Match Details

ENG vs IND 4th Match, ENG vs IND 2021

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ENG
177-820.0
India won by 8 runs
IND
20.0185-8
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18th Over:
2
1lb
2
1
0
W
 
= 6
Last Over:
1
0
wd
2
1
1
4
 
= 10
This Over:
1
4
6
wd
wd
1
W
0
 
= 14
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Player of the Match

Suryakumar Yadav
57(31)
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Suryakumar Yadav Jersy
R(B)4S6SSR
0 (0)18 (8)0 2 0 1 0.00 225.00
P'ship : 0(1)
Last Wkt :   Chris Jordan 12(9)
BowlerS Thakur
W-ROversEcon
3-424.0 10.50
ENGENG - 2nd Innings
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6 Over 5148
10 Over 8171
INDIND - 1st Innings
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6 Over 4845
10 Over 7875
15 Over 116128
20 Over 185185

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So, that is it from me, Karthik Raj and my co-commentators, Arijit Kundu and Sourya Chowdhury. Join OneCricket's live coverage for the 5th T20I in a couple of days' time.
Suryakumar Yadav: "Really happy with the way things went, I'm just trying to be myself inside, talk to myself, keep things simple and it becomes easy inside. The team management and Virat told me to go and express yourself, play like you're at the IPL."
Suryakumar Yadav has been named as the 'Man of the Match'
Virat Kohli: Proper game against a top side in this format. The wicket was better than any other game and the dew factor was massive, bigger than any other game as well. The wicket allowed us to get to that total. There were a few instances in the middle which were strange, but having said that 180+ was what we were looking at. Special mention to Surya, he batted outstandingly well in his first game. Similar to Ishan. They are quite fearless having played in the IPL. We don't have any T20Is after this so I want the guys to be confident and come out of it very strongly. With the ball we were quite clinical. Shardul turned it around but our powerplay start kept England in check and under pressure. [On the third umpire's calls] There was an instance during the Test series when I was next to Jinks and he clearly caught the ball but he wasn't sure so we went upstairs. If it is a half and half effort and the fielder is in doubt, there is no way the umpire from square leg can see it clearly. The soft signal becomes that important and it becomes tricky. I don't know why there can't be an 'I don't know' call with the umpires as well. It is similar to umpire's call as well. These are decisions that can change the course of the game, especially in these big games. We were on the receiving side today, and tomorrow it could be some other team. You want these ironed out and keep the gane really simple and linear. It isn't ideal in high pressure games and have a lot of clarity on the field.
Eoin Morgan: It's definitely been the closest game so far and India played much better and thoroughly deserve the win. There was a lot more dew throughout the game and the game ebbed and flowed a lot. The swing and momentum of the game went back to India and the the last over made it interesting. We are just trying to learn as much as we can in this series. The progression to the World Cup in seven months is important. We were very happy at the half way stage knowing that dew was around. The ball didn't turn much and we were in control. In overs 16 and 17 we lost three wickets in eight balls and that set us back. It just leaves too much for the bowlers against a top quality side. Bairstow and Stokes got themselves in. Starting fresh isn't easy, but they managed to negate that. Their experience took over and they took their options. Frustrating though then in the end to not get through despite the experience we have.
Time for the Post-match presentation
Shardul Thakur: There was a lot of dew in this match, which wasn't true of the last three matches. They were swinging hard in the last over, and it was important to bowl a couple of dot balls and then the game was sealed. The dry ball worked for them, and when I tried a slow bouncer it was in the slot and it went for six. If we bowled the slow ones on the stumps it would've been easy to hit, so the target was to keep it away from their power zone. If the ball is drier, it's easier to grip for the knuckle ball. I am enjoying myself, and bowling in times when batsmen are going hard at us. Hardik had some plans but Rohit just wanted me to back my instinct. He mentioned one side of the ground is shorter and just asked me to keep it in mind and asked me to apply myself.
India needed a wicket once again and it was Rahul Chahar who produced it by dismissing Bairstow. England were still in with a good chance but Thakur's two wickets off two balls to dismiss Stokes and Eoin Morgan in the 17th over proved to a game-changing moment. Later, Hardik and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled superbly to set-up a cushion of 23 runs off six balls for Thakur. Thakur seemed to crumble under the pressure as Archer reduced the equation to 10 runs off three balls. In the end, Thakur held his nerve and dismissed Chris Jordan off the penultimate ball of the match.
India continued to strangle the duo of Jason Roy and Dawid Malan but the former finished the Powerplay on a good note by taking 17 runs off Washington Sundar's over. Just when Roy released some pressure, Rahul Chahar dismissed Malan in the eighth over. India roared back into the game as Hardik got the better of Roy in the very next over. After a slow start, the middle-order pair of Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow got into their groove as England moved onto 118-3 after 14 overs.
Sourya: Thakur has held his nerve and pulled it off and the series is tied 2-2 going into the final game.
What an outstanding defense of this 186-run target by India here. Make no mistake, these were very difficult wet conditions where the bowlers found it difficult to grip the ball. The experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar started superbly by bowling a maiden while Hardik Pandya only gave away two runs off the second over. Jos Butter eventually cut loose in the third over but Bhuvneshwar Kumar had the final laugh by taking the opener's wicket off the last delivery.
OVER 20.0
England
177/8
Jofra Archer
18(8)
Adil Rashid
0(0)
Shardul Thakur
3-42(4.0)
19.6 Shardul Thakur to Jofra Archer
0 Slower ball outside off, Archer looks to slog but misses it completely. That is it, India wrap up an eight-run victory
Arijit: A gentle riddance for Shardul and India.
19.5 Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan
W Wicket!! Slow length delivery, Jordan looks to lift it over long-off but he hits it straight to the throat of Hardik Pandya!! This is India's game now unless Thakur bowls wides or no-balls.
Arijit: The bottom end of the willow flies behind the keeper. Time for a bat change Jofra.
19.4 Shardul Thakur to Jofra Archer
1 Full outside off, Archer bottom-edges the slog to extra cover for just a single!! The effort was so much that Archer has broken the bottom of his bat.
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