18/03Result
4th T20I (N), England tour of India at Ahmedabad, Mar 18 2021
India won by 8 runs
Player of the Match
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar YadavIndia
18/03Result
4th T20I (N), England tour of India at Ahmedabad, Mar 18 2021
India won by 8 runs
Player of the Match
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar YadavIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 185/8 | RR: 9.25

  • Shardul Thakur10 (4b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar0 (0b)
  • Jofra Archer4-0-33-4
  • Mark Wood4-1-25-1

9.03pm Well, that was fun. Jofra Archer is the star of England's show on this occasion with 4 for 33, but it was Suryakumar Yadav who truly lit up the first half of this match, much like his Mumbai Indians' stable-mate Ishan Kishan in match two. He's crashed a half-century in his maiden international innings, and was looking good for a fair few more before falling to the contentious moment of the innings - a low catch by Dawid Malan that was more marginal than its soft-signal of out would have you believe. Not enough evidence to over-turn it, however, and he had to go for an excellent 57 from 31.

Shreyas Iyer upped the ante late on with 37 from 18, but India's top-order issues haven't gone away yet. KL Rahul's struggles were strung out this time for another measly score, and when Virat Kohli was done all ends up by Adil Rashid's googly, England took a hefty stride towards a series win. They'll have to do it the hard way, with the highest chase of the series so far, but they've certainly got the batting to do so. Back with Saurabh shortly.

19.6
1
Archer to Thakur, 1 run, very wide, and a full toss too... Thakur could have left that and got it again... instead, he's toe-ended it into the covers for one more single. A decent effort from India, but this pitch looks more full of runs than its predecessors
19.5
4
Archer to Thakur, FOUR, very full length, and pongo-ed through wide long-on! Wow, he made contact with that one alright! Power and placement through the field
19.5
1w
Archer to Thakur, 1 wide, slower bouncer, wide line, and given as a wide. That's marginal, but yep, just over head height
19.4
W
Archer to Washington Sundar, OUT, caught at third man this time! Sundar wanted to use the pace for a ramp over the ropes, but the pace wasn't quite there that time. An open-faced steer to Rashid, right back on the rope, and that was like catching practice ... but hang on, has Rashid stepped on the rope? He's pretty far back, with his heel raised at the moment the catch is taken... could be another soft-signal situation here. It's out on the field, and not a lot of hard evidence that he's touched the boundary sponge. Yep, Sundar has to go! No movement in that frame-by-frame analysis. On we go

Washington Sundar c Rashid b Archer 4 (5m 2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

rohan: "Is it only me or someone else who thinks Hardik Pandya has a weakness in hitting hard-length balls? I guess wood has shown this side of hardik to the whole world" He's been a bit hit-and-miss in this series, I agree

19.3
4
Archer to Washington Sundar, FOUR, tickled through third man for a crucial four! Round the wicket from Archer, very full length, not a lot wrong with the ball, but a dangled bat and a dab past the keeper
19.2
1
Archer to Thakur, 1 run, slower ball, flogged high towards long-off, but plugs before the fielder can reach it. Well bowled again
19.1
W
Archer to Iyer, OUT, on the toes, flicked out to deep midwicket, and straight to Malan on the rope! Huge ccalp early in the over. Iyer had done a fine job, but he can't finish it off. That 190 hope is fading now

SS Iyer c Malan b Archer 37 (36m 18b 5x4 1x6) SR: 205.55

Archer to finish off

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 174/6 | RR: 9.15

  • Shardul Thakur4 (1b)
  • Shreyas Iyer37 (17b)
  • Mark Wood4-1-25-1
  • Chris Jordan4-0-41-0
18.6
4
Wood to Thakur, FOUR, a boundary to finish the over! That's excellent, opportunistic batting, opening the face first-ball, using the pace and fizzing through third man! Wood's work is done, another red-hot effort
18.5
W
Wood to Pandya, OUT, what a blinder from Stokes in the covers! Pandya steps back for a slap into the off-side again, he gets better contact on this one, but the ball is almost past Stokes as he flings himself backwards to his left, and snatches in one hand! There's another check for a bump-ball as he fell to turf, but nope, safely in his fingers. A big wicket

