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5th T20I: India win toss, choose to bowl first against England in Southampton

Shreyas Iyer said India chose conditions and experimentation after the tourists had already lost the series 3-1.

  • On Saturday, India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first at The Rose Bowl in Southampton for the fifth and final T20I against England.
  • England clinched the series after winning the second, third, and fourth matches, leaving India searching for their first victory of the tour following a rain-affected washout in the opening T20I.
  • India made two lineup changes for the finale, bringing in Sanju Samson for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and inserting Suryansh Shedge for Washington Sundar to strengthen the squad.
  • This tour marks a challenging start for Iyer's captaincy, with the visitors struggling to produce runs on bowler-friendly pitches and the pace attack rendered ineffective by Bumrah's absence.
  • Iyer stated the team is using the final match to experiment strategically, saying, "I feel this is the time we need to try what's the best going forward.
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