Bristol, July 9 -- India's struggles in the five-match T20I series against England continued on Thursday as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat in the fourth game in Bristol, handing the hosts an 3-0 lead with one match still to play.

The defeat marked the second series loss under new captain Shreyas Iyer, who continues to search for his first victory as India's T20I skipper.

This marks the first time England have defeated India in a bilateral T20I series involving two or more matches. India had won five of their previous six bilateral T20I series against England, while one series ended in a draw.

Before the ongoing tour, India's last two bilateral series defeats against England across formats came during the 2018 tour, when they lost t...