IND vs ENG Live: Rahul Chahar attacked to return Dawid Malan.© BCCI
Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck in the third over of the chase to send back Jos Buttler, who had hit a four and a six in the same over. Dawid Malan could also have been fired within the Powerplay, but Shardul Thakur couldn’t hold the ball in the third penalty. Roy hit six and two fours off Washington Sundar as England finished 48/1 in Powerplay. Rahul Chahar scored for India throwing Dawid Malan. Hardik Pandya brought Jason Roy back to put India on top. Previously, Suryakumar Yadav made his T20I debut half a century and Shreyas Iyer accelerated in death overs when India went 185 of 8 after England asked him to hit first in T20I 4th in Ahmedabad. Suryakumar was 57 of 31 and Shreyas Iyer enraged 37 of 18 as an Indian stop-start inning had enough acceleration to reach his highest score in the series thus far. (LIVE SCORE CARD)
4th Q20I Live score updates between India (IND) vs England (ENG), direct from Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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22:06 (IST)
SHUTTER! Roy c Sruyakumar b Pandya 40 (27)
India has the grand finale.
A goalkeeper from Pandya causes Roy’s fall while Suryakumar Yadav makes an excellent catch.
Roy threw this short ball to the side of the leg and Surya ran in from midfield to catch an excellent catch.
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22:01 (IST)
FOUR!
Roy backs up and cuts his Hardik cutter past the point back for four.
Roy is in the fold.
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21:57 (IST)
SHUTTER! Malan b Chahar 14 (17)
He shot it down! Malan misses his reverse sweep.
This was the googly and Malan has been thrown around his legs. The ball was thrown out and turned to Malan, who had already walked outside to play that backhand.
England 60/2
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21:52 (IST)
England 56/1 after 7 overs
India needs windows here. Roy threatens to strike first and Malan is slowly catching up.
Rahul Chahar enters the attack.
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21:45 (IST)
SIX! FOUR!
Roy seems threatening to India here. He got a cap earlier in the finale and has now hit a six on the length and a four on the covers to make it the Powerplay of England.
England makes 48/1 in 6 overs.
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21:43 (IST)
FOUR!
Roy kneels down and sweeps this full ball of Sundar over the square leg for four.
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21:41 (IST)
Abandonment!
Oh Shardul Thakur, what have you done?
Thakur has dropped Malan, who attempted to make a higher cut on a slower ball from Hardik, but only managed to hit it all the way to Shardul on third cut.
Shardul jumped up and tried to grab it with one hand, but failed. How expensive will this be?
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21:35 (IST)
England 28/1 after 4 overs
India has done herself a huge favor by firing Jos Butler early. But Malan is the number one T20I bowler in the world and India would love to see him from behind soon.
England, on the other hand, will be looking to make the best use of the last two Powerplay overs.
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21:34 (IST)
FOUR!
Another scratched boundary there. Roy charges again and this time gets a thick edge that carries the ball over the third short man for four.
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21:31 (IST)
FOUR!
Roy goes for the free kick and gets the desired result, albeit not convincingly.
He comes dancing down the floor and looks to hit it over the decks, but he gets an inside edge that carries the ball to the fine leg for four.
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21:28 (IST)
SHUTTER! Butler c Rahul b Bhuvneshwar 9 (6)
Strikes from Bhuvneshwar!
Buttler plays across the line towards this slower ball from Bhuvneshwar and gains an attacking advantage. The ball flies into the air and Rahul lands under it midway and catches it comfortably.
England 15/1 in 3 overs.
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21:26 (IST)
FOUR! SIX!
Buttler breaks the shackles here when he hits Bhuvneshwar for a four and a six in the third.
Bhuvneshwar throws a slow leg cutter and Buttler smashes it in the middle of the wicket for a six.
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21:22 (IST)
Over 2: England 2/0
Hardik Pandya has been given the new ball and throws a good first round. Keeping the pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy quiet on hitting ground is an accomplishment.
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21:19 (IST)
A maiden to start off to India!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar throws a maiden as England cautiously begins their 186-race chase.
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21:03 (IST)
India 185/8 in 20 overs
Jofra Archer throws an excellent final finish as India finished 185/8 in 20 overs, their highest score in the series thus far.
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21:02 (IST)
FOUR!
Shardul sits deep in his crease and smashes this full Archer ball right down the line for four.
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21:00 (IST)
SHUTTER! Sundar c Rashid b Archer 4 (2)
A streak of four on his first ball and almost out on the second for Sundar.
This was a back-length delivery and Sundar tried to use the rhythm and ramp over the third man, but found Rashid in the depths. The third referee was referred to see if Rashid’s right foot was in contact with the boundary. It was not, said the third referee.Sundar is out.
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20:54 (IST)
SHUTTER! Iyer c Malan b Archer 37 (18)
Archer hits on the first ball of the 20th plus.