HH Pandya c Stokes b Wood 11 (14m 8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 137.50

Himanshu : "With the amount of dew visible on the ground 200 will be difficult to defend. " There's good carry in this pitch, value for shots to be had

18.4
0
Wood to Pandya, no run, another rapid back-of-a-lengther - only 124kph on that occasion, but Pandya can't connect on his slash over cover
18.3
0
Wood to Pandya, no run, back of a length, banged through to the keeper. Wheels from Wood again, and a priceless dot ball
18.2
2
Wood to Pandya, 2 runs, very wide on the crease, banged in just back of a length, and slammed from so deep in the crease, over the covers, and inches out of the reach of Morgan, running back
18.1
1
Wood to Iyer, 1 run, a shimmy at the crease, making room to leg, and drilling a full-length drive to extra cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | IND: 167/5 | RR: 9.27

  • Shreyas Iyer36 (16b)
  • Hardik Pandya9 (4b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-41-0
  • Jofra Archer3-0-22-2

Two overs to go. And Wood and Archer to come. What's feasible here? 190 if they get hold of a few? Mark Wood will have something to say about that. He's back

17.6
1
Jordan to Iyer, 1 run, aims full, that's not a bad option, on the wide line again, Iyer walks across to drill to the leg side, and settles for the single to midwicket

Big final ball here...

17.5
6
Jordan to Iyer, SIX, Inside-out over the covers! Wow, that's utterly pinged, not desperately wide, nor missing his length by much. But Iyer strode to the pitch, and slammed high and hard to the rope!
17.4
4
Jordan to Iyer, FOUR, lumped back over the bowler's head! There's value for the shots tonight when you hit through the line, a length ball, slotted straight down the ground

Josh: "So far there's always been a mumbai Indians batsman out in the middle. " They are legion

17.3
0
Jordan to Iyer, no run, A swing through the line as Jordan aims for the tramlines and beats an ambitious mow. Well bowled
17.2
1
Jordan to Pandya, 1 run, back of a length, angled bat to pick off the single to third man
17.1
6
Jordan to Pandya, SIX, on the legs, and flipped into the dug-out! That's a quality start from Pandya, inside the line, trusting the bounce, and getting underneath his uppercut of a pull

Jordan is back for his final foray

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 149/5 | RR: 8.76

  • Hardik Pandya2 (2b)
  • Shreyas Iyer25 (12b)
  • Jofra Archer3-0-22-2
  • Mark Wood3-1-18-0

Ashish Sarawagi: "Ball 14.4 the shot by Rishabh was a 6 and not a 4. Why did 3rd umpire not change the decision" I was confused by that, I must admit. I suspect that may be amended at the interval

16.6
1
Archer to Pandya, 1 run, slow bouncer. Such a cunning weapon, straight as a die, Pandya lines up the pull and has to settle for a tap to the leg side as the ball never arrives
16.5
1
Archer to Iyer, 1 run, whipped to backward square, picked off the pads for another single
16.4
2
Archer to Iyer, 2 runs, on the back foot, slower ball again, dabbed to the leg side, and an easy two with the field set back
16.3
1
Archer to Pandya, 1 run, slower ball outside off, on a full length and wide line, pressed to cover
16.2
W
Archer to Pant, OUT, bowled him! Silence in the already empty stadium! Fuller, straighter, a hint of movement back into the left-hander, and Pant, feet rooted once again as he trusts his hands to get him out of trouble, can't connect and loses his middle stump in exchange! Very timely wicket for England

RR Pant b Archer 30 (48m 23b 4x4 0x6) SR: 130.43

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15JJ RoyJC Buttler
2nd45DJ MalanJJ Roy
3rd6JM BairstowJJ Roy
4th65JM BairstowBA Stokes
5th9EJG MorganBA Stokes
6th0EJG MorganSM Curran
7th13CJ JordanSM Curran
8th24CJ JordanJC Archer
9th0AU RashidJC Archer