India vs England 4th-T20I Results

Right then, India have taken an unassailable lead in the series. This extends their unbeaten run at home in the T20I format to 17 series in a row without a loss. The caravan now shifts to Mumbai for the fifth and final game of the series, which will take place at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, 2nd February. The game will begin at 7 pm IST (1.30 pm GMT). As always, you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

The captain of India, Suryakumar Yadav says that it was a top effort from everyone in the field. Acknowledges the crowd and says that they were right behind them from the start till the end. Says that the boys know what brand of cricket they want to play. Feels that losing three wickets in an over pushed them back, but the way Hardik and Shivam Dube showed their experience was great. Feels that they are moving in the right direction. Also says that he was confident that between the 7-10 overs, they could control the game and Harshit Rana came in for them as the concussion substitute and delivered. On being asked about what to expect from Mumbai, he smiles and concludes by saying, 'A lot of fireworks'.

Shivam Dube is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his swashbuckling half-century. He is not available for the chat due to the concussion protocols and Suryakumar Yadav receives the award on his behalf.

The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that they started brilliantly in the Powerplay and should have gone on to win the game. Mentions that they did some really good things in this clash and it is disappointing not to have emerged victorious. Shares that he is happy with the brand of cricket they have been playing in this series.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Harshit Rana is up for a quick chat. He says that it was a dream debut for him. About his preparations, he mentions that he has been working hard and was waiting in the wings for a long time to prove himself. Says he got an opportunity this time and also says that bowling in the Indian T20 League has helped him a lot to develop as a bowler to bowl in the depth.

Earlier in the game, Jos Buttler won his first toss of the series and chose to bowl first. A triple-wicket maiden from Saqib Mahmood left India reeling at 12/3. Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh continued to play their shots, though that same aggressive approach eventually led to their downfall. Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya then forged a solid recovery, with Dube taking on the role of the aggressor early on. Pandya soon joined in, and thanks to their fifties, India reached 181.

Despite losing Livingstone, Brook carried on his merry way and led the chase for England. However, lightning struck twice for England as they lost wickets in clusters. Earlier, they had gone from 62/0 to 67/3, and then from a promising position of 129/4, they slipped to 146/8. Jamie Overton kept the flame of the chase alive, and it came down to needing 25 off 12 balls. However, his departure on the last ball of the penultimate over effectively sealed the game for the hosts.

From that point, it was a proper arm wrestle as whenever England seemed to be gaining momentum, India responded by pulling them back. Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone got together and found the right approach, staying busy against the spinners to keep the chase moving ahead. Then came the most major talking point of the game - Harshit Rana was approved as the like-for-like concussion substitute for Shivam Dube, and he struck with his second ball.

India seal the series with a hard-fought victory! Time and again, they were pushed into a corner, but they held their nerve and came out on top. As for England, they had their moments in the game, and there were multiple occasions where they had India by the throat but just couldn't capitalize on their chances. In their pursuit of 182 runs, England got off to a blazing start thanks to Phil Salt and Ben Duckett. Duckett fell on the last ball of the Powerplay, and India capitalized on the momentum, sneaking in a couple more wickets to pull things back.

Arshdeep Singh to Saqib Mahmood, OUT! c Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh.OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! INDIA WILL HEAD TO WANKHEDE WITH A SERIES WIN! Arshdeep bangs it hard on the surface, a short of a good length ball on off, Saqib Mahmood tries to pull it behind deep mid-wicket, but the ball climbs on the right-hander and Mahmood ends up mistiming it in the air. The ball travels flat and straight down the throat of Axar Patel who runs forward a few yards in from the deep, and takes a comfortable catch. From being 62/0, England holed out getting bundled up on 166. Also, this is India's 17th consecutive series in the T20Is win at home, since 2019.

Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, 1 run.Pace on, full and on off, Adil Rashid drills it hard down to long on for just another single.

Arshdeep Singh to Saqib Mahmood, 1 run.Too full and on middle, coming in with the angle, Saqib Mahmood stays leg side and hits it to long off for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, 1 run.A low full toss on off stump. Rashid works it to long on for a single.

