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India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the fifth and final T20I at Southampton on Sunday, making two changes to the playing XI.Suryansh Shedge replaced Washington Sundar, while Sanju Samson returned to the side in place of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Explaining the decision at the toss, Iyer said the team opted to chase after assessing the conditions.“We’re going to bowl first. Based on the bowling we’ve done over the last couple of matches, we’ve experienced almost everything. It’s a bit windy and we were told the wicket won’t change much, so we decided to bowl first,” Shreyas Iyer said during the toss. “I just want the boys to give 100 percent effort irrespective of the result. Stay in the moment, relax and try to get the best out of yourselves,” Iyer added. England captain Harry Brook, whose side leads the five-match series 3-1, said a victory would take his team to the top of the ICC T20I rankings.“If we win today, we go to world No. 1, so that’s definitely a prize we’re eyeing. We’ve adapted well throughout the series and want to finish strongly,” Brook Said. Brook also hailed veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who is making his 150th T20I appearance for England. They have one change in the team, Liam Dawson’s back in for Rehan Ahmed. ”He’s been around for a long time now. He’s a very valuable player for us. And his skill and guile that he has and ability to outfox players is phenomenal. And it’s awesome to have him inside. ” Brook said for Adil Rashid.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.
