India (181/9) defeated England (166 all out) by 15 runs in the fourth T20I of the five-match series in Pune. Chasing 182, England got a brilliant start as their openers comfortably dealt in boundaries. However, India bowlers quickly struck and scalped back-to-back wickets and bowled out the visitors for 166. With this win, India have also clinched the five-match series with 3-1 lead. 

OUT!!! Harshit Rana Finally provides India with the biggest breakthrough as he dismisses Jamie Overton for 19. England now need 19 runs to win from the last over. Can they do this? 

ENG 163/9 (19 overs)

Wowww!!! England are putting up a tough fight. In the previous over of Arshdeep Singh, Jamie Overton hits a brilliant six. England now need 25 runs off 12 balls to win. 

ENG 157/8 (18 over)

OUT!!! Ravi Bishnoi gets his third wicket of the day and this time, he dismisses Jofra Archer for duck. Archer gets completely bamboozled by the spin of Bishnoi as the ball hits the under-edge and then dislodges the stumps. Eighth wicket gone for England. 

ENG 146/8 (16.5 overs)

OUT !!! Second wicket for Harshit Rana as he dismisses Jacob Bethell for 6. Slower delivery, off-cutter, Bethell is early into his lofted shot. More height than distance and SKY settles under it at long-on to gobble it up. Seventh wicket gone for England in the chase of 182. 

ENG 137/7 (16 overs)

OUT!!! Varun Chakravarthy strikes twice in the same over and provides India with two big wickets. First, he dismisses Harry Brook for 51. Fuller ball outside off and Brook moves across and gets low to scoop. Comes off the bottom part of the bat and it goes straight to short fine leg. Two balls later, he removes Brydon Carse for duck. Sixth wicket gone for India.

ENG 133/6 (15 overs)

FIFTY!!! Harry Brook hits a boundary off Varun Chakravarthy's delivery and brings up his half-century in style. It is his fourth century in T20Is and he brings it up in 25 balls. 

ENG 129/5 (14.3 overs)

WOW!!! England gain momentum again as Harry Brook unleashes his fury on Harshit Rana. In the previous over of the debutant, Brook hammers two maximums and a boundary as Rana leaks 18 runs. With this, Brook also breaches the 40-run mark and inches closer towards his half-century. 

ENG 124/4 (14 overs)

England have gone on the backfoot after losing wickets in a quick succession. Currently, Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell are trying to form a stable partnership for four-down England. In the previous over of Varun Chakravarthy, the duo scores seven runs. They need some boundaries to gain the momentum back. 

ENG 106/4 (13 overs)

OUT!!! India's concussion sub Harshit Rana, who made his T20I debut for India, strikes on the second delivery. He provides India with the big wicket of Liam Livingstone for 9. Short of length outside off, Livingstone tries to steer it to third man and gets it too fine as it trims the outside edge. Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson then takes a good catch as England lose 4th wicket.

ENG 95/4 (11.2 overs)

An injury concern for Team India! Batter Shivam Dube has not taken the field and has been rested for the second innings. He is been checked for concussion after being hit by Jamie Overton's short ball. He has been replaced by Harshit Rana on the field. 

ENG 94/3 (11 overs)

OUT!!! Ravi Bishnoi strikes again and this time, England skipper Jos Buttler becomes his prey and departs for 2. Buttler gets a short delivery as he tries to go for a cut. However, Bishnoi offers extra bounce as the ball goes up in the air and Harshit Rana takes a good catch at short third. England lose their third wicket. 

ENG 67/3 (7.3 overs)

OUT!!! Axar Patel joins the party in style and provides India with their second breakthrough. He dismisses Phil Salt for 23. Salt gets completely bamboozled by Axar's spin as tries to cut it away. However, the ball dodges the bat and crashes onto the middle stump. England lose their second wicket in the chase of 182. 

ENG 65/2 (6.5 overs)

OUT!!! FINALLYY!!!! India get their first breakthrough as Ravi Bishnoi dismisses the dangerous Ben Duckett for 39. The googly is slowed up and Duckett does not pick it, tries to heave across the line and gets a leading edge to extra cover, SKY waited for the ball and managed to hang on. A much-needed wicket for India and that too on the final delivery of the powerplay. 

ENG 62/1 (6 overs)

The carnage continues as even the spinners are not able to break the dew's impact and provide India with a wicket. This time, spinner Axar Patel gets hit for 16 runs in his previous over, which include two boundaries and a six from Ben Duckett. England have crossed the 50-run mark. With this, Duckett has breached the 35-run mark and inching closer towards his half-century. 

