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India vs England 4th T20I: How smart bowling strategies helped India level the series | Cricket News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: India defended their score of 185 and emerged victorious by 8 runs against England in the 4th T20I in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The result meant two important things – The 5th and final match will now be a winner takes all encounter and that a team had finally managed to successfully defend a total in this series. The three matches before this were all won by the team batting second.

England, the current number one ranked T20 team in the world and a side packed with power hitters, were well on course to chase down the 186-run target set by India. However a few changes, some forced, some deliberate, turned the match on its head.
England were 140/4 after 16 overs with a well-set Ben Stokes (46) and captain Eoin Morgan (4) at the crease when stand in captain Rohit Sharma brought Shardul Thakur back in the attack. Thakur at that time had two overs left.
At the end of the 16th over, Kohli had to go off the field because he “aggravated his upper quad”, as he revealed at the presentation ceremony after the match.
Stokes was, at this time, threatening to take the match away from India. The need of the hour was to bowl deliveries which Stokes and Morgan, two of the best hitters in modern day cricket wouldn’t be able to connect well. The dew factor was making it very difficult for the Indian bowlers to grip the ball well. Towels kept being taken out to dry the ball.
Despite that, Thakur delivered. He dismissed the two left handers off the first two deliveries of the 17th over with slow off-cutters bowled wide of their off stumps, with Thakur taking the pace off the ball. That was a big turning point in the match. The momentum had shifted.

Shardul Thakur celebrates taking the wicket of Eoin Morgan. (Reuters Photo)
Chris Jordan managed to score a boundary off the fourth ball of the 17th over off Thakur. And that gave the English a shot in the arm. Thakur conceded 7 runs in all in this over and took two very crucial wickets. He trusted his cutters.
Rohit then brought in Hardik Pandya to bowl the 18th over and his Mumbai Indians teammate conceded just 6 runs off the over and also dismissed Sam Curran off the last delivery.
The strategy here was clear. Curran likes the ball in his arc. The first three deliveries by Pandya were short. Curran wasn’t being able to connect. England managed to collect just 5 runs in these three deliveries, which included an overthrow and a leg-bye. Pandya was doing a superb job. The bowling change was spot on. And then Hardik finished with a flourish, dismissing Curran, who can be very dangerous with the bat, as he has shown Indian fans in the IPL off the last ball of the over. That in effect seemed to be the last nail in England’s coffin, with the scoreboard reading 153/7. The visitors at that point in time still needed 33 runs off 12 balls.

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4th T20I: India beat England by 8 runs to level series

Rohit held back Thakur and brought in Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the all-important penultimate over. And Bhuvi showed just how versatile he can be at the death. Almost all his deliveries in this over were different, as he showcased almost all the variations.
The deliveries in this over included – a full length delivery, a slower ball, an out-swinger, a cutter and a yorker. But England still stayed in the hunt, with Archer smashing a boundary off the last ball. The equation at that time read 23 needed off 6 balls and Thakur was back in the attack to bowl the last over.
The first ball was a good one and produced just one run, with an under edge off Jordan’s bat.
And then Archer brought England roaring back into the contest. The next delivery produced a four.
The umpires meanwhile changed the ball to get in a drier ball. Rohit in the meantime, talked to his Mumbai teammate Thakur to calm his nerves.
Thakur ran in with the changed ball in his hands and banged it in short, but it was in Archer’s range and he pulled it over the mid-wicket fence for a six.

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India survived final-over drama to beat England by eight runs in the fourth Twenty20 International and level the five-match series 2-2 in Ahmedabad on Thursday. (Getty Images)

Suddenly the equation had boiled down to 12 needed off 3. Very doable in a T20 match.
Thakur’s brain was on over drive as he tried to come up with a plan to bowl a delivery which Archer wouldn’t be able to connect well. As a result he bowled two consecutive wides outside the off-stump. More pressure. The equation was now 10 needed off 3.
Rohit, Hardik and Thakur had a long on field conference. The next step was being planned.
Archer then tried to smack the next delivery, a slower one and got a bottom edge and broke his bat. But England managed to take a single.

This combination of pictures shows how Jofra Archer’s bat broke. (AFP Photo)
With 9 runs needed off two balls, Thakur then bowled a delivery back of a length and though Jordan connected, the ball went straight into the hands of Hardik Pandya at long-off.
Barring extras, the match had been won.
Thakur’s confidence was back and he held his nerve and bowled a length ball outside off stump, which Archer couldn’t connect with.
India had pulled off an 8-run win and levelled the series 2-2.

