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Fourth T20, Pune
India 181-9 (20 overs): Hardik 53 (30), Dube 53 (34); Mahmood 3-35
England 166 (19.4 overs): Brook 51 (26); Harshit 3-33
India won by 15 runs
England slid to a 15-run decision successful a gripping 4th T20 arsenic India took an unassailable 3-1 pb successful the series.
The tourists made a accelerated commencement successful pursuit of 182 but faltered against rotation again to autumn from 62-0 to 67-3.
Ben Duckett was caught aft miscuing Ravi Bishnoi connected 39, Phil Salt was bowled for 23 by Axar Patel and leg-spinner Bishnoi returned to assertion the important wicket of England skipper Jos Buttler for 2 successful the eighth over.
Harry Brook made 51 but Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell were dismissed by Harshit Rana, who was controversially allowed to travel successful arsenic a concussion substitute and took 3-33.
England needed 25 from the past 2 overs but Harshit conceded six from the 19th and bowled Jamie Overton for 19 to each but seal the victory. England were bowled retired for 166 successful the last over.
They tin person justified complaints that Harshit, who replaced Shivam Dube arsenic a 'like-for-like' player, was capable to play specified a manus but they besides squandered a ascendant presumption with the ball.
Saqib Mahmood, playing successful the bid for the archetypal clip successful spot of Mark Wood, took 3 wickets successful his archetypal implicit to trim the hosts to 12-3.
But, having kept India to 79-5 aft 11 overs, England mislaid power precocious on.
India plundered 65 runs betwixt the 16th and 19th overs with Hardik Pandya striking 53 from 30 balls and Dube the aforesaid people from 34 deliveries arsenic India reached 181-9.
The triumph means India person clinched the bid anterior to the finale successful Mumbai connected Sunday. A three-match one-day planetary bid follows adjacent week.
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