India made another prolific comeback in the series, winning the fourth T20I against England by eight races on Thursday. Chasing 186 to win, England were making decent progress, when they were 66 for 2 and later when Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow were in the midst of a fluid partnership for the fourth wicket. Bairstow and Stokes added 65 runs in six overs as England’s off-roader really turned on the heat in the chase.
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Indeed, for a moment it looked like England would go with the series, but three wickets in quick succession shifted the momentum towards India. Deepak Chahar fired Rahul Chahar for a vital advance, and once Shardul Thakur fired the dangerous Stokes and Eoin Morgan on back-to-back balls, victory seemed inevitable for India. With 24 needed for the last finale, Jofra Archer balanced a four and a six to reduce the equation to 12 needed for three before Thakur held his nerve and secured victory for India.
India’s victory was the first for a team to hit first in the series, and former England captain Michael Atherton said this quality is what makes India a dangerous time. Atherton noted that if India had had Jasprit Bumrah in the ranks, the fact that England came close to achieving a victory would not have been possible, highlighting India’s strength.
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“As we have seen in this game, the chasing side has enjoyed a significant advantage and hearing Thakur say that the spray has really come down in this game would suggest an even greater advantage for second bat,” Atherton said. on Sky Sports.
“And also, a key bowler is missing there in Jasprit Bumrah. You can imagine if he was playing there, don’t think England would have come close to sniffing out a surprise win at the end when they found themselves needing 24 in the last over. So, shows the strength of India … a fantastic game. “
Atherton weighed in on England’s strength and weakness, saying that the partnership between Stokes and Bairstow is an indication that the team can come back with a combination of left and right in the middle, but playing with three left-handed hitters in the middle. means, medium. With Stokes, Morgan and Dawid Malan, England would like to reconsider their path to the decisive game of the series on Saturday.
“I thought the England chase showed strengths and weaknesses. You had the 14th and 15th overs, when Bairstow and Stokes were up against two spinners who sent it in different ways: Sundar and Chahar. He (Kohli) ended up with the bowler. wrong on the wrong hitter, but that’s the point about the left-hander and the right-hander that even a single will change it. So that’s a strength for England when they had a right-hander and a left-hander, “Atherton added.
“But once the wicket fell, Bairstow came out, so you have three lefties and it was a point we made after the second game that India won … with three lefties in the middle, which is the most obvious slowest ball to throw. to any right arm on the bowler, it is his deflection and if the throw sustains him it makes it effective. “
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