Indian players celebrate after winning the match against England. (Getty Images)
Thakur returned figures of 3/42 in his four overs and after the match spoke about his plan of bowling knuckle balls to contain the England batsmen.
“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,” Thakur said.
The deciding match of the series will be played on Saturday at the same venue.

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Ind vs Eng 5th T20I: Battle for supremacy among two best teams in series-decider | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: Having outsmarted England in challenging conditions, a confident India will back themselves to win the series-decider here on Saturday and take another firm step towards finalising their core for the T20 World Cup.
India, who went into the series with a fresh and fearless approach in the shortest format, find themselves well-placed in their preparations for the mega event at home later this year, irrespective of what happens in the fifth game.
The Virat Kohli-led side, which did not have the depth earlier to attack in all situations, finds itself full of ‘x-factor’ with the emergence of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, whose willow bludgeoned the England bowlers, making it a dream debut on Friday.

His innings at number three was pure delight and left even the likes of Kohli “stunned”, reinforcing the role of IPL in providing polished talent to the national team.
It was not a surprise that Suryakumar found a place in the squad for the upcoming ODI series.
“It’s not easy to walk in at three in your first game and we all were stunned. He stamped his authority and allowed the likes of Shreyas, Hardik and Pant to do their job. I am a fan of these youngsters,” said Kohli referring to Suryakumar.
With Kishan and Suryakumar making massive impact in their maiden series, Haryana all-rounder Rahul Tewatia is the only one in the squad left to make his debut and that could happen on Saturday.
Another big plus for India in the series has been Hardik Pandya contributing with the ball regularly. He was among the star bowlers on Thursday, taking two wickets for 16 runs in four overs.

Leggie Rahul Chahar, playing in place of Yuzvendra Chahal, also did a decent job while Washington Sundar had a rare off day.
India will now be hoping KL Rahul fires at the top, having showed some form in the previous game following scores of 1, 0, 0.
Kohli must have got a lot of satisfaction out of the fact that India were able to put up a big score and defend with the dew around in the night. It was the first time in the series that the team batting first went on to the win the game.
England, on the other hand, will expect Jos Buttler and world’s number one batsman Dawid Malan to show more consistency with the bat.
The pace duo of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood have been impressive but they have not got a lot of support from Chris Jordan, who leaked most runs in the fourth T20.
“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,” said Morgan following the eight-run loss.
“….We really want to play in must win games like these. Certainly all to play for now. Playing away from home and winning will be great.”
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Joss Buttler, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer

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India vs England: Rohit Sharma just wanted me to back my instinct, says Shardul Thakur | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: After bagging the crucial wickets and bowling the final over of the fourth T20I which India won by eight runs against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium, pacer Shardul Thakur said that Rohit Sharma advised him to follow his instincts while bowling in the crunch situation.
With this win, India have levelled the series 2-2. Thakur brought the hosts back in the game as he scalped two crucial wickets of Stokes and Morgan on successive balls in the 16th over. Thakur picked Stokes (46) on the first ball and on the next delivery, he removed Morgan (4) to leave the visitors reeling at 140/6.
Thakur returned with the figures of 3-42 in his four overs. While Hardik Pandya and Deepak Chahar claimed two scalps each to restrict England at 177/8 in 20 overs.

“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,” Thakur said after the match.

The 29-year-old seamer admitted that it was difficult to control the wet ball because of the dew on the ground.

“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,” the pacer added.
The series decider to be played on Saturday at the same venue.



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India vs England, 4th T20I: Suryakumar’s maiden fifty sets up India’s 8-run win over England | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: India survived some nervy late overs after Suryakumar Yadav‘s blistering maiden fifty to register a series-levelling eight-run victory over England in the fourth T20 International here on Thursday.
Asked to bat, India posted 185 for 8, their highest total in the series, thanks largely to a 31-ball 57 from Suryakumar and then restricted England to 177 for 8 to win the match and level the five-match series 2-2.
The visiting side were in the hunt till Ben Stokes (46 off 23 balls) and Jonny Bairstow (25 off 19) were on the crease with the Indian bowlers leaking runs in the middle overs. The dew also created problems for the bowlers to grip the ball.
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But the home side made a fine recovery with Hardik Pandya and senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the way. England needed 23 from the last over and Jofra Archer hit a four and a six but could not get the required runs in the end.
From 132 for 4 at the end of the 15th over, England could add just 45 runs in the last five overs.

