India cricket team vs England national cricket team match scorecard highlights: England produced a dominant performance to thrash India by nine wickets in the fourth T20I at Bristol, sealing the series 3-0 with one match still remaining.
India, opting to bat first, managed only 158/7 in their 20 overs. The visitors never found any real momentum on a surface that offered something to the bowlers early. Their middle order failed to accelerate significantly, and the total always looked under-par against an England side in red-hot form.
The chase was a one-sided affair. Arshdeep Singh struck early in the powerplay by removing Jos Buttler for 8, but that was one of the few bright moments for India. Phil Salt and Harry Brook came together after Buttler’s early dismissal and never looked back. The pair put on a massive unbroken partnership of well over 100 runs, dismantling the Indian attack with clinical power-hitting and clever innovation.
England reached the target of 159 in just 13.5 overs. The required run rate never became an issue. India’s bowlers, including Arshdeep, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav and Axar Patel, had no answers once the Salt-Brook partnership took control.
This result continues India’s miserable run in the series. Under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy, they have now suffered three heavy defeats.
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England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Arshdeep comes to bowl the 14th over. Harry Brook flaps a short ball over mid-off for two, then leans back and whips a length ball over mid-on for a ridiculous six. He squeezes a yorker for one, Phil Salt hammers the next ball down the ground for four, and after a wide finishes it with a gentle single through point. England win by nine wickets with 6.1 overs to spare. Harry Brook finishes unbeaten on 79, Phil Salt on 59. India are blown away once more.
Prince Yadav is back into the attack. Salt pushes a good length ball back to the bowler, then knocks one to long-on. Brook is beaten by a sharp short ball that climbs over his left shoulder. He drags a pull to deep square, Salt taps one wide of cover, and Brook finishes with a single off the thigh pad. Just four runs from the over. England reach 144/1 after 13 overs.
Arshdeep returns. Salt drives to sweeper cover for one. Brook swats a slower short ball through midwicket for two, ramps another for two more, then scoops a single. Salt edges a slower ball past the keeper for four and takes one more to deep point.
Prasidh comes into attack in the 12th over and starts with a poor delivery well down the leg side. Salt simply helps it away for four and brings up his fifty.
Washington Sundar comes on and Harry Brook takes him apart. He flat-bats four past the bowler, pulls a six over midwicket, then hits two more boundaries through extra cover.
Axar continues. Salt smokes a six over extra cover. Brook drives four through the covers and launches a huge six down the ground to bring up his fifty off just 21 balls.
Shivam Dube is introduced. Brook slices one over short third for four and swats another through midwicket. Salt adds a couple of singles and two more. England are 120/1 after 10 overs, needing only 39 more from 60 balls.
Axar Patel is into the attack for the first time. Phil Salt slaps a flat ball through extra cover for two. The next one slides in and he can only knock it back to the bowler. Another ball on the pads is worked down to long-on for one. Brook clips a slider through midwicket, Salt takes another single to long-on, and Brook finishes with one more behind square. Just six runs from the over. England move to 68/1 after seven overs.
Prince Yadav comes on and Salt is still stuck. He is beaten on the pull, forced to defend, then absolutely pounces on a free-hit slower ball and slaps it over extra cover for four. A lucky toe-end past the stumps gives him another boundary, he hammers one down the ground, and clips a single. Fifteen off the over. Prasidh returns and Salt frees his arms. Slight width is slashed over short third for four. A thick inside edge brings a single, then a no-ball nearly traps Brook before Salt gloved a short ball over the keeper and crunches the next one through the off-side. Another fifteen. Prince is back. Brook clips one, Salt survives a review for LBW, Brook defends, then works two more and scoops a full toss over short fine for four. A top-edged pull still brings two. Ten more runs. England 62/1 after six, Salt 26 off 20, Brook 18 off 10.
Arshdeep starts with swing and a maiden. Salt drives to mid-on, gets four leg byes down leg, then is beaten on the pull. Big appeal gets turned down. In the second over, Prasidh keeps it tight. Buttler only gets off the mark through a misfield, then a single and leg-bye.
Arshdeep returns. Buttler smokes a six straight, then nicks the next ball to Kishan and is out for 8. Brook walks in, scoops a length ball over short fine for six, then picks up two more. England reach 22/1.
Jofra Archer will bowl the final over. Just four wins and two wickets in the final over as England tighten India. The visitors finish at 158/7. Captain Shreyas Iyer remained not out at 80 off 49 balls. England need 159 runs to win.
Shreyas Iyer is playing the lone hand in Bristol. The Indian captain smashed Adil Rashid for 4, 6, 4 in his final three balls of his spell to take 20 runs in the 18th over. India also reach 150. With two overs to go, how far can India go? IND 150/5 (18)
6 & OUTTT!!! Josh Tongue bowls short on the leg side and Tilak Varma swivels it along the way for a six over fine leg. In the next ball, the Indian vice-captain dances down the track and tries to play down, but instead the ball goes straight at the hands of Rehan Ahmed. IND 130-5 (17)
Fifty for Shreyas Iyer in style. The Indian skipper goes deep and drags Adil Rashid over the deep square leg with a hard pull shot. Tilak Varma is accompanying Shreyas at the other end. IND 121/4 (16)
100 comes up for India in the 14th over. OUTTT!!! Shivam Dube tries to smash Will Jacks over the bowler's head. But a top edge leads to Tom Banton complete the catch> Dube walks back for 23-ball 22. The half-century stand is broken. IND 101/4 (13.5)
Stroke-making isn't easy on this wicket but the Indian captain Shreyas Iyer is trying to make a life out of it. He plays an inside out shot against Adil Rashid but didn't get the elevation. He tries the same next ball, this time the ball travels out of the boundary. IND 81/3 (11)
The partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube will be crucial for India for a big score. The Indian captain has looked at ease while Dube is still trying to make himself settled in the middle. Iyer gets his first maximum in the game, in the last ball of the previous over. IND 71/3 (10)
OUTTTT!!!! One more Indian batter bite the dust. Abhishek Sharma, trying to go hard against Adil Rashid, gets a top edge. The England spinner runs in to take the catch. India's top three back in the hut. IND 48/3 (6.4)
The powerplay ends well for England as India could only take 45 runs for the loss of two wickets. Abhishek Sharma has settled himself in the middle while captain Shreyas Iyer is the new batter in.
The short-ball ploy once again delivered for England. Ishan Kishan, who came at no.3, gets a top edge off Josh Tongue only for Sam Curran to take a easy catch. Kishan walks back for four. Captain Shreyas Iyer comes into the middle. IND 33/2 (4.2)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's poor run in his international career continues. After smashing Josh Tongue for a six and a four in the previous over, Sooryavanshi's falls trap to Jofra Archer's short of the length delivery once again. The 15-year-old walks back for 15 off 10 balls. IND 23/1 (2.4)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma walk out to bat for India. Jofra Archer will open the attack for England.
Its a milestone game for Axar Patel as the left-arm spinner is playing his 100th T20I.
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