Indian 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 chose to chase after assessing the conditions.“We’re going to bowl first. Based on the bowling we’ve done over the last few games, we’ve had almost everything. It’s a bit windy and we’ve been told the wicket doesn’t change much, so we’ve decided to bowl first,” Shreyas Iyer said during the toss. “I just want the boys to give 100 percent effort regardless of the result. Stay in the moment, relax and try to get the best out of yourself,” added Iyer. England captain Harry Brookwhose team leads the five-match series 3-1, said a win would take his team to the top of the ICC T20I rankings.“If we win today, we’ll go to world No. 1, so that’s definitely a prize we’ve got our eye on. We’ve adapted well throughout the series and we want to finish strong,” said Brook. Brook also hailed the veteran leg spinner Adil Rashidwho is making his 150th T20I appearance for England. They have one change in the team, Liam Dawson comes back for Rehan Ahmed. ”It’s been a long time. He is a very valuable player for us. And his skill and the guile he has and the ability to outplay players is phenomenal. And it’s amazing to have him in it. Brook said for Adil Rashid.
Playing XI
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.