England Continued their dominance in the series with a comprehensive nine-wicket win India In the fourth T20I in Bristol, it sealed the five-match series with one game to spare. Chasing 159, the hosts produced another brilliant all-round performance to reach the target with 37 balls to spare. The defeat was India’s fifth consecutive defeat in men’s T20Is, drawing sharp reactions from fans on social media.
Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten half-century took India to a fighting score
After being invited to bat, India once again struggled to build partnerships as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. captain Shreyas Iyer Still stood amid the collapse, remaining unbeaten on 80 off 46 balls, an innings that included four fours and five sixes. His aggressive strokeplay against both pace and spin helped India overcome difficult conditions and post 158/7 in their 20 overs.
The rest of the batting lineup failed to provide meaningful support. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dubey And Tilak Verma All were out after good starts, while the England bowlers executed their plans brilliantly. jofra archer And passion tongue both took two wickets each Sam Curran And will jacks Kept things tight in the middle overs to ensure India stayed below the 160-run mark.
Harry Brook and Phil Salt lead England to another dominant win
England lost Jos Buttler early Arshdeep Singh Strike struck in the early overs, but it proved to be the only success of India’s innings. harry brook And Phil Salt Took complete control from there and took the game away from the visitors by making an unbeaten 146-run partnership for the second wicket.
Brook played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 79 runs, while Salt recovered from a slow start to remain unbeaten on 59 runs. The duo attacked India’s bowlers from the powerplay onwards and never allowed the required pace to build, allowing England to win with six overs to spare.
The emphatic win gave England an unassailable lead in the series and their first bilateral T20I series win over India. Meanwhile, India will now hope to end the tour on a positive note in the fifth and final T20 match after another disappointing performance.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
England have their first bilateral T20I series win over India, and in spectacular style#ENGvIND #TeamIndia #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/115v4SZekA
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 10 July 2026
While batting first, our batsmen are not able to score equal scores. Not even close to being chased while being chased.
Our better players are put at a disadvantage when the ball takes a little extra. If Indian batsmen don’t want to be called flat pitch bullies, they need to do much better than that…
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 9 July 2026
England continues to be cruel!
Good learning period for India. #INDvENG– Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) 9 July 2026
🚨 History written in Bristol. 🚨
– India lost a 2+ match T20 series against England for the first time.
– India lost its first bilateral series against England since 2019.
– India lost back to back T20 series for the first time since 2019. pic.twitter.com/uFhy6IQQJP
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 9 July 2026
I am truly speechless. Bewildered. Stunned.
This is too much of an insult. Actually there is nothing to say. #INDvENG @bcci @imAagarkar @GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/bHPA4GHHGT
– Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) 9 July 2026
Lost the first T20 match to Ireland.
Lost to Ireland in the second T20 match.
Lost to England in the second T20 match.
Lost the third T20 match to England.
Lost the fourth T20 match to England.– A tough start for captain Shreyas Iyer pic.twitter.com/3vBoZ60cMG
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 9 July 2026
6 winless T20I matches for India for the first time.
Had to face the biggest defeat in terms of runs (125).
First bilateral series defeat to Ireland.
First T20I series loss to England.
Fastest 150+ chase for England in T20I.– Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) 9 July 2026
🚨 India’s 🇮🇳 IPL myth busted..
This hyped Indian team cannot buy victory on foreign soil. After enjoying flat-track feasts in the IPL for months, they step onto real pitches and their batting folds like paper.
Have already been eliminated by Ireland – and England are ready…– Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) 9 July 2026
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿
– After 27 years, no bilateral ODI series lost against Sri Lanka
– For the first time, lost 30 wickets in a 3-match ODI series
– After 45 years, India remains winless in ODIs in a calendar year
– After 36 years, India lost the test to New Zealand on home ground
– India lost after 19 years… pic.twitter.com/oHgMLVv48m– Arthur Fleck (@montana9_) 10 July 2026
•India’s biggest defeat so far in T20I
•Lose by 100+ runs for the first time in T20I
•Longest winless sequence ever in T20I
• No win in 6 matches in T20I after 17 years
•India’s first bilateral T20I series defeat against England.
•India’s first bilateral series loss against England in any format… pic.twitter.com/E6NI6KMU1s– TrueCricket🐐 (@TrueeCricketer) 10 July 2026