It is still a dream debut for me. When Dube came back, after two overs I was informed I will be the concussion substitute. It is not just for this series, I have been waiting for an opportunity for a long time and I wanted to prove I belong here. I have bowled well in the IPL and was just following the same here.
India vs England Live Score: INDIA clinch T20I series
India clinched the T20I series with a 15-run victory over England in the fourth match on Friday, securing an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
After being invited to bat, Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) struck commanding half-centuries, guiding India to a total of 181 for 9.
Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and concussion substitute Harshit Rana (3/33) combined for six wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy (2/28) also contributed as India bowled out England for 166.
Earlier, India had stumbled to 12 for 3 before Pandya (53 off 30) and Dube (53 off 34) steadied the innings with a crucial 87-run partnership.
For England, Saqib Mahmood (3/35) was the standout bowler, claiming three wickets.
India vs England Live Score: INDIA WIN
India (181/9) beat England (166) by 15 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in 5-match series
India clinched the series with a tenacious win! Despite facing several challenging situations, they maintained their composure and emerged victorious. England had their opportunities throughout the match, and on numerous occasions, they had India under significant pressure but failed to take full advantage of those situations. During their chase of 182 runs, England began aggressively with Phil Salt and Ben Duckett at the crease. Duckett's dismissal on the final delivery of the Powerplay shifted the momentum, allowing India to secure additional wickets and regain control of the match.
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Harshit castles Overton!
WICKET! Harshit Ran castles Jamie Overton for 19 runs. Big big wicket for India. Coach Gambhir is elated too. The pacer is celebrating. He knows it is a big big wicket.
England need 19 runs in 6 balls
India vs England Live Score: DROPPED!
DROPPED! Jamie Overton gets a leading edge. It's high in the air. Varun Chakravarthy is underneath it. Sanju Samson is running as well. Sanju dives and spills an easy chance.
England need 19 runs in 8 balls
India vs England Live Score: Excellent shot!
FOUR! Harshit Rana starts his fourth and final over. Overton clears his front leg and smashes the ball over the bowler's head for a boundary.
England need 21 runs in 11 balls
India vs England Live Score: SIX for Rashid!
SIX! Adil Rashid hammers Arshdeep Singh over deep mid wicket. Much-needed hit for England at this moment. Superb shot from him.
England need 25 runs off 12 balls to win
India vs England Live Score: Equation: 36 runs | 18 balls
England need 36 runs off 18 balls. Jamie Overton and Adil Rashid are in the middle. Can they take England to a win tonight?
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Bishnoi removes Archer!
WICKET! Ravi Bishnoi castles Jofra Archer. It' a google and Archer is completely bamboozled. He is not happy at all. The stumps are rattled. This is Bishnoi's third wicket. England need 35 runs in 17 balls
India vs England Live Score: WICKET Rana strikes again!
WICKET! Harshit Rana takes his second wicket. Jacob Bethell goes for 6 runs. India have tightened the noose around England team. Rana delivers a slower ball, pitching it fuller near off stump. Bethell spots an opportunity to attack but fails to read the change in pace. Despite following through with his shot, he loses control and sends it skyward. The ball travels high towards long on, where Suryakumar Yadav positions himself perfectly and completes a straightforward catch at chest height.
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Carse falls!
WICKET! Varun Chakravarthy removes Brydon Carse for a duck. Two runs scored in Chakravarthy's over, and he raises his arms in jubilation! He delivers a flat, short ball on middle stump, and Brydon Carse attempts a slog sweep from a kneeling position but fails to execute it properly. The ball, struck with the upper portion of the bat, gains more elevation than distance. Rinku Singh, positioned at deep mid-wicket, charges forward to complete a straightforward catch.
England 133/6, need 49 runs in 31 balls
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Brook falls!
WICKET! Varun Chakravarthy ends Harry Brook's stay at 51 runs. A failed attempt at innovation leads to his downfall. As Chakravarthy delivers a shortened length ball on middle and leg, Brook shifts towards the off side, aiming to scoop it past short fine leg. The execution goes awry as the ball strikes the upper portion of his bat. The resultant lob travels straight to Arshdeep Singh at short fine leg, who makes no mistake with the catch.
India vs England Live Score: Big over for England!
What an over for Harry Brook. 18 runs off Harshit Rana's over. England need a couple of more overs like this. Superb work from Brook.
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK
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India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Rana strikes!
