Ind vs Eng T20 final clash: Check pitch report, weather update and other key details

India will look to finish their England tour on a positive note when they face the hosts in the fifth and final T20I at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday.

Shreyas Iyer-led India trail 3-0 in the five-match series after the opening game was washed out. With the series already decided, the visitors will be eager to avoid a whitewash and sign off with a consolation victory.

India's batting has struggled throughout the series. In the fourth T20I in Bristol, the visitors once again suffered an early collapse before captain Shreyas Iyer anchored the innings with an unbeaten 80, helping India post 158/7.


The total, however, was never enough as England cruised to a nine-wicket victory. Harry Brook and Phil Salt shared an unbroken 151-run stand to complete the chase with 37 balls to spare.

England have dominated the series under captain Harry Brook and will now aim to complete a clean sweep in Southampton.

India vs England 5th T20I weather report: Will rain affect the match?

The weather forecast offers encouraging news for cricket fans, with little chance of rain during the match.

Temperatures are expected to hover around 21°C, with a RealFeel of 19°C, under mostly clear skies. The probability of precipitation is just 1%, making a full 40-over contest highly likely.

A northeasterly breeze of around 17 km/h, with gusts reaching 35 km/h, could provide early assistance to the fast bowlers. As the evening progresses, batting conditions are expected to become more favourable.

Humidity is forecast at 48%, while the dew point is expected to be 12°C, suggesting dew is unlikely to play a significant role. Cloud cover is predicted to remain low at around 21%, with visibility of up to 10 km.

Overall, conditions are expected to be ideal for cricket, with clear skies and virtually no threat of rain, setting the stage for an uninterrupted series finale.

India vs England 5th T20I: Predicted Playing XIs

India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube/Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue.

India vs England 5th T20I: Full squads

India: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Suryansh Shedge, Washington Sundar.

England: Harry Brook (c), Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Rehan Ahmed, James Coles.