India will be under pressure to keep the five-match T20I series alive when they take on England in the fourth match at Bristol on Thursday. England lead the series 2-0 and need just one more victory to register their first-ever bilateral men's T20I series win over the reigning world champions.

India suffered a crushing 125-run defeat in the third T20I at Nottingham, leaving them on the verge of a rare bilateral T20I series loss. If defeated again, it would mark India's second consecutive bilateral T20I series defeat—the first such occurrence since the 2018-19 season.

Following the heavy loss, captain Shreyas Iyer described the team's performance as "atrocious," admitting that India fell short in all three departments—batting, bowling, and fielding. Head coach Gautam Gambhir, however, backed his players and insisted the team would continue with its aggressive brand of cricket rather than abandon its attacking approach.

India's batting lineup will once again be under scrutiny after collapsing against England's pace attack at Trent Bridge. Fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue shared seven wickets to dismantle the visitors and put England firmly in control of the series.

The team management is likely to consider changes for the crucial encounter. Players such as Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Suryansh Shedge, and Prasidh Krishna are among the available options, while the selectors may also opt for an additional right-handed batter to tackle England's pace-heavy bowling attack.

All-rounder Shivam Dube, who impressed with an unbeaten 42 in the rain-hit opening game but struggled in the following two matches, will be hoping to regain form.

England, meanwhile, enter the contest full of confidence. Under captain Harry Brook and head coach Brendon McCullum, the hosts have won 18 of their last 21 completed T20Is and have emerged as one of the strongest teams in the format.

A victory in Bristol would hand England their maiden bilateral men's T20I series triumph over India. With momentum firmly on their side, the hosts are expected to field an unchanged playing XI.

Veteran spinner Adil Rashid could also achieve another milestone after recently overtaking Ish Sodhi to become the second-highest wicket-taker in men's T20Is, behind only Rashid Khan.

The Bristol pitch is traditionally known for producing high-scoring matches due to its short straight boundaries, although recent domestic T20 fixtures have seen relatively moderate totals. With warm weather forecast, conditions are expected to favour an exciting contest.

As England look to script history and India fight to keep the series alive, the fourth T20I promises to be a high-stakes battle between two of the world's leading white-ball sides.