Iyer fiercely throws a short ball, but directly at Malan in the middle of the deep gate.
Big window for England!
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20:53 (IST)
FOUR!
Shardul Thakur comes in and cuts the first ball he faces between the point and the third man for four. Amazing shot.
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20:51 (IST)
SHUTTER! Hardik c Stokes b Wood 11 (8)
What a trap Stokes!
Hardik was squeezed for space there as Wood followed, but the hitter somehow slammed him arrogantly into the blankets. Stokes jumped to his left and took an excellent dive catch, just to the left of the middle of the field, sent by Hardik.
India 170/6 in 18.5 overs.
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20:45 (IST)
India 167/5 in 18 overs
A great race of 18 there and two more would be very helpful for India.
Iyer has begun to strike the first blow. Can England stop it?
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20:44 (IST)
SIX!
Night shot? Maybe.
Jordan loses his length again, throws a half volley out and Iyer breaks that over the decks for a great six.
17 runs in the over so far, there is still one ball left.
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20:43 (IST)
FOUR!
Shreyas goes into action now. Walk across his stump and smash this Jordan-length ball over the bowler’s length for a limit.
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20:41 (IST)
SIX!
Hardik takes the first punch.
A slower short ball from Jordan and Hardik throws it over the square leg for a six.
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20:40 (IST)
India 149/5 after 17 overs
200 seems a bit out of reach here … but with Hardik Pandya in the fold, you never really know.
Shreyas Iyer is also positioned in the fold.
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20:36 (IST)
SHUTTER! B Archer 30 trousers (23)
He shot it down!
Pant falls apart on the next ball. Archer varies its length and keeps it a little shorter than the previous one. Pant goes for the wild shot across the line and misses the ball completely.
Pant’s stumps are shattered and India has lost half her team.
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20:35 (IST)
FOUR!
That was like a tracer bullet!
Archer cooks full and fast, Pant crushes him past the bowler for four. That really went to the fence like a rocket.
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20:33 (IST)
FOUR!
What a shot!
The firewood shoots one in almost the length of a yorker but out. Iyer opens the bat’s face and guides it well, passing the man in the short third of four.
India 140/4 in 15 overs.
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20:30 (IST)
FOUR!
Iyer finds the gap.
This was short of Wood and Iyer places it in front of the leg side square. He hits the long running man as the ball goes over the long wide fence.
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20:26 (IST)
India 128/4 after 15 overs
Pant and Iyer are placed in the fold. There could be some fireworks in the last five.
Stay tuned.
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20:25 (IST)
FOUR!
Jordan throws a long ball and Pant takes the shot out of the helicopter, if you can call it that, and hits it over the mid-wicket region for a four.
Pant stands in his crease and hits him with a full 360-degree swing of the bat and the ball sails over the side of the leg and hits the man deep.
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20:20 (IST)
FOUR!
Four more for Iyer.
This time cut a short Curran ball above the point backwards.
India 120/4 after 14 overs.
How many can they get in the last six? Can they reach 200?
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20:19 (IST)
FOUR!
Shreyas Iyer comes in and throws his first ball through the covers for four.
Signs of aggression here from Iyer with the entries approaching death over.
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20:16 (IST)
SHUTTER! Suryakumar c Malan b S Curran 57 (31)
Curran hits the next ball. It’s almost a carbon copy of the previous shot. Do the sweep again. But this time there’s a deep square-leg fielder and he lunges forward and makes an excellent catch.
The referee’s soft signal on the court is ‘out’ even when referring to the third referee to check if the reception was clean.
The third referee carefully examines the catch and considers it clean.
India has lost its fourth wicket.
110/4 in. 13.2 on.
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20:11 (IST)
SIX!
Suryakumar highlights the sweep back. Sam Curran throws a slower ball and Surya walks off his stump and just ramps up the thin leg for six.
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20:09 (IST)
India 104/3 after 13 overs
India is up 100 at 13, courtesy of some good shots from Pant and Suryakumar.
They need to keep their foot on the gas now and try to get India closer to 200.
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20:07 (IST)
FOUR!
Pant is opening now.
He gets some space outside and hits this ball from Stokes halfway this time for another four.
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20:06 (IST)
FOUR!
Pant hits this ball from Stokes over four. This was very long and it felt great. Pant takes it from the outside and breaks it to the right of the length.
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20:03 (IST)
50 in Suryakumar Yadav’s debut!
And he brings it up in style. He slices this ball from Rashid through a point backwards and takes out his first half century T20I, on debut, with just 28 balls.
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20:01 (IST)
FOUR!
Suryakumar breaks the shackles.
Plant your foot forward to hit the pitch for your full Rashid ball and sweep it through the square leg for four.
This will help India, but it needs more of these.
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