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England Innings

WICKET! Bishnoi strikes again. In form Buttler gone for 2 runs. Substitute Harshit Rana takje smart catch

Ben Duckett and Phil Salt have given England flying start putting up 50 run stand. Indian bowlers under pressure to get breakthrough

India innings

Half-centuries by Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube helped India post 181/9 in their allotted 20 overs.

England won the toss and chose to bowl first in the 4th T20I against India in Pune. Batting first, India struggled early, losing quick wickets. Sanju Samson continued his poor form, getting out for just 1 run. Abhishek Sharma managed 29 before losing his wicket, while captain Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a duck, extending his rough patch. India lost three wickets before reaching 50 runs.

However Rinki Singh (30 runs) and Abhishek Sharma )(29 runs) stitched a partnership of 45 runs before Sharma and Rinku both departed. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube launched a counter-attack on England bowlers. Both players scored half-centuries but put on a crucial partnership of 87 runs for the 6th wicket.

For England, Saqib Mahmood took three wickets, dismissing Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, and Suryakumar Yadav. Jamie Overton took 2 wickets, while Brydon Carse and Adil Rashid took one wicket each.

Wicket! What a knock from Hardik Pandya. standing ovation from Pune crowd . Overtan gets the wicket. Pandya and Dube stitched an important 87 run stand to put India in command. Pandya gets out for 53 off 30 balls.

WICKET! Rinku SIngh's innings have come to an end. Rashid takes catch at deep third man Brydon Carse Strikes for England

After 45 run partnership, Abhishek Sharma was doismissed by Adil rashid for 29 runs. Rinku and Shivam Dube now have the responsibility to revive India innings

Rinku Singh and Abhishek Sharma chose attack as the best form of defence for India as they powered India past the 50-run mark in the eighth over.

WICKET! TWO IN TWO for Saqib Mahmood. The England pacer playing his first match of the series has put the home team on backfoot. Samson and dangerous Tilak Verma are back in the pavilion.

Playing XI of India and England

Toss

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Preview

Rinku’ Singh’s availability for the penultimate rubber of the five-match series between India and England, to be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association’s stadium in Pune, was on top of everyone’s mind.

India had a reason to smile on the eve of the match when the left-handed batter stepped on to the field for the warm-ups. By the time Ryan ten Doeschate, the assistant coach, confirmed his availability for Friday’s game and returned to the field, Rinku was already batting in the nets.

Rinku’s addition as a finisher will certainly help the India think-tank to persist with its obsession of left- and right-hand combination at the crease. More importantly, it will give Hardik Pandya a much-needed support in the role of a finisher. Rinku’s ability to clear the field under pressure will mean Hardik can also free his arms up more often that he did in Rajkot.

If Rinku manages to stave off the fiery challenge of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, India will in all likelihood be able to travel to Mumbai with yet another home series win, with a match to spare.

While Rinku is likely to replace Dhruv Jurel – who was wasted at No. 8 in the last match – India will be hoping for Mohammed Shami to get into even better rhythm with the ball. With an eye on the Champions Trophy, India will want Shami to keep building towards the bigger challenge.

England, meanwhile, will be hoping to crack the Varun Chakravarthy riddle before time runs out. Unless Jos Buttler and Co. manages to save its wickets, it will have an uphill task to keep the series alive.