerhouses of world cricket will be seen in an ultimate clash, where the world witness the prominent competition between the bat and the red cherry. India and England will lock their horns for the fourth Test match, of the England’s tour of India. These two team will meet on December 8, 2016 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

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Where to Watch

Star Sports Network

Timing

9:30 Pm

Toss

England won the toss and opted to bat first

India team Preview

Virat Kohli led side will walk this match with the prime motive of securing the test match and the series. However, the match did not start well for the captain as he lost the toss and now, he and his team has the massive task of containing the English batsman under the score of 400 else he can cost the test match.

India team has set two major blow as their star batsman Ajinkya Rahane and premier fast bowler Mohammad Shami has been ruled out for injury. The BCCI has roped Manish Pandey and Shardul Thakur in place of Rahane and Shami.

Meanwhile, Kohli opted to go with the potential of Karun Nair and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Apart from this, the Indian team is playing with the same squad.

India Playing XI

Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin, Parthiv Patel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav

England Team Preview

The three Lions has a massive task to save the series by winning remaining two test matches. Captain Cook along with his troops has just arrived from the Dubai holidays and are fresh for a big start.

England team has roped young Keaton Jennings in place of injured Haseeb Hameed, and Jake Ball returned to playing XI. Apart from this, Cook is playing with the same squad, and now, he will try his hard to save the series.

Cook won the toss, and along with Jennings he started well, and a big score looks possible.

England Playing XI

Alastair Cook (c), Keaton Jennings, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, James Anderson, Jake Ball

Prediction

England is favorite to win this match.

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