Summary
- Captain Harry Brook starred with an unbeaten 79 off 35 balls while Phil Salt smashed 59 off 42 deliveries.
- Earlier, India posted 158/7 with captain Shreyas Iyer scoring an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls.
- Earlier, India posted 158/7 with captain Shreyas Iyer scoring an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls.
England secured their first-ever T20I series victory over India taking an unassailable 3–0 lead in the five-match series with a dominant win in the fourth match at Bristol.
Chasing 159, England reached the target in just 13.5 overs for the loss of one wicket.
Captain Harry Brook starred with an unbeaten 79 off 35 balls while Phil Salt smashed 59 off 42 deliveries. The pair shared an unbeaten 144-run partnership for the second wicket.
Earlier, India posted 158/7 with captain Shreyas Iyer scoring an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls. Shivam Dube was the only other notable contributor with 22 runs.
For England, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue claimed two wickets each while Will Jacks and Adil Rashid picked up one wicket apiece.
The defeat marked India’s fifth consecutive completed T20I loss raising questions over the team’s new leadership.
Shreyas Iyer who replaced Suryakumar Yadav as T20 captain after India’s World Cup triumph is now under increasing pressure.
The first match of the series was washed out by rain while the fifth and final T20I is scheduled to be played in Southampton on Saturday.
England secured their first-ever T20I series victory over India taking an unassailable 3–0 lead in the five-match series with a dominant win in the fourth match at Bristol.
Chasing 159, England reached the target in just 13.5 overs for the loss of one wicket.
Captain Harry Brook starred with an unbeaten 79 off 35 balls while Phil Salt smashed 59 off 42 deliveries. The pair shared an unbeaten 144-run partnership for the second wicket.
Earlier, India posted 158/7 with captain Shreyas Iyer scoring an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls. Shivam Dube was the only other notable contributor with 22 runs.
For England, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue claimed two wickets each while Will Jacks and Adil Rashid picked up one wicket apiece.
The defeat marked India’s fifth consecutive completed T20I loss raising questions over the team’s new leadership.
Shreyas Iyer who replaced Suryakumar Yadav as T20 captain after India’s World Cup triumph is now under increasing pressure.
The first match of the series was washed out by rain, while the fifth and final T20I is scheduled to be played in Southampton on Saturday.
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