ENG 53/0 (5 overs)

As Indian pacers get brutally thrashed by the England openers, skipper Suryakumar Yadav changes the strategy. He hands over the ball to spinner Varun Chakravarthy in search of a breakthrough. In his first over, Varun gets hit for a boundary but concedes only five runs. 

ENG 37/0 (4 overs)

With dew on the ground, England openers are on fire. The are comfortably hitting boundaries and creating trouble for the Indian bowlers. In the previous over of Arshdeep Singh, Ben Duckett unleashes his fury and hammers three back-to-back fours. Arshdeep leaks 13 runs as India are looking clueless in this game. 

ENG 32/0 (3 overs)

India bowlers are looking a bit clueless against the fiery England openers. The duo of Ben Duckett and Phil Salt is fearlessly dealing in boundaries as England are enjoying the momentum. This time, Hardik Pandya comes at the receiving end and gets hit for two boundaries, one from both the batters. In total, Hardik leaks 11 runs in the over. 

ENG 19/0 (2 overs)

England openers Ben Duckett and Phil Salt have provided their side with a terrific start in the chase of 182. In the first over by Arshdeep Singh, Phil Salt hits two brilliant boundaries as the pacer leaks eight runs. India to keep the run flow in check, in order to maintain an upper hand in the game. 

ENG 8/0 (1 over)

In this match, India pacer Arshdeep Singh is eyeing a unique record. If he scalps two more wickets, then he will complete his 100 T20I wickets for India. He will become the first-ever Indian to achieve this feat in men's cricket. 

Hello and welcome to the second innings of the 4th T20I match between India and England in Pune. In the chase of 182, Ben Duckett and Phil Salt have started the proceedings for England. The duo need to form a strong partnership to give England a solid start. For India, pacer Arshdeep Singh will be bowling the first over. Let's play!! 

Commanding fifties from Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube power India to 181 for 9 against England in the fourth T20I. Sent in to bat, India were struggling at 12 for 3 but managed to take the score past the 150-mark, courtesy a 87-run stand between Pandya (53 off 30 balls) and Dube (52 off 33 balls). 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.

India have lost two wickets in two balls. Jamie Overton got the wicket of Axar Patel on the second ball of the over while Arshdeep Singh got out on the very next ball while trying to give the strike to Shivam Dube.

Shivam Dube scored his half-century in 31 balls. He got there with a four on the bowling of Brydon Carse. A total of 12 runs came off the over.

That is the end of an entertaining knock from Hardik Pandya. He departs after scoring 53 runs off 30 balls at a strike rate of 177. This was a much-needed innings for India as well as Hardik, who has failed to hit back to form, of late. 20 runs came off the over from Jamie Overton.

Hardik Pandya has raced to his half-century in only 27 balls. It was a slow start for him but he has made a superb recovery. The right-handed batter got to the landmark with a sensational six straight down the ground. Runs are coming at the rate of knots for India. 

17 runs have come off the 17th over and India can now target 180 from this point. It looks quite possible now. Hardik Pandya is looking in ominous touch while Shivam Dube is also providing a good support to him from the other end.

Sensational stuff from Hardik Pandya. He smashed the first ball of the over for a biggie before slamming the next one for a four.

Wow! A sensational pull shot from Hardik Pandya for a six. He started this over of Saqib Mahmood with a six over the mid-off and now he has hit the fifth ball for another biggie, over deep mid-wicket this time. A single came on the final delivery. A total of 16 came off the over.

IND 129/5 (16)

A three-run over from Jamie Overton and India's scoring rate drops to 7.53 now. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube have added 34 runs for the sixth wicket so far off 26 balls. Both of them need to fire now as only 30 balls are remaining in this Indian innings. 

A poor short ball from Adil Rashid and Shivam Dube has hit it away for a four. He follows it up with a sensational six down the ground. India are on the move now. Adil Rashid is looking worried now. Meanwhile, India have crossed 100 runs.

A short ball from Brydon Carse and Hardik Pandya has slammed it away for a four through the mid-wicket region. That was an outstanding pull shot from Hardik. Oh, wow! He follows it up with a lofted drive through cover and gets another four.

IND 95/5 (12.3)

India are five down and it is Rinku Singh who departs this time. He danced down the track to hit the Brydon Carse, got a leading edge and the ball went to the third man fielder. Rinku fell for 30 off 26 balls.

It was an appeal against Rinku Singh on the fourth ball of the over from Adil Rashid. Rinku went for a reverse sweep on the googly bowled by Rashid. He missed the ball that brushed his body and went into the hands of first slip. England appealed but umpire was unconvinced. Jos Buttler went upstairs only to discover that the impact was outside the stumps.

