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India vs England 4th T20I Highlights: A Thrilling Cricket Match

India vs England 4th T20I Highlights: A Thrilling Cricket Match
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India vs England 4th T20I Highlights

On the eve of January 31,2025 at 7:00PM IST an exciting yet thrilling encounter was seen between India and England at the MCA Stadium, Gahuje, Pune. The match attracted audience from all over the world. The world wasn’t just watching; it was in suspense.

India vs England 4th T20I Highlights

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Ground: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Date: 31 January 2025

Match Type: T20 International

India Captain: Suryakumar Yadav

England Captain: Jos Buttler

Who Won the Toss?

The toss was won by Jos Buttler and he decided to bowl. That was going to be an interesting decision since the pitch in Pune was known for giving good scores.

This was a full-pitched affair where the batting just blew up and the bowling was rather tight. Indian Team got off well, but when it was at the right time, England bowling came good.

England went to a near run chase and failed to make the target.

India’s Batting: Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube Heroics

And the Indian batters also did not disprove it, starting the innings full of promises.

Some notable knocks

Hardik Pandya: This all-rounder smashed a mighty knock of 53 runs on just 30 balls. A five-boundar innings and the towering two huge sixes gifted the Indian bat a much-needed life.

Shivam Dube was in good spirits. He scored 53 runs off 34 balls with stable yet aggressive batting which regained India’s innings momentum as the boundaries came at right time.

Rinku Singh: He was good to score 30 runs off 26 balls, stabilizing the middle order and scoring some precious runs.

Batting Performance Highlights

Hardik Pandya : 53 runs (30 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes)

– Shivam Dube: 53 runs (34 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes)

– Rinku Singh: 30 runs (26 balls, 4 fours, 1 six)

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England Bowling: Saqib Mahmood was the Pick of the Lot

The bowling from the English side pretty much did good to keep in check the batting of the Indian side.

Saqib Mahmood was the star performer with figures of 3 wickets for 35 runs. His sharp pace with accurate line and length bothered the Indian batsmen as his wickets were crucial to stem the run flow.

Jamie Overton supported well, taking 2 wkt for 32 runs, breaking through at the right moments.

Adil Rashid was introduced to add some spin and even pleasant change of gearing to the attack at times. However, he could pick only 1 wkt for 35 runs.

Bowling Statistics:

Saqib Mahmood: 3 wkts (35 runs)

Jamie Overton: 2 wkts (32 runs)

Adil Rashid: 1 wkts (35 runs)

English Batsmen: Explosive start by Harry Brook and Ben Duckett

England, batting to reach the target set by India, knew that this was not going to be easy. The chase got off to a blazing start, thanks to some great batting performances.

Harry Brook was England’s standout cricketer by scoring quick fire 51 off 26 with six boundaries and two sixes, which caused much pressure upon Indian bowlers.

– It was just equal for Ben Duckett also as the 39-off 19 ensured an adequate base from which they tried to pull level. It was all built through timely strokes and quick running.

Salt went decently for his 23 runs off 21 balls, and this meant that England had a solid middle order following the other early wickets that they lost in the top order.

Key Batting Stats:

– Harry Brook: 51 (26 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes)

– Ben Duckett: 39 (19 balls, 7 fours, 1 six)

– Phil Salt: 23 (21 balls, 4 fours)

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Indian Bowling: Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana Shine

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Indian bowlers came to the rescue of their team, coming with some decent overs. The key overs were shared by the spinners and the fast bowlers with some brilliant wickets on crucial occasions.

Ravi Bishnoi was the bowling hero of the match, as he took 3 wickets for 28 runs. He was troublesome for the English batsmen throughout with his leg spin and, by taking crucial wickets, reduced the speed of the run chase.

Harshit Rana bowled with good speed and won over the hearts of the audience by taking 3 wickets for 33 runs. The energetic bowling caused trouble to the England batters and ended their partnership.

Varun Chakaravarthy also bailed India out in giving them 2 wickets for 28 runs with some mystery spin bowling, which strengthened the bowling hand.

Bowl Stats of Key Players

– Ravi Bishnoi: 3 wkts (28 r)

– Harshit Rana: 3 wkts (33 r)

– Varun Chakaravarthy: 2 wkts (28 r)

It was a run chase which got narrow for England to cross over and India sealed their victory. Overall, Indians played well, especially the batsmen of Indians who snatched the entire match. However, individually, the top-order batsmen of England as well as Indian bowlers performed really well.

Winning Points:

The high-scoring from India was enough to leave a big total in the match, which could not be broken by England.

Their bowling team could not hold the batting team, scoring runs continuously through the middle overs.

-India’s bowlers like Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana did a pretty good job to keep the chase party at bay.

The two teams played the best game but India, with their multi-played victory, won the game.

India Win by 15 runs.

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