India were led by Rohit Sharma in these anxious moments as Virat Kohli left the field.
Shardul Thakur ended with figures of 3 for 42 while Pandya got 2 for 16. Rahul Chahar also got two and Bhuvneshwar Kumar one wicket.
Earlier, India kept England on a tight leash by giving away just two runs in the first two overs and removing the dangerous Jos Buttler (9) in the third over.

But Jason Roy (40) and Dawin Malan (14) began to pick up the pieces, with England reaching 48 for 1 after the powerplay.
Malan was dropped by Shardul Thakur when on 3 but he did not add too many runs as he was out for 14 in the eighth over with Rahul Chahar cleaning him up.
With the asking rate nearing 10 an over, England had to play the shots but Roy failed to have complete control of his pull off Pandya in the ninth over for Suryakumar to complete an easy catch near the boundary.

At 71 for 3 at the halfway stage and the asking rate going past 11 runs per over, England had to take risks and Ben Stokes did just that with two huge sixes, one off Washington Sundar and the other off Chahar.
With the dew giving difficulties to the spinners, Stokes and Jonny Bairstow got the boundaries required to keep the asking rate near 10 an over.
Stokes was particularly in ominous form as he cleared the boundaries with ease.
But the dismissal of Bairstow in the 15th over and that of Stokes two overs later turned the match in India’s favour. The duo had shared 65 runs for the fourth wicket.
After sending Stokes back, Shardul Thakur took two in two.
Earlier, Suryakumar smashed a blistering maiden fifty and powered India to 185 for 8 after the hosts were asked to bat.
Suryakumar, who replaced an injured Ishan Kishan, struck six fours and three sixes in his 31-ball 57 to top score for India. He debuted in the second T20I but did not bat in that match.
India did not have a big partnership but quickfire knocks from Shreyas Iyer (37 off 18 balls) and Rishabh Pant (30 off 23) took the hosts to their highest total of the series.
England again opened the attack with leg-spinner Adil Rashid but Rohit Sharma (12) clobbered him for a six in the first ball of the match.
But Rohit’s promising innings was cut short in the fourth over as he was caught and bowled by Jofra Archer, who took career-best figures of 4/33.
Suryakumar hit Archer for a six in the first ball he faced in international cricket, picked up the gaps and found the boundaries to keep the scoreboard moving, though the England bowlers were by no means wayward.



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Rohit Sharma completes 9000 runs in T20 cricket, 2nd Indian after Virat Kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: Senior opener Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the second Indian to complete 9000 runs in T20 cricket after skipper Virat Kohli.
Rohit achieved the feat when he drove spinner Adil Rashid for a single during the fourth T20 International against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
He scored 12 runs in Thursday’s match. He was dismissed by pacer Jofra Archer.
Rohit, who is one of the modern-day greats in white-ball cricket, is the ninth highest-run getter in the T20 format.
More than half of his T20 runs came in the Indian Premier League.
In T20 Internationals, Rohit has so far accumulated 2800 runs from 110 matches at an average of 32.41 and with a strike rate of 138.36.
Across T20s, he has amassed 9001 runs from 342 matches with a strike rate of 133.36. He has to his credit six centuries and 63 fifties in the game’s shortest format. Rohit also has over 500 runs to his name in the IPL.
Last January, Rohit became the third fastest player in the world to reach 9000 runs in One-day Internationals.