Only four runs came off the Jofra Archer over despite the pacer bowling a no-ball in it. He made a brilliant comeback to bowl a dot ball on the free-hit. It was a bouncer that whizzed past Dube. India need to strong partnership from the duo of Rinku and Dube to post a big total.

Abhishek Sharma is out! He has a superb connection with the bat on the sweep shot but failed to keep the ball down. The ball directly went into the hands of  deep mid-wicket. Abhishek fell for 29 off 19 balls. The Indian camp, including head coach Gautam Gambhir, looked dejected over the dismissal.

A sensational pull shot from Rinku Singh for a six. There was a fielder in the deep towards backward square leg but the ball sailed over him. A single came off the next ball. 10 runs came off the over from Saqib Mahmood.

IND 47/3 (6)

It was Abhishek Sharma in the last over to hit boundaries, now it is Rinku Singh. He slammed two fours to Brydon Carse on the latter's first over. The first one was a top-edge while the second one was a well-controlled pull shot from Rinku Singh.

IND 37/3 (5)

Saqib Mahmood was hit for two fours in his second over but England are still ahead in this game. The guests couldn't have asked for a better start to this game. India's scoring rate is 7 and they have lost three crucial wickets. 

Saqib Mahmood strikes again! He has got the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav now and has put India under tremendous pressure. It was is a triple-wicket maiden from Mahmood. All the three wickets came through good gameplan that included some superb field placement.

Saqib Mahmood gets the wicket of Tilak Varma. The southpaw danced down the track but got an outside edge to third man. Mahmood is now on a hat-trick... He couldn't complete his hat-trick as Suryakumar Yadav has successfully defended the first delivery he faced.

Sanju Samson is OUT! A similar dismissal for Samson as in the first three matches of this series. A short ball again into the body and he has pulled it out to the man at deep. This time it is at the square leg. Samson is out for 1 runs off 3 balls.

Abhishek Sharma took just two dot balls before getting into business. He slammed Jofra Archer for a terrific six over backward point before hitting a four through the extra cover.

IND 12/0 (1)

Sanju Samson takes the strike, Abhishek Sharma is at the other end. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand. Here we go...

"There is always a breeze which blows and it's a pretty strong one. Dimensions - 65m and 64m square boundaries and a hit down the ground is 75m. Pitch - it's 60% red soil and 40% black soil. The red soil basically means that it has a little bit of carry and bounce, so there's a bit more in this surface than the black soil. That'll suit England a little bit. When you have a look at it, it's slightly deceiving, you can see the cracks but essentially we've got a covering of grass but it's dead grass and rolled in. I don't think it's going to play a major role. But it is pretty dry, you can see some cracks emerging, that then will suit some of the pace-off bowlers with their spin. So I am going to sit on the fence a little bit here. There's a bit in it for the pace bowlers and there's a bit in it for the spinners. When you look at the average score here, it's not a high-scoring ground. The curator says that the dew might set in around 8;30 although in practice it sets in around 6:30," said Murali Kartik and Nick Knight while giving the pitch report.

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy

England: Philip Salt(w), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

"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, Rinku comes in for Jurel and we have had some firepower - Shivam Dube comes in for Washington Sundar," said India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

"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 to be the honest with the dew, if it will come in or not. We have two changes - Mahmood for Wood, Bethell for Smith," said England captain Jos Buttler after winning the toss.

Here's the toss news! England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the fourth T20I. England are playing with two changes. Mahmood for Wood, Bethell for Smith.

Toss News
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In less than five minutes from now, the toss will take place. The team that wins it is most likely going to bowl first. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune has a high-scoring pitch.

Hardik Pandya needs only two wickets to become India's joint-second leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket. He has picked 94 wickets across 112 games in the format. Meanwhile, Chahal has 96 scalps to his name in 80 T20Is. Arshdeep Singh is the leading wicketk-taker for India with 98 T20I wickets.

India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Dhruv Jurel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana

England Squad: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith(w), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed

 Attempting some cheeky and audacious shots, a fit-again Rinku Singh was in full flow during an extended net session ahead of the fourth T20 International against England on Friday. Rinku was rested from the second and third game of the series due to back spasms and India's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate confirmed that the Aligarh dasher is good to go on Friday.

"Rinku is fit. He played the first game, hurt himself and missed the next two. But I would imagine Rinku comes back in as soon as he's proper fit. He batted the other night and I think he'll be ready to go tomorrow," India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said during the pre-match press conference.

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of India vs England fourth T20I. The contest is taking place at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Stay connected for all the live updates.