What

The fourth One-Day International of the five-match series between India and England

When

October 23, 2011. The game begins at 14:30 pm, IST. The match is a day-night affair and will be streamed LIVE for viewers across the world on www.bcci.tv. Viewers in India can catch the action with a five-minute delay.

Where

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The venue of India’s ICC ODI World Cup triumph earlier in the year. In fact, India have not lost an ODI match in their last three appearances at this venue. However, England, too, have a good record to show at the Wankhede Stadium having beaten India on both occasions they have played here previously. But with the wicket for this match likely to be a slow turner, England’s perfect record here could soon change.

The Teams

With the series wrapped up, India could well use the remaining two ODI games, beginning with the fourth ODI, to give the other members in the side an opportunity to play. Varun Aaron is a promising fast bowler and it would be interesting to see how he shapes up on the big stage. A similar case could be made for legspinner Rahul Sharma to be played ahead of the proven R Ashwin. Manoj Tiwary, too, should be given an opportunity in the middle-order with the likes of Suresh Raina or Virat Kohli being given a bit of a breather.

Having lost the series, England will now certainly play for pride. Also, having played the same eleven right through the series, they are sure to ring in a few changes in the last two ODI matches. Ravi Bopara or Jonny Bairstow, both of whom have had an ordinary series so far, could easily be replaced by Ian Bell. Graham Onions, who has been called in as a replacement for the injured Chris Woakes, could also get a look in ahead of Jade Dernbach (1 wicket, economy-rate 6.54, strike-rate 154.00). Most importantly, England will look to Graeme Swann to step up on the slowish Wankhede track, which is sure to assist spinners. Two wickets from three matches don’t do complete justice to Swann’s reputation as a world-class spinner.

Trivia:

India have now won five consecutive bilateral series at home – vs Sri Lanka, v South Africa (in 2009-10), v Australia, v New Zealand (2010-11)....and v England (2011-12).

England have played 405 dot balls in the series so far as against India’s 355. They have taken 288 singles, 34 twos, 3 threes, 67 fours and 9 sixes. The corresponding figures for India are 329, 47, 7, 74 and 7 respectively.

Venue Stats:

India – played - 15, won - 9, lost – 6, tied – 0, no result – 0

England – played - 2, won – 2, lost – 0, tied – 0, no result – 0

Highest total in an innings: New Zealand 358/6 in 50.0 overs v Canada – March 13, 2011

Lowest total in an innings: Bangladesh 115 all out in 36.3 overs v India – May 25, 1998

Best individual score in an innings: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 151* v India – May 17, 1997

Best bowling figures in an innings: Murali Kartik (India) 10.0-3-27-6 v Australia - October 17, 2007

Average first innings score at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai:

In D/N matches: 234 (in 11 matches)

In all matches: 236 (in 18 matches)

Result summary at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai:

Head-to-head:

Last meeting at Wankhede Stadium between India and England: Feb 03, 2002

Brief scores: England 255 (49.1 overs) beat India 250 (49.5 overs) by 5 runs

Form guide (most recent listed first):

India: Won, Won, Won, Lost, Tied (3 wins, 1 loss)

England: Lost, Lost, Lost, Won, Tied (3 losses, 1 win)

The Squads:

India: MS Dhoni (c & wk), R Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir, Praveen Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Varun Aaron, RA Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary, Sreenath Aravind, Rahul Sharma & Abhimanyu Mithun

England: Alastair Cook (c), Jonathan Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Scott Borthwick, Tim Bresnan, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Stuart Meaker, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Graham Onions

All stats are as onOctober 22, 2011