Highlights, India vs England 4th T20I: All-round India beat England by 8 runs to level series 2-2
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 18, 2021, 23:40:02 IST
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Highlights, India vs England 4th T20I: All-round India beat England by 8 runs to level series 2-2

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21:15 (IST) Mar 18
England chase gets underway!
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler are out in the middle to start the England chase of 186. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in hand for India. A slip in place for him Roy on strike. Here we go!
21:12 (IST) Mar 18
India set 186-run target for England
A much improved performance from the batsmen led by newbie Suryakumar Yadav helped India post 185/8 in the must-win game against England in Ahmedabad. Put into bat after losing the toss, India once again faltered at the top as Rohit Sharma (12) departed cheaply but then Suryakumar came in at No.3 and counterattacked from the word go. His partnership with KL Rahul (14) looked promising but the latter, struggling for runs in this series, got out after getting a start. Virat Kohli (1) had a dull outing while Rishabh Pant (30) threw his wicket away but in-form Shreyas Iyer scored a quickfire 37 off just 18 balls to keep up the pace of the innings. Towards the end, a few blows from Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur took India to an impressive total. For England, Jofra Archer was the most successful bowler, claiming figures of 4 for 33. Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran also got a wicket apiece.
21:03 (IST) Mar 18
India finish at 185/8
So, Jofra Archer finishes off the proceedings with a 11-run final over. A couple of wickets and 11 runs from it including two boundaries. Got the wickets of dangerman Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar but then Shardul Thakur slammed a couple of boundaries to take India to a terrific total of 185. A brilliant batting performance from India in this must-win game.
20:53 (IST) Mar 18
19.1 overs | Archer to Iyer | OUT!
Shreyas Iyer misses out and is caught at deep square leg fence. Flicks the Jofra Archer delivery straight to Dawid Malan at the fence. Iyer walks back for 37.
20:51 (IST) Mar 18
End of 19th over | India 174/6
A boundary from Shardul Thakur to finish the penultimate over of the innings from Mark Wood. Creates room for himself and cuts Wood behind point to collect four runs. Jofra Archer to bowl the final over of the innings.
20:51 (IST) Mar 18
18.5 overs | Wood to Hardik | OUT!
Plucked out of no where! A terrific catch from Ben Stokes at mid-off. Hardik shuffles to create room and slams Mark Wood's delivery to the right of mid-off. An acrobatic Stokes moves to his left to complete a stunner. No Hardik show today as India lose their sixth wicket.
20:44 (IST) Mar 18
17.5 overs | Jordan to Iyer | SIX!
Sublime from Shreyas. Beautifully done from the Mumbaikar. That was right in the slot for Iyer and he wasted no time on that one. Slams it wide of mid-off to collect six runs. Iyer has moved to 35 off just 15 balls. India 166/5
20:43 (IST) Mar 18
17.4 overs | Jordan to Iyer | FOUR!
Slammed straight down the ground. Real power from Shreyas Iyer this time as he slaps the ball straight down to pick up four runs.
20:40 (IST) Mar 18
17.1 overs | Jordan to Hardik | SIX!
A massive strike from Hardik Pandya. He is in action straightaway. A bumper from Chris Jordan and Hardik goes for the pull. Throws his bat at it and the ball sails over the Team India dug out. First maximum for Hardik in this inning. 150 comes up for India as well with that monstrous strike!
20:35 (IST) Mar 18
16.2 overs | Archer to Pant | BOWLED!
OUT! Rishabh Pant tries to slog Jofra Archer in the mid wicket region but gets beaten by the pace. A 142 km/hr delivery from Archer. No foot movement from Pant and the ball goes between his bat and pad and crashes onto his stumps Pant departs for 30. India 144/5
20:34 (IST) Mar 18
16.1 overs | Archer to Pant | FOUR!
Pumped straight down the ground.
20:32 (IST) Mar 18
End of 16th over | India 140/4
FOUR! A boundary to end the over. A 142 km/hr yorker wide outside off from Mark Wood but Shreyas Iyer just opens the face of his bat and giudes it to the third man fence. Iyer has moved to 22 off just 10 balls.
20:30 (IST) Mar 18
15.3 overs | Wood to Iyer | FOUR!
Shreyas Iyer now upping the ante along with Rishabh Pant. This time he slams Mark Wood in the deep mid-wicket region to pick up four runs. A 144.8 km/hr delivery from Wood but Iyer looked pretty comfortable playing that shot even at that pace.
20:25 (IST) Mar 18
14.4 overs | Jordan to Pant | Back-to-back boundaries!
A SIX over fine-leg followed by a smooth pickup shot for a FOUR in the mid-wicket region and Rishabh Pant is now on the charge. He has now got to 24 off 19 balls.
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20:20 (IST) Mar 18
End of 14th over | India 120/4
FOUR! A cracking cut from Shreyas Iyer to end an eventful first over from Sam Curran. Wide outside off and Iyer throws his bat at it. Finds the middle and the ball races to the wide third-man fence.
20:15 (IST) Mar 18
13.2 overs | Curran to Surya | OUT!
Well well well! Suryakumar was definitely unlucky there! Goes for the scoop once again but this time, Dawid Malan produces a terrific effort at fine-leg fence as he dives forward to take the catch. The soft signal from the on-field umpire was OUT! Multiple replays seemed to suggest that the ball had hit the ground when Malan caught it but the third umpire could not find any conclusive evidence that the ball made the contact with the ground. The on-field umpire's decision stays as Surya's terrific knock ends on 57.
20:11 (IST) Mar 18
13.1 overs | Curran to Surya | SIX!
A scoop from Surya and the ball travels all the way to over the fine leg fence. Surya moves across outside off and creates room for himself. The angle from Curran takes the delivery away but Surya still manages to scoop over the short fine-leg fielder and collects six more runs.
20:07 (IST) Mar 18
12.4 overs | Stokes to Pant | FOUR! | 100 up for India!
Rishabh Pant taking on Ben Stokes. This is the second time in this over Pant has collected a boundary off Stokes. The first one was slapped to the mid-wicket fence and now this time an exquisite cover drive. Pant now growing in confidence alongside Suryakumar Yadav. India also go past the 100-run mark with that cracking drive from Pant. IND 102/3
20:03 (IST) Mar 18
Maiden T20I fifty for Suryakumar Yadav!
And what an impact knock this has been from the 30-year-old. He waited so long to get a chance in this Indian team and performs straightaway. A fifty off just 28 balls for Surya. A boundary to finish off the 12th over. India 92/3
20:01 (IST) Mar 18
11.2 overs | Rashid to Surya | FOUR!
Swept and swept hard. Surya times this one to perfection. Gets down on one knee and hits it behind square to collect four runs. Surya has raced to 43 off just 25 balls