India vs England 4th T20I highlights: Harshit Rana and Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets each as India beat England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I in Pune on Friday and seal the series with a game left. Chasing 182 runs to victory, England were all out for 166 in 19.4 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy also took two wickets to contribute to India's win. With a huge total to chase, England got off to a solid start by making 62 runs in the powerplay. However, Ravi Bishnoi put the brakes on with two wickets before Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy dismissed three more English batters to dent England's chase.
Harry Brook tried his bit with a half-century before Chakravarthy brought India into the game with the wicket of Brook. Coming in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube, the pacer polished the England tail on debut with timely strikes.
Earlier, fifties from Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube powered India to 181/9. Sent in to bat, India lost three wickets in the second over to be 12/3 at one stage before a remarkable stand 87 runs between Pandya (53 off 30 balls) and Dube (52 off 33 balls) pulled the hosts up.
Rinku Singh scored 30 off 26 balls, while Abhishek Sharma made a 19-ball 29 at the top. For England, Saqib Mahmood (3/35) was the most successful bowler with three wickets.
England need 19 runs in the last over. Three singles in the first three balls from Arshdeep Singh. OUTTT!!!! Arshdeep takes the final wicket as India win by 15 runs and seal the series.
The penultimate over from Harshit Rana is very crucial for India. DROPPEDDD!!! What a drop from Sanju Samson. Gautam Gambhir can't believe it. Harshit Rana bowls a full delivery on the off-side. Jamie Overton gets top edge and Samson swirls around to drop the catch. OUTTTT!!!! He finally gets his man as Overton plays on to his own stumps. ENG 163/9 (19)
Adil Rashid smashes Arshdeep Singh on the last ball of the 18th over to bring down the equation to 25 runs off 12 balls for England. ENG 157/8 (18)
Looks like India are going to seal the series in Pune as Jofra Archer fails to read Ravi Bishnoi's googly. ENG 146/8 (16.5)
OUTTTTT!!!!! Harshit Rana gets his second as Jacob Bethell holes out to Suryakumar Yadav while trying to hoick a slower delivery. ENG 137/7 (16)
OUTTTTT!!!! Harry Brook reaches his fifty but Varun Chakravarthy spins the web. Huge huge wicket for India. OUTTTT again!!! Brydn Carse goes for a biggie and Rinku Singh doesn't miss many. ENG 133/6 (14.6)
India need to get Harry Brook as soon as possible as the England batter hits Harshit Rana for back-to-back sixes and a four. Big over for England. ENG 124/4 (14)
India have certainly slowed down England's chase after a 10-run per over in the powerplay. After 62/1 in the first six overs, England have managed just 44 runs in the next seven overs at the cost of four wickets. Brilliant comeback from the Indian team. ENG 106/4 (13)
OUTTTT!!!!! Coming in as a concussion substitute Harshit Rana strikes on his second ball on debut. Liam Livingstone tries to nudge towards the third man but gets the edge for Sanju Samson to do the rest. ENG 95/4 (11.2)
Harshit Rana has come in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. who was hit on the helmet in the last over of the Indian innings. Meanwhile, India have managed to put a dent on England's chase with three wickets of Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Ben Duckett. ENG 94/3 (11)
OUTTTT!!!! Ravi Bishnoi strikes again as Jos Buttler tries to cut but is caught by Suryakumar Yadav. England in tatters. ENG 67/3 (7.3)
OUTTTTT!!!! India strike again as Axar Patel cleans up Phil Salt as the whole stadium erupts. ENG 65/2 (6.5)
OUTTTT!!!!! Ravi Bishnoi gives India the first breakthrough as Ben Duckett mistimes to Suryakumar Yadav for 39 on the last ball of the powerplay. ENG 62/1 (6)
India vs England live score: Fifty run stand come for England. This is also their first 50+ opening partnership in the last 11 T20Is against India. Earlier, Ben Duckett struck two fours and a six off Axar Patel.
England have made a brilliant start with Ben Duckett and Phil Salt putting on 37 runs in the first four overs. This is England best partnership for the opening wicket so far.
Three runs and three wickets in the final over as India end at 181/9 in 20 overs. It is a brilliant comeback from the Indian team after they were down to 12/3 in the second over. England need 182 runs to win.
