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Key occasions
England want 182 to win
twentieth over: India 181-9 (Bishnoi 0) That was a terrific end from Overton, who conceded solely three from the final over. However England took some hammer within the second half of the innings, together with 87 runs between overs 12 and 19. This needs to be a very intriguing runchase.
Oh, and Saqib Mahmood took a triple-bloody-wicket maiden at first of the innings.
WICKET! India 181-9 (Dube run out 53)
Dube turns down a single, is hit on the helmet and cloths the final ball to lengthy on. He tries to come back again for a second and is crushed by a sensational direct hit; I’m undecided who the fielder was.
WICKET! India 180-7 (Arshdeep run out 0)
Arshdeep is run out first ball however he did his job by getting Dube on strike for the final three deliveries.
WICKET! India 180-7 (Axar c Bethell b Overton 5)
Axar, dropped off the earlier ball by Livingstone at lengthy off, whirls Overton straight into the secure arms of Bethell at deep midwicket. 4 balls to go.
nineteenth over: India 178-6 (Dube 51, Axar 0) Carse’s penultimate supply is a leg-stump full toss that Dube places away for 4. He lashes the final ball to the fence as nicely to carry up a punishing fifty from 31 balls. Don’t overlook he was dropped first ball by Jos Buttler.
18th over: India 166-6 (Dube 43, Axar 0) Overton’s third over disappeared for 20, however that wicket might be actually vital. Hardik had smashed 39 off the earlier 12 balls.
WICKET! India 166-6 (Hardik c Buttler b Overton 53)
Hardik’s spectacular assault ends when he slices a slower ball excessive to Buttler within the covers. England desperately wanted that.
17.2 overs: India 159-5 (Dube 38, Hardik 51) That is getting actually messy for England. A excessive full toss from Overton is steered brilliantly for 4 by Hardik. It’s a no-ball, which suggests a free hit, which suggests a surprising, nearly posey six down the bottom. That takes Hardik to a coruscating 27-ball fifty, together with 36 off the final 10 deliveries.
There’s an issue with the ball so the gamers are going to have an impromptu drinks break.
seventeenth over: India 146-5 (Dube 38, Hardik 40) A rampant Hardik wallops 10 from the primary balls of Archer’s remaining over. A second in the past he was 14 not out from 17 balls; now he has 40 from 25.
That is getting messy for England. Dube clumps an tried yorker over mid-off for 4 extra. Archer finishes with 4-0-36-0; the subsequent 5 overs have disappeared for 59 runs.
sixteenth over: India 129-5 (Dube 33, Hardik 28) Saqib returns for his remaining over. Hardik ensures it gained’t a triple-wicket maiden, like the primary, by driving a marvellous six over lengthy off. He will get fortunate when the subsequent ball hits excessive on the bat and lands in need of the fielders. Hardik pulls six extra, simply clearing Brook at cow nook, and Saqib finishes with 4-1-35-3.
Since that triple-wicket maiden India have scored 117 for two in 14 overs, a superb effort within the circumstances.
fifteenth over: India 113-5 (Dube 32, Hardik 14) A terrific over from Overton prices solely three. One of many runs got here from a debatable broad, which nearly led to a wicket off the additional supply when Dube fenced one simply in need of Phil Salt.
14th over: India 110-5 (Dube 31, Hardik 13) Great batting from Shivam Dube, who pulls Rashid for 4 and smokes the subsequent ball downtown for six. He was put down first ball by Buttler, a drop that’s proving pricey. Rashid finishes a reasonably good spell with unflattering figures of 4-0-35-1.
thirteenth over: India 98-5 (Dube 20, Hardik 12) A brief ball from Carse is pulled contemptuously for 4 by Pandya; that’s such a great shot. He rifles the subsequent to the quilt boundary as nicely. Regardless of the clatter of wickets, India are nonetheless proper on this sport.
twelfth over: India 87-5 (Dube 19, Hardik 2) Rashid concedes solely 4 singles from his first 5 balls, however Dube makes it an honest over for India by smashing the ultimate supply to lengthy on for a one-bounce 4.
eleventh over: India 79-5 (Dube 13, Hardik 0) India bat very deep, with Hardik at No7 and Axar Patel at No8, to allow them to maintain attacking for now.
WICKET! India 79-5 (Rinku c Rashid b Carse 30)
Brydon Carse strikes. Rinku charged down the monitor, tried to flat-bat the ball over the off aspect however was crushed for tempo and sliced all of it the way in which to Adil Rashid at third man.
tenth over: India 72-4 (Rinku 29, Dube 8) No wicket however a terrific over from Rashid – simply three from it – ends with a googly that beats Dube. He’s bowling exquisitely proper now.
Rinku isn’t out! He missed a reverse sweep off Rashid, with the ball ending up within the arms of Buttler slip. England thought it had brushed the glove however in reality it was his aspect.
England evaluate towards Rinku
ninth over: India 69-4 (Rinku 27, Dube 7) Archer returns, presumably with Dube in thoughts. An excellent lifter takes the shoulder – of the physique, not the bat – and loops to slide. Dube doesn’t take a look at all snug towards Archer and there are solely 4 runs, three of them extras, from the over.
eighth over: India 65-4 (Rinku 26, Dube 7) Dube is dropped first ball! It was a pointy probability for Buttler, diving to his left at slip, and he couldn’t dangle on. Dube takes benefit to slog-sweep a humongous six off the final ball of the over. That is nice leisure.