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India vs England: Some decisions were just baffling, says VVS Laxman | Cricket News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Jos Buttler hit a magnificent 83 as England defeated India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International (T20I) to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Former India cricketer VVS Laxman said some of India’s decision-making were baffling. India had brought in Rohit Sharma in place of Suryakumar Yadav who made his debut in the second T20I.
“I also found some of India’s decision-making baffling. I am sure the team management has its reasons, but what can possibly be the logic behind pushing Ishan Kishan, who made a half-century on debut as opener, down to No. 3? Or leaving out Suryakumar Yadav, who didn’t even get to bat in his only appearance? Kohli put on a masterclass in the art of innings-building. He was only 24 off 25 balls but switched gears effortlessly to finish with 77 off 46,” VVS Laxman wrote in column for The Times of India.
Put in to bat, India skipper Virat Kohli‘s 77-run blitz propelled India to 156-6 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. In reply, Jos Buttler made an unbeaten 83 to guide England to 158 for two with 10 balls to spare. Apart from Buttler, Bairstow made an unbeaten 40 off 28 balls.
“Tuesday’s third T20I was an action replay of the first game, where India lost three wickets – and the match – in the power play overs. Statistics reveal that teams win, at best, one in four games when more than two wickets fall in the first six,” Laxman said.
“Virat Kohli tried to resuscitate the floundering effort with an exceptional knock, but despite his best efforts, not even he could undo the damage caused upfront. The red-soil surface was England’s great ally after Eoin Morgan won the toss, which has become a significant factor in this series,” he said.
“India needed early wickets, which is perhaps why Yuzvendra Chahal bowled in the power play, but Jos Buttler had an answer to every question. India will need to revisit their combination, and factor in another bowling option to account for any eventuality. Stacking the line-up with batsmen can be counter-productive, as evidenced twice in the last three matches,” the former cricketer said.
The fourth match of the series will be played on Thursday in Ahmedabad.

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India vs England: Top 5 Players To Watch Out For In Fourth T20I In Ahmedabad

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Rishabh Pant has given a glimpse of his destructive prowess in T20 cricket in the first three matches playing some outrageous shots against the likes of Jofra Archer and co. but is yet to play that match-defining innings in the series. With India set to bat him at number 4 or 5, Pant will look to make the most of the opportunity and produce a match-winning performance in a big match for India. Pant has a strike rate of close to 150 in all T20 cricket.

3. Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya is one of the most destructive lower-order batsmen in limited overs cricket with a strike rate of 145 in T20Is for India. Pandya’s cameo helped India chase down a stiff target set by England in the series decider in Bristol in 2018. He was also in devastating form for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020. Pandya has done a decent job with the ball but is yet to fire on all cylinders with the bat in the series. Expect a Pandya special on Thursday!

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4. Dawid Malan

Dawid Malan has got a start in each of the three matches but has not been at his usual fluent best in the series. He has failed to convert the starts into a substantial performance and has also struggled with his scoring rate. But Malan is one of the most sought after batsmen in international T20 cricket with the highest rating points ever achieved by a batsman in the format. He would be looking for a big score in the crucial encounter and play a role similar to what Kohli does for India.

5. Mark Wood

Mark Wood returned to the XI with a bang in the third T20I making an immediate and huge impact on the match getting rid of both the Indian openers within the powerplay. He was restrictive and accurate which made it doubly difficult for the Indian batsmen to negotiate the speedster. Expect nothing less than more hostility from the England fast bowler.

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Ind vs Eng, 4th T20 | India seeks quick solutions in its bid to keep the series alive

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Home side has to deal with selection questions and powerplay batting issues against Wood and Archer; winning the toss will help, given the success of chasing sides so far

Much was made of the importance of winning the toss and batting first in the preceding Test series, but as it turns out, the spin of the coin has played an equally vital role in the T20Is. Only this time, opting to field has been the preferred option, leading to easy victories for the chasing side in all three outings so far.

Trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, India skipper Virat Kohli will hope to win the toss and bat second in the fourth T20I here on Thursday.

Awkward, sticky bounce

A combination of factors has contributed to this trend. On the slow Narendra Modi Stadium pitches, the early overs have offered an awkward, sticky bounce. This has forced normally attacking batsmen to bide their time in order to come to grips with the surface.

In the first and third T20Is, India’s task was made that much harder by the brilliance of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood. Both England pacers have been rapid, touching the 150 kmph mark, while generating steep bounce from short of a length. They have attacked the stumps as well, evidenced by Wood cleaning up K.L. Rahul with a terrific in-dipper on Tuesday, and when Wood and Archer hit timber to send back Shikhar Dhawan and Rahul respectively in the first outing.

Restricted to measly returns in the PowerPlay — 22/3 in the first T20I and 24/3 in the third — India was forced to play catch-up.

England captain Eoin Morgan has preferred to chase, a sentiment echoed by teammate Jos Buttler. “In T20 cricket in general, there seems to be a trend where batting second is advantageous,” Buttler said, after his unbeaten 83 on Tuesday.

