England won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth women’s Twenty20 International against India at Old Trafford, Manchester. The hosts, captained again by Tammy Beaumont in the absence of the injured Nat Sciver-Brunt, retained the same XI that edged India by five runs at The Oval last week to keep the series alive. India, who lead the five-match series 2–1, also named an unchanged side. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she would have preferred to bat first on what both skippers described as a good surface. The match marks left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone’s 100th T20 international appearance, becoming the eighth England woman to reach the milestone. A win for England would level the series and set up a decider in Birmingham on Saturday, while victory for India would clinch the campaign with a game to spare.