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IND vs ENG, 4th T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav, Bowlers Help India Level Series With 8-Run Win
India vs England (IND vs ENG) T20 Series 2021: India beat England by eight runs to level the five-match series 2-2.
IND vs ENG: India bowled well in the death overs and won the match by eight runs.© BCCI
India held their nerve at the death and won the 4th T20I in Ahmedabad by eight runs to level the five-match series 2-2. With 23 runs to defend in the last over, Jofra Archer tried to eke out a great win by hitting a four and a six. Thakur then gave away two wides to make it 10 off 3 balls. But the Indian pacer dismissed Chris Jordan off the penultimate ball of the match to seal the deal. The game was almost always in the balance with Jason Roy (40 off 27) and Ben Stokes (46 off 23 balls) the major players with the bat for England while Archer got four wickets. But in the end, Suryakumar's fifty on debut (57) and India's death bowling did the trick and helped the hosts level the series. (SCORECARD)
4th T20I Highlights Between India (IND) vs England (ENG), Straight From Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- 23:15 (IST)India win by 8 runs!The last ball is a dot. India have held their nerve and have levelled the series 2-2 with this 8-run win in Ahmedabad.
- 23:14 (IST)WICKET! Jordan c Hardik b Thakur 12 (9)This has to be the final nail in the coffin.A knuckle ball bowled wide of Jordan, who fetches it from outside off and hits over mid-off. He fails to clear Hardik at long-off, though.
- 23:13 (IST)Single off the fourth ballArcher breaks hit bat as he gets only a single.9 needed off 2 balls.
- 23:12 (IST)WIDES!Thakur concedes a wide here. 11 needed off 3.Followed by another wide. 10 needed off 3.Thakur is giving it away here.
- 23:11 (IST)SIX!Archer is turning the game on its head.A short ball sits up nicely and Archer swats it over mid-wicket for six.12 needed off 3.
- 23:07 (IST)FOUR!Archer gets under that one there and hits it cleanly over mid-on for four.18 needed off 4 balls.
- 23:06 (IST)Only a single off the first ballA slower ball from Thakur there and that fetches England just one run.22 needed off 5.
- 23:06 (IST)Shardul Thakur will bowl the final overHe has 23 runs to defend. Can he do it? With England seven down, he should back himself.
- 23:04 (IST)After 19 overs England are 163/7Bhuvneshwar Kumar mixes his pace well and keeps the ball outside the swining arc of Jofra Archer.India are finishing off the game here as England's chase gets squeezed by some tight India bowling.Archer gets a four off the last ball but the ask is huge for England in the final over.England need 23 runs off the final over.
- 22:59 (IST)An excellent 18th over from Hardik!39 runs were needed in the last three overs. Hardik gives away just six in the first five balls and then cleaned up Sam Curran on the last ball.Curran slogs and misses the ball completely, loses his stumps.England are 153/7 in 18 overs, needing 33 runs off 12 overs.
- 22:50 (IST)FOUR!The game isn't over yet, says Jordan, as he hits his first ball for four.He finds the gap between cover and mid-off and gets his first boundary.
- 22:49 (IST)Wicket! Morgan c Sundar b Shardul 4 (6)Back to back wickets and it's India's match to lose now.Shardul makes Morgan miscue one and Sundar takes an easy catch.Full and very wide off off stump and Morgan slices it to deep point.
- 22:46 (IST)WICKET! Stokes c Suryakumar b Thakur 46 (23)Huge wicket for India!Stokes seemed to have nailed this over long-off but he finds Suryakumar in the deep who takes the catch comfortably.India are back in the contest.
- 22:43 (IST)England 140/4 after 16 oversThey need 46 off 24 balls. Morgan and Stokes at the crease.It's game on in Ahmedabad!
- 22:42 (IST)FOUR!Stokes bisects long-on and deep mid-wicket with finesse as England remain firmly in the hunt for 186 with this boundary off Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
- 22:37 (IST)WICKET! Bairstow c Sundar b Chahar 25 (19)Big wicket for India!Bairstow is gone.Premeditated there from Bairstow and he has to pay the price for that. This one skied in the air as Bairstow came down the wicket but miscued.Sundar takes a good catch.
- 22:35 (IST)SIX!Stokes hit this one cleanly over long-off for six. England are firmly in command of this match.
- 22:32 (IST)FOUR!There's no stopping Ben Stokes here.Short ball from Chahar there and Stokes pulls that through backward square leg for another four.Poor from Chahar, this, especially with fine leg inside the circle.
