IND vs ENG 4th T20 HIGHLIGHTS: Team India defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I at the scored 181 runs in the 20 overs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

Asked to bat first, India lost three quick wickets in the powerplay. Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma departed cheaply. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube stitched an 87-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Both the all-rounders amassed their half-centuries while Abhishek and Rinku also made valuable contributions with the bat.

Chasing the 182-run target, England got off to a flying start as Duckett and Salt forged a fifty stand for the opening stand. Duckett lost his wicket on the final ball of the powerplay, Salt and Buttler followed him in quick succession as the visitors slipped from 62/1 to 65/3.

Harshit Rana was allowed to be Dube’s concussion substitute and he dismissed Livingstone on the second T20I delivery. Brook fought back and kept his team in the hunt with a 25-ball half-century. He fell immediately after that to Varun and Carse got out on a duck a couple of deliveries later.

As long as Overton was batting, England believed they had a chance but Harshit Rana removed him and the Men in Blue got the control of the match and won it by 15 runs. The last and fifth T20I will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 2.

India won the fourth T20I by 15 runs. The Men in Blue also won the five-match series by 3-1, with one match remaining. Whatever the discussion around the concussion substitute, Jos Buttler and Co. had a chance to trouble India first with the ball and then with the bat, but they failed to seize the opportunities. Team India won their 17th consecutive T20I series at home.

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Harshit Rana dismisses Jamie Overton on 6 runs. Pace on, length ball just outside off, Overton moves across the line and drags the ball onto the stumps.

England 163/9 (19 overs)

Arshdeep Singh is back in the attack and concedes 11 runs in the over. Adil Rashid smashes a maximum over wide mid-on on the last delivery.

Ravi Bishnoi dismisses Jofra Archer on a duck. Googly from Bishnoi and Archer tries to cut it but gets an under-edge and the ball deflects onto the stumps. 9 runs and a wicket in the over.

England 146/8 (17 overs)

Harshit Rana dismisses Jacob Bethell on 6 runs. Second wicket for the debutant. Slower ball, off-cutter and Bethell play a lofted shot but he gets more height than distance and Suryakumar takes a good catch at long-on. 4 runs and a wicket in the over.

ENG 137/7 (16 overs)

Varun Chakravarthy dismisses Harry Brook on 51 runs. Fuller delivery outside off and Brook gets low to play a scoop shot. He only manages to get the bottom edge of the bat and Arshdeep takes a good catch at short fine leg.

Another wicket!! Varun Chakravarthy removes Brydon Carse on a duck. Flat delivery outside off and Carse gets down to play a slog sweep. He gets the top edge of the bat and Rinku takes a brilliant catch. 9 runs and two wickets in the over.

ENG 133/6 (15 overs)

18 runs from Harshit Rana's over. Brook smashes two back-to-back maximums on the fourth and fifth delivery. He hits a boundary over backward point on the last ball.

Just 7 runs from Varun Chakravarthy's over. Harry Brook hits a boundary through midwicket on the third ball.

Harshit........

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