India beat England to seal T20 cricket series as sub Rana vexes Buttler | Cricket News

India Survive Late England Rally After A Mini-Collapse of Their Own to Seal Five-Match Series with a Game to Spare.

HARSHIT Rana has claimed three wickets in his debate appearance as a concussion substitutes to help india to A Series-Clinching, 15-run Victory Against England in the Fourth T20 International.

India Overcame Saqib Mahmood’s Three-Wicket Burst on Friday to Post a Competitive 181-9 After Half-Centuries by Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube.

England were 166 all out with two deliveries left in their innings as india grabbed and unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

All-Rounder Dube was hit on the helmet by a Jamie Overton Bouncer, and Seamer Rana replaced him despite it not being a like-for-good replacement as concussion substitute rules mandates.

“When Dube Came Back Two Overs into the Chase, I Was Told [about being the concussion substitute]”Rana Told Broadcasters. “I have been waiting for this moment to provide myself,” he said of his “dream debut”.

England Captain Jos Buttler was less impressed, however.

“It’s not a like-for-good replacement. We don’t agree with that, ”Buttler told reporters after the game. “Dube has either put on 25 miles per hour [40 kilometres per hour] With the ball or harshit rana has really improved his batting.

“I still think we should have gone on to win the match, but we disagree with the decision.”

England fast bowler saqib also impressed on his debut as he began with a three-wicket maiden over to rattle india at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stage.

India opener Sanju Samson fluffed his pull shot, number three tilak varma perished at deep third leg and captain Suryakumar Yadav was Caught at Short Mid-On, prolonging his lean patch in the series.

Abhishek Sharma (29) and Rinku Singh (30) Proped up india before the left-right combination of Dube and Pandya counterattacked during their 87-run partnership.

Pandya and dube smashed identical 53s, but india managed only three runs from the eventful last over from Overton, Losing three wickets in the process.

Phil Salt (23) and Ben Duckett (39) Milked 32 Runs from the first three overs of India’s Seam Bowling, Prompent Suryakumar to Employ Spin from Both ends.

Thanks to their unbridled aggression, England were 62-1 after the first six powerplay overs compared with India’s 47-3.

India struck back through spin as ravi bishnoi (3-28) dismissed duckett and buttler in his succussive overs while axar patel removed salt.

Harry Brook (51) hit rana for back-to-back sixes and route to a 25-ball fifty, but varun chakravarthy turned the match on its head, claiming two wickets in his final over.

Brook fell attempting a scoop shot against the spinner, and two balls later, Brydon Carse was snared at Deep Square Leg as India tightened their grip on the contest.

Mumbai Hosts the Fifth and Final T20 International on Sunday, which will be followed by three one-day between the sides.