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India defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I to seal the series here on Friday.

 

With the win, India has taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

 

Invited to bat, Hardik Pandya thrashed the English bowlers with lofted shots all around, scoring 53, and was equally supported by Shivam Dube, who joined him in scoring commanding fifties that powered India to 181 for 9.

 

Dube suffered a concussion after he was hit on the helmet by a bouncer, and was substituted by Harshit Rana, who went on to take three important wickets.

 

Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and concussion substitute Harshit Rana (3/33) then shattered the English batting line-up, and shared six wickets between them after Varun Chakravarthy's 2-28 to bowl out England for 166.

Arshdeep Singh, the highest Indian wicket-taker in T20s, was unable to make an impact today.

 

Earlier, India were struggling at 12 for 3 but managed to take the score past the 150 mark, courtesy an 87-run stand between Pandya (53 off 30 balls) and Dube (53 off 34 balls).

 

For England, Saqib Mahmood (3/35) was the most successful bowler with three wickets.

 

Brief Score: India: 181 for 9 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 53, Shivam Dube 53; Saqib Mahmood 3/35) beat England 166 all out in 19.4 overs (Harry Brook 51, Ben Duckett 39; Ravi Bishnoi 3/28, Harshit Rana 3/33).