England disappointed; SKY-led India win

India made three changes to their playing (Jur)eleven – Washington Sundar, Dhruv, and Mohammed Shami made way for Shivam Dube and the Singhs (Rinku and Arshdeep).

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jamie Smith and Mark Wood made way for Jacob Bethell and Saqib Mahmood.

On winning the toss, Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost three wickets.

Sanju Samson, who faced three balls, scored a run. (Car)Seven balls into the match, he was caught by Brydon. Mahmood broke the 12-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the (Var)mark. Tilak, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Jofra Archer off the bowling of Mahmood.

The third-wicket pair did not open his account. Yadav, India’s skipper, faced four balls, failing to get off the (Suryaku)mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Carse off the bowling of Mahmood.

Abhishek, whose 19-ball innings included four fours and a six, scored 29. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Bethell. Adil Rashid broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). England had conceded two extras at that point.

Fifty-eight balls (9.4 overs) (Nit)into the match, England sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rinku was the batter. It was struck down by umpire Menon.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 72 for four at that point. While Rinku had scored 29, Dube had scored eight.

Rinku eventually scored 30 off 26 balls, which included four fours and a six. Twenty balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Rashid. Carse broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (81 balls). England had conceded six extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Dube’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Hardik’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 17 overs (104 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik’s half-century – which included four fours and as many sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 30 balls, which included the aforementioned numbers of fours and sixes. Forty-four balls after Rinku’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Jamie Overton broke the 87-run partnership.

Dube’s half-century – which included seven fours and two sixes – came off 31 balls.

Axar, who faced four balls, scored five. Eight balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Bethell. Overton broke the 14-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Arshdeep, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, Phil Salt and Overton ran him out.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a run. Dube, the player of the match, eventually scored 53 off 34 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries and sixes. Three balls later, Buttler ran him out.

Ravi Bishnoi, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 181 for nine off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Archer, who conceded 37, was wicketless.

Carse and Rashid picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35.

Overton, who conceded 32, picked up a couple of wickets.

Mahmood’s spell included a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

England’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Salt’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Ben Duckett’s contribution to it was 37.

Duckett, whose 19-ball innings included seven fours and a six, eventually scored 39. Six overs into the chase, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bishnoi broke the 62-run partnership.

Salt, whose 21-ball innings included four fours, eventually scored 23. Five balls later, Axar broke the three-run stand.

Buttler, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Harshit Rana. Bishnoi broke the two-run stand.

Nine overs into the chase, Dube was replaced by the concussion substitute, Rana (who was making his Twenty20 International debut).

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 86 for three at that point. While Harry Brook had scored 12, Liam Livingstone had scored eight.

Livingstone, who faced 13 balls, eventually scored nine. Twenty-three balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Rana broke the 28-run stand.

England scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Brook’s half-century – which included five fours and two sixes – came off 25 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 26 balls. Nineteen balls after Livingstone’s dismissal, he was caught by Arshdeep. Chakravarthy broke the 34-(Va)run partnership.

Carse, who faced two balls, did not get off the mark. Two balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Chakravarthy broke the four-run stand.

Bethell, who faced nine balls, scored six. Six balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Rana broke the four-run stand.

Archer, who faced two balls, did not get off the mark. Six balls later, Bishnoi broke the nine-run stand.

Overton, whose 15-ball innings included a four and a six, scored 19. Thirteen balls later, Rana broke the 17-run stand.

Rashid, whose six-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

Mahmood, who faced two balls, scored a run. Four balls after Overton’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

India eventually conceded six extras. England, who were dismissed for 166 off 19.4 overs, lost by 15 runs.

Hardik bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Axar conceded three overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Arshdeep, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 35.

Chakravarthy bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Rana and Bishnoi bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

India led the five-match series 3-1. They won the series with a game to spare.