WICKET! India 57-4 (Abhishek c Bethell b Rashid 29)
The wizard strikes second ball! Abhishek drove Rashid’s first ball superbly for 4, but it surely was a false assertion of intent as a result of he slog-swept the subsequent straight to deep midwicket. It was good bowling from Rashid, a lot slower than the primary supply.
seventh over: India 53-3 (Abhishek 25, Rinku 25) Jamie Overton, an unsung hero of England’s win in Rajkot, comes into the assault. Abhishek cloths a pull that teases Brook at long-on earlier than dropping quick; then Rinku, who’s taking part in fantastically, drives the final ball of the over to the quilt boundary.
Each gamers have 25 from 17 balls.
sixth over: India 47-3 (Abhishek 24, Rinku 20) Rinku Singh performs a rare shot off Saqib, a form of helicopter pull over backward sq. for six. India have responded terrifically to the shock of Saqib’s triple-wicket maiden, with Abhishek and Rinku including 35 within the final 4 overs of the Powerplay.
fifth over: India 37-3 (Abhishek 21, Rinku 13) Carse comes on for Archer. Rinku hacks a boundary over the keeper’s head, then muscle groups one other via midwicket. The primary was lucky, the second a terrific shot.
4th over: India 28-3 (Abhishek 20, Rinku 5) Abhishek instances Saqib via additional cowl for 2 boundaries in three balls, one off every foot. Beautiful batting. Even by the requirements of younger Indian batters, Abhishek is amazingly proficient.
third over: India 19-3 (Abhishek 11, Rinku 5) Rinku Singh fees Archer, turning a full ball right into a half-volley that he can blaze to the quilt boundary. Cracking shot.
2nd over: India 12-3 (Abhishek 10, Rinku 0) For the reason that begin of the T20 sequence within the Caribbean final 12 months Saqib has taken 12 wickets at a mean of seven.93, with a strike fee – and also you’ll like this – of a wicket each eight balls.
WICKET! India 12-3 (Suryakumar c Carse b Saqib 0)
Saqib Mahmood has bowled a triple-wicket maiden! Suryakumar survived the hat-trick ball however flicked his fourth straight to quick mid-on. Astonishing.
WICKET! India 12-2 (Varma c Archer b Saqib 0)
Tilak Varma is the brand new batter, which is a deviation from their coach Gautam Gambhir’s choice for a left/proper mixture.
He’s the previous batter, too, as a result of he’s gone first ball! Varma charged Saqib and sliced the ball down to 3rd man, the place Archer took a wonderful low catch. Saqib Mahmood has figures of 0.2-0-0-2!
Samson’s sequence has been a narrative of diminishing returns: 26, 5, 3 and now 1.
WICKET! India 12-1 (Samson c Carse b Saqib 1)
Saqib Mahmood strikes first ball! Samson, who’s having a depressing sequence, flick-pulls straight into the arms of Carse at backward sq..
1st over: India 12-0 (Samson 1, Abhishek 10) Archer’s first ball is a pointy nipbacker that hits Samson within the abdomen. A fierce minimize is brilliantly stopped by Duckett at backward level, saving three runs within the course of.
Abhishek takes the fielders out of the equation by slapping a mighty minimize for six to get off the mark. To get off the mark. He flat bats 4 extra broad of mid-off to make it 10 from the final two balls of the over.
Jofra Archer will open the bowling to Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma.
The sq. boundaries are comparatively quick in Pune, so it’ll be fascinating to see whether or not England keep on with the heavy size they bowled so efficiently in Rajkot.
Staff information
Jacob Bethell and Saqib Mahmood come into the England group instead of Jamie Smith and Mark Wooden.
India make three modifications: Arshdeep Singh, who was rested within the third T20I, Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube are most well-liked to Mohammed Shami, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar.
India Samson (wk), Abhishek, Varma, Suryakumar (c), Hardik, Dube, Rinku, Axar, Arshdeep, Bishnoi, Chakravarthy.
England Salt (wk), Duckett, Buttler (c), Brook, Livingstone, Bethell, Overton, Carse, Archer, Rashid, Saqib.
England win the toss and bowl
Jos Buttler has known as appropriately for the primary time on tour, which suggests England will chase for the primary time within the sequence.
Ben Duckett on England’s win in Rajkot
It’s an enormous second for this group as a result of it may have gone a special manner. Credit score to the blokes for doing precisely what [Brendon McCullum] desires us to go and do. It’s to entertain. At instances it’s not going to work, and that’s positive. However we may simply be 2-1 up within the sequence if issues had gone somewhat bit higher for us on the again finish of the second sport.
Preamble
Hiya and welcome to episode 4 of Bazball Nights, England’s new white-ball spin-off. Thus far it’s been nice enjoyable, with episodes dedicated to thriller spin, uncooked tempo and tediously prolonged metaphors and canny left-arm seam.
England gained fantastically in Rajkot to maintain the sequence alive, when their counter-intuitive resolution to select 4 genuinely fast bowlers paid off; one other win right this moment would arrange a sequence decider on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. And even when they lose, the cricket won’t ever, ever be boring.
The match begins at 1.30pm
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