Fifty for Shivam Dube on his return. Axar Patel departs cheaply in the final over. IND 180/7 (19.2)
OUTTT!!! Hardik Pandya departs after 53 off 30 balls but he has done his job. Axar Patel comes in the middle. IND 166/6 (18)
There is no stopping Hardik Pandya as he once again hammers Jofra Archer for a six and a four. Four more to Shivam Dube. Magnificent batting from Hardik Pandya as the all-rounder reaches fifty with a four and a six. Muted celebrations from Pandya. What a comeback by India. IND 159/5 (17.2)
HAMMERED!!! Saqib Mahmood returns in the attack and Hardik Pandya hammers the Englishman over long-off for a six. Another six in the over by Pandya as fifty partnership comes up between him and Shivam Dube. IND 129/5 (16)
India need to have a partnership here. Both Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube are capable of taking on the opposition and the partnership swells past 20 between the two. Meanwhile, Dube is taking on Adil Rashid with a four and a six in the same over. 100 comes up for India. IND 110/5 (14)
Another Indian goes down as Rinku Singh slices Brydon Carse to find Adil Rashid on the third man boundary. Hardik Pandya comes in the middle. IND 79/5 (11)
Time for drinks break. England have surely dominated in the first 10 overs with Saqib Mahmood doing most of the damage by taking three wickets in an over. Abhishek Sharma did get his start but then again fell to Adil Rashid. Rinku Singh is batting on 29 with Shivam Dube by his side. IND 72/4 (10)
Adil Rashid breaks the partnership in his first over a Abhishek Sharma holes out to Jacob Bethell. The India opener is in complete disbelief. Shivam Dube gets a lifeline on the first ball after being dropped before ending the over with a huge six. India 65/4 (8)
Rinku Singh picked up the length very quickly and pulls Saqib Mahmood for a huge six. IND 47/3 (6)
Real counterattack from India as Rinku Singh smashes Brydon Carse for a couple of fours. IND 37/3 (5)
This probably one of the few occasions when Rinku Singh has come in to bat inside the powerplay. The onus will be on Abhishek Sharma and Rinku to help India come out of the deep hole. Glorious and beautiful are the words for Sharma as he drives Saqib Mahmood for two fours. IND 28/3 (4)
Sanju Samson's poor run continues as the India batter holes out to Brydon carse off Saqib Mahmood. Oh wait!!! Tilak Varma hits straight to Jofra Archer. Two in two for Mahmood. OUTTT!!!! Suryakumar Yadav is the third man out in the over. Three-wicket maiden for Mahmood. IND 12/3 (2)
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are at the crease. Jofra Archer will open the attack. And Sharma begins in style with a six and four off Archer. IND 12/0 (1)
India lost the toss and will bat first.
Jos Buttler: We are gonna bowl first this evening. It feels like a great atmosphere already, the series is nicely set-up. Very happy with that performance, we have areas to improve but happy to get the win. Little bit unsure (about what total to chase) to be the honest with the dew, if it will come in or not. We have two changes.
Suryakumar Yadav: It is all about coming here and playing good brand of cricket. Stick to the basics. We have left that game in Rajkot. Hopefully we put up an entertaining show for this crowd. Little bit on the drier, put runs on the board and defend. Arshdeep comes in place of Shami, Rinku comes in for Jurel and we have had some firepower - Shivam Dube comes in for Washington Sundar.
Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler are in the middle for the toss. Buttler wins the toss and England will bowl first. Saqib Mahmood and Jacob Bethell come in for Mark Wood and Jamie Smith. India make three changes with Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh and Rinku Singh replacing Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami and Dhruv Jurel.
India might have more than a couple of changes as Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh were seen warming up. Rinku Singh could also come in. But who all will go out?
The pitch will have some carry and bounce and has a covering of grass. There is something for the pacers and spinners on this wicket.
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Varun Chakravarthy has been the standout player in this series. He will definitely be a player to watch out for. On the other hand, Harry Brook is yet to do what is best known for - smashing bowlers out of the park. But on any given day, Brook can win a match single-handedly.
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In case you missed it, the Indian team defeated England in the women's U19 T20 World Cup semifinals to enter the final today. India won by nine wickets and face South Africa in the final.
India have played just one T20I against England in Pune in 2012 with the hosts winning by five wickets. In all, India have played 4 T20Is at this venue, winning two and losing two.
India played Mohammed Shami by resting Arshdeep Singh in the last game. Will India play both today? In that case who will miss out? If Arshdeep comes in, Dhruv Jurel is likely to make way.
At 94 wickets, Hardik Pandya needs just two more wickets to draw level with Yuzvendra Chahal and become the joint second-highest wicket-taker for India in the format. Arshdeep Singh had surpassed Chahal a few days ago. He needs two more to reach 100 wickets in T20Is.
Mohammed Shami, who returned to international cricket in the last match after 14 months, didn't get any wicket in Rajkot. The Bengal pacer will be more than hungry to pick up early wickets.
Unlike in some of the previous games, England haven't announced their playing XI. But they might be forced to make one change as Jamie Smith is rumoured to have a calf injury. He could be replaced by Jacob Bethell.
India have stick to their plans very diligently - going with a spin-heavy attack with one lone specialist pacer. In Pune, although its a high-scoring ground, the hosts are unlikely to tinker with their bowling line-up. Varun Chakravarthy has been India's stand-out bowler with 10 wickets in three games, including a fifer.
Rinku Singh, who suffered a back spasm after the first game, is fit and availavle for today. In case, Rinku is brought on, he will replace Dhruv Jurel in the playing XI.
India have won the first two games before England managing their first win in Rajkot. A win in the fourth T20I will help India seal the series.
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