- 22:30 (IST)FOUR!Bairstow fetches it from outside off stump and hammers that through mid-wicket for yet another four.England are 118/3 after 14 overs as 18 runs come off that over bowled by Sundar.Bairstow-Stokes bring up a 50-run partnership as well.
- 22:29 (IST)SIX!Massive!Bairstow has thrown the kitchen sink at it. He smshes this ball over deep mid-wicket for a six. It was in the slot and Bairstow just hammered it all the way.
- 22:27 (IST)FOUR!Now Bairstow gets a boundary. He slog-sweeps that one past square leg for four.
- 22:24 (IST)SIX!Stokes is getting into the act properly now. He picks this ball from Rahul Chahar and deposits it over the bowler's head for a six. This one went miles up in the air but landed just past the sight screen.100 up for England!
- 22:21 (IST)SIX!Majestic there from Stokes!He smashed that one over wide mid-wicket for a huge six. Just what the doctor ordered as far as England are concerned.
- 22:16 (IST)FOUR!Stokes gets into the act now as he goes deep his crease and hits this ball from Sundar back past the bowler for four.
- 22:15 (IST)England 79/3 after 11 oversEight runs come in the 11th over but England are still behind the asking rate.
- 22:14 (IST)FOUR!For a moment there, Stokes would have had his heart in his mouth. He comes down the wicket and hits this ball from Chahar over the leg side. The man at wide midwicket, Shreyas Iyer, came running in and went for the catch. The ball dropped just short and bounced away for four past the wide midwicket fence.
- 22:10 (IST)England 71/3 after 10 oversEngland need 115 runs from the last 10 overs. With two new batsmen at the crease, India are favourites from here. But that could change quickly if Bairstow gets going, as he has threatened to many times this series.
- 22:06 (IST)WICKET! Roy c Sruyakumar b Pandya 40 (27)India have the big fish.A bouncer from Pandya brings about the fall of Roy as Suryakumar Yadav takes an excellent catch.Roy pulled this short ball towards the leg side and Surya came running in from deep midwicket to take an excellent catch.
- 22:01 (IST)FOUR!Roy backs away and cuts his cutter from Hardik past backward point for four.Roy is set at the crease.
- 21:57 (IST)WICKET! Malan b Chahar 14 (17)Bowled him! Malan misses with his reverse sweep.This was the googly and Malan has been bowled round his legs. The ball pitched outside off and turned back in to Malan, who had already walked outside off to play that reverse.England 60/2
- 21:52 (IST)England 56/1 after 7 oversIndia need wickets here. Roy is threatening to tee off and Malan is slowly catching up.Rahul Chahar comes into the attack.
- 21:45 (IST)SIX! FOUR!Roy looks threatening for India here. He got a boundary earlier in the over and now he has hit a six over long-on and a four through the covers to make it England's Powerplay.England make 48/1 in 6 overs.
- 21:43 (IST)FOUR!Roy gets down on one knee and sweeps this full ball by Sundar over square leg for four.
- 21:41 (IST)Dropped!Oh, Shardul Thakur, what have you done?Thakur has dropped Malan, who tried to upper-cut a slower ball from Hardik but only managed to hit it as far as Shardul at short third.Shardul leapt and tried to grab it with one hand, but failed. How costly will this be?
- 21:35 (IST)England 28/1 after 4 oversIndia have done themselves a huge favour by dismissing Jos Butler early. But Malan is the No.1-ranked T20I bowler in the world and India would love to see his back soon.England, on the other hand, will look to make the best use of the last two Powerplay overs.
- 21:34 (IST)FOUR!Another streaky boundary there. Roy charges down again and this time gets a thick edge that carries the ball over short third man for four.
- 21:31 (IST)FOUR!Roy goes for the break-free shot and gets the desired result, even though not convincingly.He comes dancing down the track and looks to hit it over covers but gets inside edge that takes the ball down to fine leg for four.
- 21:28 (IST)WICKET! Buttler c Rahul b Bhuvneshwar 9 (6)Bhuvneshwar strikes!Buttler plays across the line to this slower ball from Bhuvneshwar and gets a leading edge. The ball skies up in the air and Rahul settles under it at mid-off and takes the catch comfortably.England 15/1 in 3 overs.
- 21:26 (IST)FOUR! SIX!Buttler breaks the shackles here as he hits Bhuvneshwar for a four and a six in the third over.Bhuvneshwar bowls a slow leg-cutter and Buttler smashes it over mid-wicket for a six.
- 21:22 (IST)Over 2: England 2/0Hardik Pandya has been given the new ball and he bowls a good first over. To keep the pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy quiet on a wicket conducive for batting is some achievement.
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