Saqib Mahmood is the last man in. Arshdeep Singh (3-0-32-0) will bowl the final over with England needing 19 runs from 6 balls.

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, OUT! b Harshit Rana.OUT! BOWLED'EM! A 3-fer for Harshit Rana and what a dream T20I debut for him! Outside off on a good length from Rana, pace on, Jamie Overton stays back and tries to heave across but ends up playing it a bit too close to his body. Inside edges it and the ball goes straight into the wickets. England lose their ninth wicket as Jamie Overton departs now on 19 (15).

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, No run.Full and just outside off, Overton reaches for it and smacks it hard and straight down the ground. Harshit Rana shows excellent reflexes and stops the ball on his follow-through. Gee, that was hit with brute force.

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, No run.Full and in the channel of off, Jamie Overton mishits it down to long on, and again Overton does not take the single.

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, 2 runs.IN THE AIR...DROPPED! Would you believe it? Harshit Rana bowls another slower one, fuller and outside off, Jamie Overton is early into the shot and gets a thick top edge. The ball swirls behind in the air and two men are up for it to catch, Varun Chakravarthy from short third and the keeper Sanju Samson. Both of them do not call for the catch and just end up colliding with each other. Sanju Samson goes for the catch eventually and it pops in and out of the gloves. Two runs taken.

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, No run.Slower one, good length, outside off, Jamie Overton stands tall and drags it to deep mid-wicket. Surprisingly, Overton refuses the single.

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, Four!FOUR! Powerfully struck! Serves it full and on the stumps, Jamie Overton brings the bottom hand in play and smashes it hard and over the bowler's head for a cracking boundary. England need 21 off 11 balls remaining now.

Who will bowl the penultimate over? It will be the concussion substitute, Harshit Rana. 3-0-27-2 so far for Rana.

Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, Six!SIX! Rashid connects and connects well off the final delivery! This is full and on the off-stump line, Adil Rashid clears the front foot and picks it up nicely, and tonks it over widish long on for a six. The umpires want to check whether the ball landed inside the ropes or right on the skirting. It is deemed that the ball just landed on the skirting. England need 25 runs in 12 balls.

Arshdeep Singh to Jamie Overton, 1 run.Slants it across off on a fuller length, Jamie Overton shovels it out and hits it a bit aerially. The deep cover fielder collects it on the bounce and the batters cross for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, 1 run.Well short on off, Adil Rashid flat-bats it and pulls it to widish long on for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Jamie Overton, 1 run.Too full and on off, Jamie Overton smashes it straight back and the ball goes on to hit the stumps at the other end. It deflects and rolls to the mid off region. The batters cross over quickly.

Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, 1 run.Short and slow on top of leg, Adil Rashid waits for it and guides it away to short third for a quick single.

Arshdeep Singh to Jamie Overton, 1 run.Fired fuller and on the stumps, Jamie Overton flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Adil Rashid, No run.Nice and floated fuller on off, Adil Rashid drives it straight to cover. Excellent from Bishnoi as he finishes with the figures of 4-0-28-3.

Adil Rashid is the new man in.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jofra Archer, OUT! b Ravi Bishnoi.OUT! OUTFOXED! Bishnoi gets his third and England are 8 wickets down now! Bishnoi stays over the stumps and dishes out a deceptive googly, on a flatter trajectory and on a good length, on off. Jofra Archer hangs back and does not pick the wrong'un from the bowler's hand. Goes to cut it away to the off side, but it skids through and turns into the batter very sharply. Archer ends up chopping it into the stumps off the inside edge. England need 36 off 19 balls remaining.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jamie Overton, 1 run.Drags the length back around off, Overton creates room and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jamie Overton, Six!SIX! Timed it beautifully! Serves it right into the slot, on middle and leg, Jamie Overton clears his front leg and smashes it over long on for a cracking six.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jamie Overton, 2 runs.Pitched fuller and on middle, Jamie Overton taps it to widish long on for a quick couple of runs.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jamie Overton, No run.Sees the batter backing away, Bishnoi bowls it slower and outside off, keeping it away from the batter's reach. Jamie Overton is flummoxed and just lets it be.