Clarity of thought

Buttler was likely referring to the clarity of thought when hunting a fixed target, as opposed to spending time to assess a good total when batting first. The dew factor under lights — which leads to bowlers facing difficulty in gripping the ball — also sways the argument in favour of chasing.

India, meanwhile, has some selection questions to answer. Will Suryakumar Yadav — left out for the third T20I despite not getting a chance to bat on his international debut on Sunday — be given another chance to prove his worth? And what of Rahul, who has scored only one run in the series so far. If Rahul is dropped, Ishan Kishan could move up from one-drop to opener — a spot where he tasted great success in the second T20I.

The teams (from):

India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Rohit Sharma, K.L. Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, and Shardul Thakur.

England: Eoin Morgan (Capt.), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, and Mark Wood.

Match starts at 7 p.m.

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4th T20I: In must-win game, India aim to negate toss factor against England | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: India would aim to take the toss out of equation and put up a much improved all-round show against a formidable England in their to bid to level the series in the fourth Twenty20, here on Thursday.
The template of win the toss and bowl has been set in the series with the chasing team getting home rather comfortably.
However, India skipper Virat Kohli has repeatedly stressed on the need to do well whether they are posting totals or chasing as part of their preparation for the T20 World Cup at home later this year.

In the two games they lost after batting first, India struggled in the powerplay, which impacting their final total despite one batsman (Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli respectively) going on to make a significant contribution.
A lot of it was down to KL Rahul not being amongst the runs but Kohli made it amply clear that the Karnataka batsman and Rohit Sharma remain their preferred opening combination.
“If you look at his stats in the last 2-3 years, they are probably better than anyone in T20. He will continue to be one of our main batters along with Rohit at the top of the order. We don’t have any concerns there,” said Kohli.
The express pace of Mark Wood and Jofra Archer has also made life tough for the Indians in the first six overs. They have been able to extract disconcerting bounce from the surface, putting the batsmen in two minds.

Going by Kohli’s words post the third game, a third all-rounder alongside Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar can be drafted into the side with the choice between uncapped Rahul Tewatia and Axar Patel.
Unlike the first game, Kohli’s sublime 77 ensure India did have some runs to defend but the bowlers hardly troubled the opposition batsmen with Jos Buttler running away with the contest.
The team’s number one spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has leaked runs both times India have set a target.
Hardik Pandya’s return as a bowling all-rounder has been promising but he is yet to take a wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has kept things tidy in his comeback series but the team expects him to provide regular breakthroughs with the new ball.
Offie Washington Sundar has been the stand out bowler for India with four wickets at an impressive economy rate of 6.95.
Despite India being 1-2 down, no major changes are expected in the playing eleven.
England, like India, also want to win in all conditions and will be buoyed by their emphatic win in the previous game.
Buttler being amongst the runs is also a cause of worry for India as on his day he can demolish any attack in the world.
Jonny Bairstow, who had a horror run in the two Tests he played against India, came up with a morale boosting 40* on Tuesday.
Now England are waiting for the world’s number one batsman Dawid Malan to fire.
It will take a special effort from India to stop the number one ranked team from winning the series on Thursday night. The hosts winning the toss should make their task less tough.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Joss Buttler, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer

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India vs England: Enjoyed extra bounce on pitches, says Mark Wood | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: Pace bowler Mark Wood returned to the England side after missing the second match and took India by storm getting three early wickets from where India could never recover despite a heroic captain’s knock by Virat Kohli.
England beat India by eight wickets in the third T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
“My role in the team is to try and bang it on a good length and make something happen,” said Wood after the match.
“The two pitches I’ve played on have a bit of bounce and I enjoyed those conditions,” he added.
The lanky right-arm pace bowler, who clocked close to 150 miles an hour, bowled a spell of 3/14 in the first three overs to dent India’s start and although he conceded 17 runs in the fourth over, his early blows did the trick for England.
“It’s a shame that I went for runs in the last over, but credit to Virat. He is a fantastic player and is very hard to bowl at and he played some great shots in the end. It’s good to play against great players and test yourself,” added Wood.
Wood got rid of KL Rahul, going through his defences and handing him his second duck in a row.
He then followed it up with the wickets of Rohit Sharma, off a short delivery and later of Shreyas Iyer whom he trapped with a wide delivery.
Wood had returned figures of 1/20 in the first T20 International.

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