WICKET! Concussion substitute Harshit Rana takes his maiden wicket. Liam Livingstone falls for 9 runs. He bowls 140 plus delivery. Livingstone tries to steer it to third man, gets a thick outside edge and the ball straight goes keeper's gloves.
ENGLAND 95/4, need 87 runs off 52 balls
India vs England Live Score: Much-needed boundary!
FOUR! Axar Patel to Harry Brook. The England batter goes on backfoot and slashes this hard towards deep backward point for a boundary. Much-needed boundary for England.
ENGLAND 94/3, need 88 runs in 55 balls vs INDIA
India vs England Live Score: UPDATE
India pacer Harshit Rana is the concussion substitute for India allrounder Shivam Dube.
So, India have an extra bowling option at their disposal.
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Bishnoi strikes again!
WICKET! India roars back into contention as Bishnoi claims two crucial dismissals, with the team securing three rapid wickets in quick succession! Jos Buttler falls for 2 runs. Bishnoi exults in celebration. Big big wicket for India at the moment.
ENGLAND 67/3 in 8 overs vs INDIA
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK!
Salt vs Axar in T20s
3 innings
10 balls
6 runs
2 dismissals
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Salt falls!
WICKET! Axar claims another victim as both English openers head back to the pavilion in rapid succession! The delivery, quick and flat, comes in with the arm. The full-length ball lands perfectly in line with the stumps, skids off the surface swiftly, forcing the batter to rush his shot. Phil Salt attempts to create space by stepping away, aiming to play towards the off side, but leaves his stumps exposed. He completely misses the ball, which sneaks beneath his bat and smashes into the woodwork.
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Duckett falls!
WICKET! Ravi Bishnoi gets breakthrough. He gets the breakthrough. Ben Duckett falls for 39 runs. Wicket off the final ball of the powerplay. Ravi bowls a clever googly with a back-of-hand action, pitching fuller near off stump. Duckett attempts to clear his front leg whilst aiming for the leg side with an aerial shot. He fails to pick the wrong'un from Ravi's delivery and plays it early. The ball takes a leading edge and floats towards cover. Suryakumar Yadav tracks it well and completes a good catch to his right side.
ENGLAND 62/1, need 120 runs in 84 balls vs INDIA
India vs England Live Score: SIX for Duckett!
SIX! Duckett plays a superb reverse sweep and the ball goes over deep backward point. What an over for England. 16 runs off Axar's over.
India vs England Live Score: Duckett welcomes Axar!
FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav brings Axar Patel into the attack. Duckett welcomes Axar with a powerful boundary towards deep mid wicket fence.
India vs England Live Score: Poor bowling from Arshdeep!
Hat trick of boundaries by Ben Duckett. Poor bowling from Arshdeep Singh. Ben Duckett is keeping England's run rate high. Brilliant use of the Powerplay from England openers.
India vs England Live Score: Another good over!
Another good over for England. Ben Duckett welcomed Hardik Pandya with a boundary towards third man and the n Salt added third boundary to his stat towards extra cover region. 11 runs off Pandya's over.
ENGLAND 19/0 in 2 overs, need 163 more to win
India vs England Live Score: Salt on fire!
FOUR! FOUR! Phil Salt hits Arshdeep for back-to-back boundaries. What a start from the England opener. 8 runs off the opening over.
ENGLAND 8/0
India vs England Live Score: Welcome back!
Philip Salt and Ben Duckett are in the middle.
Arshdeep Singh will open the attack for India.
England need 182 to win the match.
Here we go ... !!!
India vs England Live Score: India 181/9 in 20 overs vs England
Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube hit fifties as India post 181/9 vs England in Pune
Commanding fifties from Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube power India to 181 for 9 against England in the fourth T20I here on Friday.
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 vs England Live Score: WICKET!
India lose Axar Patel (5) and Arshdeep Singh (0) in quick succession. India need a couple of more hits at the moment. Dube is still there in the middle.
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK!
Highest partnership for India for sixth wicket or lower in T20Is
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India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Pandya falls!
WICKET! Jamie Overton ends Hardik Pandya's stay at 53 runs. What a knock from Pandya. He has put India on the top. They were struggling at some point and now are on the top. All the credit to Pandya. Pandya walks off to a standing ovation.
India vs England Live Score: FIFTY!
FIFTY! Hardik Pandya brings up his half century off 27 balls. He brings up his half century with brutal six off Overton. Incredible shot from the India allrounder. Brutal hitting from the allrounder. A no-look shot from the right hander.
India vs England Live Score: NO BALL!
