India vs England 4th T20I Highlights: Half-centuries from Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya, followed by brilliant spells from Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana, propelled India to a thrilling 15-run victory over England in the 4th T20I match on Friday in Pune. Invited to bat, Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) scored commanding fifties to power India to 181/9. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and concussion substitute Harshit Rana (3/33) then shared six wickets between them after Varun Chakravarthy's 2-28 to bowl out England for 166. Earlier, 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 (53 off 34 balls). With the win, India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. (Scorecard)
Here are the Highlights of India vs England 4th T20I -
- 22:36 (IST)India vs England Live: India win by 15 runsIndia (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.
- 22:24 (IST)IND vs ENG 4thT20I, Live: OUTOUT!!! 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.
- 22:17 (IST)India vs England Live: OUTOUT !!! 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.
- 22:14 (IST)India vs England Live: Varun Chakravarthy strikes twiceOUT!!! 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.
- 22:05 (IST)India vs England Live: Brook nears 50, big over EnglandWOW!!! 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.
- 22:02 (IST)India vs England Live: 7 runs off the overEngland 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.
- 21:54 (IST)IND vs ENG 4thT20I, Live: OUTOUT!!! 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.
- 21:48 (IST)IND vs ENG 4thT20I, Live: Rana replaces DubeAn 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.
- 21:43 (IST)India vs England Live: OUTOUT!!! 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.
- 21:30 (IST)India vs England Live: OUTOUT!!! 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.
- 21:26 (IST)IND vs ENG 4thT20I, Live: OUTOUT!!! 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.
- 21:21 (IST)IND vs ENG 4th T20I, Live: Duckett nears 50The 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.
- 21:16 (IST)IND vs ENG 4thT20I, Live: SKY changes strategyAs 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.
- 21:14 (IST)IND vs ENG 4thT20I, Live: England on fireWith 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.
- 21:07 (IST)India vs England Live: 11 runs off the overIndia 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.
- 21:03 (IST)India vs England Live: Good start for EnglandEngland 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.
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- 20:56 (IST)India vs England Live: We are backHello 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!!
- 20:22 (IST)India vs England Live: SIX!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.
- 19:27 (IST)India vs England Live: Rinku-Abhishek fight back!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.
- 19:12 (IST)India vs England Live: WICKET AGAIN!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.