Harshit Rana to Jofra Archer, No run.Cannoned in a steep bumper, on the bodyline, Jofra Archer can only dodge under this one.

Jofra Archer walks out to bat.

Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, OUT! c Suryakumar Yadav b Harshit Rana.OUT! HIGH IN THE AIR...AND CAUGHT! Harshit Rana takes the pace off from this one and lands it fuller, around off, Jacob Bethell sees the ball in his arc and goes through the shot early, not reading the pace off. Hence, finds no proper timing on it. Goes through the shot but mistimes it high in the air. The ball hangs up for a long, long time over the long on region. Suryakumar Yadav stationed there locks his eyes on the ball and takes it comfortably around his chest level. England face yet another batting collapse and are 137/7.

Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, 1 run.A steep and sharp rising short one from Harshit, around off, Jamie Overton climbs on the bounce and taps it off the splice of the bat to the point region for a quick single.

Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.Takes the pace off now, full and at the leg stump. Bethell flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, No run.Play and a miss! Speared in fuller and on the leg stump line, Jacob Bethell shuffles way across to play the scoop shot but misses.

Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs.Fires in fuller and middle, Jacob Bethell flicks it to deep square leg. Rinku from deep mid-wicket swoops in running a few yards in, picks and throws it quickly to the keeper. The batters scamper back for the second run. It is a tight second run but Samson breaks the stumps without the ball being in his gloves. Had Samson collected the throw cleanly, it would have been pretty close.

Varun Chakravarthy to Jamie Overton, No run.Pushed through, short and on off, Jamie Overton blocks it out from the back foot.

Jamie Overton is in at number 8.

Varun Chakravarthy to Brydon Carse, OUT! c Rinku Singh b Varun Chakravarthy.OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Two in the over for Varun Chakravarthy and he has his hands aloft in celebration! Keeps it flat and short, on middle, Brydon Carse gets down on a knee to slog it away but fails to get under the ball properly. Gets more height than distance on it as it has come off the upper part of the bat. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Rinku Singh runs in and takes the catch.

Varun Chakravarthy to Brydon Carse, 4 Leg byes.FOUR LEG BYES! Carse almost ran past it! Pushed through, short and on off, Brydon Carse advances down the track and adjusts to the length as he looks to clip it away. The ball slides in to beat him on the inside edge and strike him on the back pad. It deflects away from the keeper and races past short third for a boundary.

Brydon Carse is in at number 7.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, OUT! c Arshdeep Singh b Varun Chakravarthy.OUT! CAUGHT! Fifty and out for Brook! Tries to manufacture a shot and perishes in the process. Drags the length back, on middle and leg, Harry Brook shuffles across to the off side and tries to scoop it over short fine leg. Fails to clear short fine leg as the ball hits the upper half of the bat. It gets spooned towards short fine leg where Arshdeep Singh takes a sitter. And once again, Varun Chakravarthy gets the better of Harry Brook. He departs on a quickfire 51 (26).

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, Four!FOUR! FIFTY FOR BROOK! A superb knock so far from Brook. Tossed up, on a length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook gets down on a knee and nails the sweep to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary. Gets to his half-century in 25 balls.

Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.A hint of turn away, on off, on a nagging length, Jacob Bethell jabs it through mid-wicket for a single.

Change? Nope. Varun Chakravarthy to finish off his spell. He is 3-0-23-0 so far.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, Four!FOUR! Make that 18 runs off the over! Takes pace off again, on a length, outside off, Harry Brook gives himself room and carves it over point. He also manages to beat the fielder in the deep to his left for four more. England need 58 runs in 36 balls.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, Six!SIX! Back-to-back sixes for Brook! Rana rolls his fingers over the ball, on off, right in the slot, Harry Brook holds his shape as he plays the shot and pumps it over long off for six more. 14 runs off the over so far.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, Six!SIX! BANG! Take that, says Brook! Rana follows Brook as he backs away, on a nagging length, on the pads, Harry Brook likes the pace on the ball and just effortlessly shovels it over deep backward square leg for a six.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, 2 runs.Another off-pace delivery, on a good length, on middle, Harry Brook moves to the leg side and punches it firmly to the right of deep point for a couple.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, No run.Takes pace off and it is fuller as well, outside off, Harry Brook backs away a bit too far and he fails to connect.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, No run.On a back of a length, over middle, Harry Brook backs away and cuts it fiercely but straight to backward point where Abhishek Sharma manages to get his body behind the ball to make the stop.

Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, No run.From around the wicket, flat and short, outside off, chopped to backward point by JB. England need 76 runs in 42 balls.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, 1 run.Fuller and quicker, this goes straight on, around off, Harry Brook pushes away from his body. Gets an outside edge that rolls in front of short third. A fumble allows the batters to complete the single with ease.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, No run.This is the googly, short and around off, Harry Brook cuts it late but can't get it past backward point.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, Four!FOUR! Short and punished! A half-tracker, on off, Harry Brook hangs on the back foot and pulls it to the right of long on for a boundary.

Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.A bit quicker, attacking the front pad, on a nagging length, Jacob Bethell brings out the reverse and hits it to the left of short third. Arshdeep Singh dives to his left and keeps it down to one.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, 1 run.Flicked from the front of the hand, short and on off, Brook skips down the track and eases it down to long on for a single. 100 COMES UP FOR ENGLAND!

Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, No run.Swing and a miss! Hits the deck hard and this skids through, around off, Jacob Bethell swivels for the pull but this does not rise as much as the batter expected. It sneaks under the angled bat.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, 1 run.Sliding onto the pads, on a good length, Harry Brook wrists it wide of deep mid-wicket for another single.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, 2 runs.Pace taken off and it is fuller as well, around off, Harry Brook hacks it off the inner half of the bat to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.Slanting in from around the wicket to the left-hander, on a good length, on middle, Jacob Bethell flicks it through square leg for a single.

Out walks Jacob Bethell at number 6 for England.

Harshit Rana to Liam Livingstone, OUT! c Sanju Samson b Harshit Rana.OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Harshit Rana makes an instant impact! He strikes with his 2nd ball in T20I cricket. In the channel on off, on a short of a good length, this skids through and there is a bit of extra bounce as well, Liam Livingstone stays leg side of the ball and tries to glide it down with an open bat face. Ends up getting an outside edge and the keeper Sanju Samson takes a safe catch to his right. Liam Livingstone departs for 9 (13) and England have now been further reduced to 95/4.

Harshit Rana to Harry Brook, 1 run.Bashes the hard length, on off, Harry Brook runs it down to deep third with an open bat face for a single.

Harshit Rana, the concussion substitute in place of Shivam Dube is into the attack now. This also marks Harshit's T20I debut.

Axar Patel to Liam Livingstone, No run.Flat and short, on off, Liam Livingstone blocks it out.

Axar Patel to Harry Brook, 1 run.Sliding on, on a nagging length, Harry Brook punches it past cover for one.

Axar Patel to Harry Brook, Four!FOUR! Nicely done! Short and around off, Harry Brook backs away to create room and cuts it to the left of backward point for a boundary.

Axar Patel to Harry Brook, 2 runs.Good work in the deep! Tossed up, on off, Harry Brook skips down the track to go back over the bowler's head. Does not quite get hold of it and that allows Tilak Varma at long off to cut it off. He hops and manages to push the ball away from the fence. Two runs taken.

Axar Patel to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.Pushed through, on a nagging length, on middle, Liam Livingstone steps out and eases the drive to long on for one.

Axar Patel to Liam Livingstone, No run.Speared in, on a nagging length, on middle, Liam Livingstone shuffles and defends it down the deck.

Drinks break! This game continues to ebb and flow, following the pattern we've seen so far. England got off to a flying start, and it looked ominous for India, but since breaking the opening stand, they have managed to claw their way back into the contest. With Shivam Dube not taking the field, India initially seemed a bowler short. However, Harshit Rana being approved as the concussion substitute has helped solve that problem for SKY. Liam Livingstone and Harry Brook have looked busy against the spinners, which seems to be the right approach to keep the tweakers at bay. That said, England still hold the edge at this stage, with the ball not turning much and sliding onto the bat nicely.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.Drag-down on middle and on a good length, Liam Livingstone gets across and nudges it to backward square leg for a quick run. Halfway through the chase, and England are 86/3.