Jamie Overton bowls a waist-high no ball to Hardik Pandya. Umpires are discussing and declares this as a NO BALL. It is a four and NO BALL too. So, free hit coming up.
India vs England Live Score: Full toss and punished!
FOUR! Full toss from Jofra Archer. Shivam Dube takes this as bonus. He hammers this towards long on. Two boundaries and a six off Archer's over so far.
INDIA 144/5 in 16.4 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: That's too high!
SIX! Hardik Pandya is batting in top gear at the moment. Full and in the slot outside off from Jofra Archer. Hardik Pandya clears his front leg and dispatches the England pacer over long off.
INDIA 140/5 in 16.3 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: Brutal hit!
SIX! Hardik Pandya muscles this for a maximum. Incredible shot from the India allrounder. He is setting Pune on fire right now. He is a complete destroyer.
India vs England Live Score: SIX! for Pandya!
Saqib Mahmood comes for his last and fourth over. Hardik Pandya welcomes the pacer with a mammoth six over long on. Excellent shot from the allrounder.
INDIA 120/5 in 15.1 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: SIX!
FOUR and SIX! Poor delivery from Adil Rashid. Tossed up from the England skipper. Shivam Dube picks the length and dispatches the ball over the bowler's head. Super shot from the allrounder.
India vs England Live Score: Pandya switching gears!
FOUR! FOUR! Hardik Pandya hits Brydon Carse for back-to-back boundaries. Superb shots from the India allrounder. Pandya is the key now. India have lost half of their side and Pandya is the only hope now for them.
INDIA 98/5 in 13 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK!
Rinku Singh down the track vs pace today
5 balls
13 runs
1 dismissal
3 X 4s
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Rinku goes!
WICKET! Brydon Carse ends Rinku Singh' stay at 30 runs. India are in deep trouble right now. Rinku throws his wicket away. Carse bangs in short. Rinku comes to the track to smash the bowler. He gets a top edge and the ball flies to third man where Adil Rashid grabs it safely.
INDIA 79/5 in 10.4 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: APPEAL and NOT OUT!
APPEAL and NOT OUT! A loud appeal for a catch from Jos Buttler against Rinku Singh. Umpire is unmoved. Buttler looks confident and goes for review. There is no edge. Umpire checking for lbw too. It's NOT OUT. But a brilliant googly from Adil Rashid.
India vs England Live Score: APPEAL and NOT OUT!
APPEAL and NOT OUT! Short from Jofra Archer. The ball hits the shoulder of Shivam Dube and player at the first slip makes a loud appeal for a catch. Umpire is unmoved. England not taking a review. Jos Buttler signals it's not bat. The ball has hit the shoulder of the batter.
India vs England Live Score: SIX for Dube!
What a shot. Shivam Dube gets down on his knee, picks the length and dispatches the ball over deep mid wicket fence. Excellent shot from the left-hander.
India vs England Live Score: WICKET! Abhishek falls!
WICKET! Adil Rashid breaks the stand. Abhishek falls for 29 runs. The leg-spinner succeeds with his second delivery. Bowling at a reduced pace through the air, targeting off stump, Abhishek extends forward and drops to one knee attempting a sweep shot. He doesn't achieve sufficient height and precisely finds Jacob Bethell at deep mid-wicket.
INDIA 57/4 in 7.2 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: Incredible shot!
SIX! Pull plus helicopter. Short from Saqib Mahmood. Rinku Singh smashes the ball over deep square leg fence. Only Rinku can play such shot. 10 runs off Saqib's over.
INDIA 47/3 in 6 overs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: FOUR for Rinku!
FOUR! Rinku Singh comes down the track and tries to whack Brydon Carse. He gets a top edge and the ball sails over the keeper's head for a boundary. He is taking risks now. India need more and more runs at the moment.
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK!
Saqib Mahmood achieved a remarkable feat by becoming England's first cricketer to deliver a triple wicket maiden, whilst also being the pioneer across all teams to accomplish this against India in T20 Internationals.
The second over of his spell matched Jerome Taylor's record for the earliest triple wicket maiden in T20I history, with Taylor achieving this against South Africa at Gqeberha in 2007.
India vs England Live Score: Brilliant shot!
FOUR! Superb shot from Abhishek Sharma. He goes on backfoot and punches the ball towards extra cover region.
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK!
Sanju Samson vs short balls from seamers this series
4 innings
23 balls
19 runs
4 dismissals
Avg 4.75
SR 82.60