England's predicted playing XI for the 4th T20I against India

England, who hold a 2-1 lead, will look to clinch the 5-match series against India with a win in the 4th T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

A couple of comprehensive 8-wicket victories on either side of a 7-wicket drubbing have put England in the ascendancy in the series. Arguably the best white-ball side in the world, Eoin Morgan's men would love a series win against India ahead of the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in the country later this year.

England won't look to make any unnecessary changes to a team that has been in superb form. Here is their predicted playing XI for the 4th T20I against India.

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Openers: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk)

Jason Roy failed in the 3rd T20I but he's in excellent form

Jason Roy wasn't in great form coming into this T20I series, but he scored 40s in each of the first two matches. Although Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur put the shackles on him before Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed him in the 3rd T20I, the explosive opener can be backed to give England another flying start.

A man who returned to form in the previous game with a Man of the Match performance, Jos Buttler recently moved up to 19th in the ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen. The wicket-keeper is only two places away from his best-ever ranking, and he could break that record by the end of this series.

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Middle order: Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c)

England captain Eoin Morgan is batting at No. 5

Speaking of rankings, #1 T20I batsman in the world Dawid Malan will bat at No. 3 for England in the 4th T20I. The southpaw has been in decent if unspectacular form, and he might look to convert his starts (24*, 24 and 18) into big scores.

Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan will make up the rest of England's middle order. While the former has played a couple of enterprising cameos in this series, captain Morgan hasn't been required with the bat in two of the three matches. Both batsmen seem to be in decent nick, and can be backed to pile on the runs if they get time in the middle.

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All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Sam Curran

Ben Stokes is a touch overworked, but England could win the series in the 4th T20I

Ben Stokes has played each game of England's tour of India, and he might need a breather. But the visitors are faced with the opportunity to wrap up the series in 4 games, and they might trust their star all-rounder to play another game of T20 cricket without too many troubles.

Stokes' importance to the team is immense, but it is reduced by the presence of fellow seam-bowling all-rounder Sam Curran. One of 5 pace options at Morgan's disposal, the 22-year-old has been used at varying stages of the innings to great effect. Curran hasn't had much to do with the bat in this series, but he's certainly an excellent player to have at No. 7.

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Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Jofra Archer has gone wicketless in 3 of his last 4 T20Is

The England bowling attack has remained unchanged for the most part of this series against India. The only change Morgan and the team management made came in the 2nd T20I, in which Tom Curran stepped in for the injured Mark Wood.

If Wood is fit, he will walk into the playing XI. Fresh off a 3-wicket haul although he was taken to the cleaners in his last over, the express quick is the unofficial leader of the England attack in T20Is.

Wood will have support from Jofra Archer, who has gone wicketless in three of his last four T20Is (the one in which he didn't saw him win the Man of the Match award). Chris Jordan, who has been hard to get away in flashes, rounds off the pace department.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who will be up against the left-handed hitting prowess of Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan, makes up the final spot in England's predicted playing XI for the 4th T20I against India.