England vs India prediction and bets World Test Series August 03 2025

It is day four of the Test Series between England and India and they will head into this game with confidence. Currently, England leads the series 2-1, with India now feeling confident to take the score to 2-2. How will this game unfold? Let’s look into the previews and offer predictions. 

England vs India: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 3rd of August 2025. The kickoff time will be 01:00pm. 

• Match: England vs India
• Date: Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 01:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: The Oval

Weather and Pitch Report

The first two days of this Test Series were interrupted by rain but there was better weather on day three. However, on this day four encounter, the chance of rain is around 40-50 percent, with a particular time being around the afternoon hours and we could expect some delays and loss of overs. In the meantime, the morning hours are expected to be dry, offering a window for India’s bowlers to make early inroads. The conditions will remain overcast and cool, with the temperature expected to range between 18 and 22°C, while humidity levels should remain around 70%.

England vs India Match Analysis

The day 3 encounter saw England finish 50/1 after 13.5 overs, with India setting up a total of 396 in their second innings, thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal's 118 and half-centuries by Akash Deep and all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. India now put England at an imposing target of 374 on day three of the fifth and final Test at The Oval after Zak Crawley (14) was bowled by Mohammed Siraj (1-11). While the host leads 2-1, they will head into this game four hoping to get the job done but needing to pull off what will be their second-highest run chase in Test history as India now closes in on at least forcing a draw. Meanwhile, England had a solid start to this series by chasing 371 for victory against India at Headingley. In the meantime, things now look a bit hard, as the English will be without Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes, who is injured, leaving them at a disadvantage. England now sits third in the Test Series with a 113 rating, while India has 105 heading into this game four. 

England: Form

Joe Root is the second-highest run scorer in this Test Series, with 150 in his 38th Test on day three of the fourth Test. However, Ben Duckett has a lot of work to do batting in this game, as England will have to trust him chasing.  

England Squad List

Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes

England Expected Eleven

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue

India: Form

Yashasvi Jaiswal had 118 runs off 164 balls with 14 fours and two sixes and half-centuries on day three and will be crucial for the India team onday four. Meanwhile, Akash Deep had 66 runs off 94 balls with 12 fours. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja scored his first fifth half-century on day three of the fifth test and ended up scoring 53 runs off 77 balls with five fours. However, injury will keep Woakes out of the remainder of the Test match.

India Squad List

Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc, wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Anshul Kambhoj, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

India Expected Eleven 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (w), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

Who will win in Match - England vs India?

England and India have met 140 times in the Test Series, and England dominated those games. While India won 36 times, 51 encounters ended in a draw, while England won 53. In their most recent meeting, both teams settled for a draw, in a 669-358-425 contest.

England vs India Prediction

England still leads this series and they will feel confident they can get the job done here. However, everything is looking like India will win this inning after a solid performance on day five but they will have to be at their best. Meanwhile, England have shown they can not be written off after day three but needing 324 runs with 9 wickets remaining is not an easy task. While I feel England could prove stubborn, entering this game with a lot of confidence, I still do not think it is wise to bet on them winning this encounter. With the pattern of this series, I will lean on England first 20 overs going under. Also, DM Duckett has had some amazing stats so far and he could be the top batter in this second inning. 

Our match prediction is team 1 total runs in the first 20 overs (under 75.5) with odds at 1.75 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is England 2nd innings top batter (Ben Duckett) with odds at 2.05 on Bc.Game bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is Ollie Pope runs 2-Way over 22.5 with odds at 1.90 on Dafabet bookmaker.