Ravi Bishnoi to Harry Brook, 1 run.Flat googly on off, Harry Brook drags it with the sweep shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.A slider on middle and fuller in length, Liam Livingstone reads it nicely and works it down to long on for a comfortable single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, 2 runs.Pushed through, on a length, around off, Liam Livingstone pushes it wide of cover for a couple of runs.

Ravi Bishnoi to Harry Brook, 1 run.Tossed up, around off, Harry Brook gets himself outside the line of the off stump with a shuffle and looks for a reverse sweep. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles past the keeper for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Harry Brook, 2 runs.Seeing the batter charging at him, Ravi fires in a short one, on off, Harry Brook adjusts well and guides it to deep backward point for another two quick runs.

Varun Chakravarthy to Liam Livingstone, No run.A googly on a good length. Livingstone mistimes his slog sweep to short mid-wicket.

Varun Chakravarthy to Liam Livingstone, 2 runs.Fired and pushed through, full on middle, Liam Livingstone slogs it past mid-wicket for a couple more as Rinku Singh intercepts the ball to his left in the deep.

Varun Chakravarthy to Liam Livingstone, 2 runs.Two is the call and they will get through! Good running! Slower and on the stumps, Liam Livingstone works it across to the square leg region. They run the first one hard and Bishnoi comes running in to his right to pick and throw. They seize the opportunity and hare back for the second.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, 1 run.Full and on off, Harry Brook smashes it hard and down the ground for a single at long off.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, Four!FOUR! Much-needed from England's point of view! Not that full in length, on the middle, Harry Brook sits down on his knee and sweeps it nicely along the ground and gets it past the vacant deep square leg region for a boundary.

Varun Chakravarthy to Harry Brook, 2 runs.Fired in quicker and on a flatter trajectory by Varun, around off, Harry Brook tries to heave across by shimmying down the track but gets it off the inner half of the bat to deep backward square leg. Two taken.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, No run.Quick and on off, Liam Livingstone lunges forward and blocks it out.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, No run.Length and around off. Livingstone defends it to the off side.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, No run.Length ball around off. Liam eases it out to backward point.

Liam Livingstone is the new man in. Right then, we have an update on the Shivam Dube situation. Harsha Bhogle informs us that Harshit Rana has been approved as the concussion substitute for Dube.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jos Buttler, OUT! c Harshit Rana b Ravi Bishnoi.OUT! FLAT AND CAUGHT! Bishnoi strikes twice for India and the hosts have bounced right back into the game with three super quick wickets! Ravi Bishnoi keeps it quick and flat, outside off, it goes straight on and bounces a bit more off the deck, getting that bite. Jos Buttler is hurried into the shot and that excessive bounce becomes the reason for his undoing. He goes through the cut shot but the ball goes flat off the thick outside edge. Harshit Rana, the substitute fielder at short third judges it well and takes a good catch while tumbling over. From 62/0, England have slipped to 67/3.

Ravi Bishnoi to Harry Brook, 1 run.A slider, full and quick on middle, Harry Brook gets a thick inside edge and the ball rolls wide of square leg for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jos Buttler, 1 run.Full and flat at 104.1, around off, Jos Buttler leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.

Axar Patel to Harry Brook, No run.Nice and full, on the stumps, Harry Brook defends it out safely. A successful over for India and Axar.

Harry Brook comes out to bat.

Axar Patel to Phil Salt, OUT! b Axar Patel.OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Axar strikes now and both the English openers are back in the dugout in a very quick succession! This one comes in with the arm, and it is fired in quicker and flatter by Axar. Full in length, and right in front of the stumps, kisses the deck and skids through quickly, hurrying the batter into the shot. Phil Salt backs away and creates room to access the off side but exposes the stumps and plays all over it. The ball passes under the bat and crashes into the wickets. Phil Salt departs for 23 (21).