Summary

  • India beat England by 15 runs to win fourth T20 and series with game to spare

  • Concussion sub Harshit Rana takes 3-33 as England bowled out for 166

  • India made 181-9 with Hardik and Dube both making 53

  • Mahmood pick of England bowlers - quick removed Samson, Tilak and Suryakumar in his first over

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  1. Goodbyepublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    That's us done from Pune as India take an insurmountable 3-1 lead in this five-match T20 series.

    Take a read of Matthew Henry's report to see how it played out.

    We'll be back for the final T20 in Mumbai on Sunday (13:30 GMT).

    Otherwise, join us for coverage of day three of England women's Ashes Test against Australia in Melbourne from 03:30 GMT tomorrow morning, while you can also submit questions about The Hundred auction here.

    Have a good evening.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

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    Three batsmen got past 20 runs, one only just. You are never beating India with so many failures with the bat, inappropriate concussion sub or not.

    Martin, Derby

  3. 'That was a top effort'published at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    India captain Suryakumar Yadav: "That was a top effort from everyone on the field.

    "We didn't want to go back after 10-3. They way we responded, the positive intent, the way Hardik and Dube showed their intent, it was great.

    "We've been talking about expressing yourself, you bat the way you bat in the nets. I'm really happy, I think we're moving the right direction.

    "I always knew that post-powerplay there was a time when we could control the game."

  4. 'We should have gone on to win'published at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    England captain Jos Buttler: "We started brilliantly, taking lots of wickets, and at the end the batting powerplay we were in a great position and I think we should have gone on to win the game.

    "It is disappointing. We did some really good things in the game, but chasing wickets, I dropped a catch off Dube first ball and he went on to play a really good innings. With the bat we were in a fantastic position but lost a couple of wickets quickly together.

    "We want to double down on the way we want to play and I've been really impressed with how we've committed to that and I think we can commit more and when we do that I think we'll get more out of ourselves."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

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    It shouldn’t be a surprise that you get skittled when you only select four specialist batsmen meaning your number 7 is batting 5. Bizarre selection from England, again.

    Jon

  6. England played 'dumb' shotspublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    England were dumb with some of their shots and that is quite a hard thing to say because T20 cricket is a balancing act. Sometimes the modern thinking is not right.

    Ben Duckett played beautifully today and we were 62-0 with one ball of the powerplay left. Just see it out and knock a single, then regroup again. You've done your job. I don't know if it is ego to just keep on playing their way. Just take a single and think about how important the next three or four overs against spin are going to be and your best player of spin can go at six or seven an over.

    I also have to have a go at Harry Brook too. If Brook had Chakravarthy for six runs they'd have needed just 10 in the final five overs with their best bowler done. He tried to play the ramp, almost as if his ego said that is the way we've been told to play. I get that you have to play with freedom to play T20 cricket, and to be able to express yourself, but you also have to play the situation in front of you and give yourself the best chance of ultimately winning the game. It was a good innings, but not a great innings, because a great innings wins the game. It has annoyed me. It is batting and playing smart, but it is old-fashioned and apparently you can't play in that way.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

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    If Brook bats out the Chakravarthy over we win that game. Equally stupid from Carse to try and slog him for six.

    John, Newcastle

  8. Postpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    It gave the captain another brilliant option. They also had Abhishek Sharma, another spinner, who didn't bowl in this game. Nitish Rana has absolutely helped the India side.

    We can rant about it all we like, it was the wrong call, but England should have won the game. The headline isn't about the concussion sub.

  9. Postpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on TNT Sports

    It is bizarre when Washington Sundar was there and there was another spinning all-rounder too in Ramandeep Singh. It would be interesting to know the reasons.

  10. Concussion sub made 'no sense whatsoever'published at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    You've got to love cricket because it throws up so many stories. At half time you would never have thought that story would have been a concussion sub. He made such a big impact on the game.

    Replacing a big-hitting batting all-rounder, who has bowled one over in the IPL, with a guy who can't bat and bowls heavy seam makes no sense to me whatsoever.

    England should have still won the game and would have probably preferred a seamer to a spinner but I don't understand it. They had Washington Sundar who got replaced because they wanted more batting in the side.

    It seems absolute madness that you are allowed to do it, but credit to the lad on debut, but he shouldn't be allowed to play there.

  11. Postpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Sunday's final T20 in Mumbai will now be a dead-rubber - a shame, 2-2 going into that game at the Wankhede would have been something special.

    England follow that match up with three ODIs from Thursday, warming-up for the Champions Trophy.

  12. Postpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    The jubilant crowd at Pune are treated to a fireworks display as the hosts celebrate their series victory.

    England started promisingly in both innings, but then fell away as India's class showed - the visitors will regard this match as a missed opportunity.

    The controversial concussion debutant sub Harshit Rana has been given man of the match for his 3-33 - we'll hear more about that, I'm sure.

  13. wicket

    India win by 15 runspublished at 19.4 overs
    Breaking

    Mahmood c Axar b Arshdeep 1 (Eng 166 all out)

    Mahmood finds Axar - simple catch, match over!

    Great death bowling from Arshdeep Singh, who takes his first wicket of the match to finish with figures of 1-35.

    India take the game and the series - they have an insurmountable 3-1 lead with one match to play.

  14. Eng 166-9published at 19.3 overs

    16 needed from 3 balls

    Yorker from Arshdeep Singh, Rashid finds the fielder again.

    One more single - not enough.

  15. Eng 165-9published at 19.2 overs

    17 needed from 4 balls

    Saqib Mahmood can only find the long-off fielder running in.

    Just a single.

  16. Eng 164-9published at 19.1 overs

    18 needed from 5 balls

    Saqib Mahmood the last man out for England.

    He comes on strike as Rashid strikes Arshdeep Singh down the ground - cut off for a single.

  17. Eng 163-9published at 19 overs

    England need 19 from the final over to win.

    If they get 18 we'll have a super over.

    A reminder England need to win to keep the series alive.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 19 overs

    Overton b Harshit 19 (Eng 163-9)

    Big wicket for Harshit Rana!

    He cleans Jamie Overton up - that's surely the ball game.

  19. Eng 163-8published at 18.5 overs

    A big call from Jamie Overton - he turns down another single to bring Adil Rashid back on strike.

    He clubs the next ball back to Rana who shies the ball back at the stumps.

    Overton is back in his crease, but that's another dot ball.

  20. Eng 163-8published at 18.3 overs

    Put down!

    Jamie Overton turns down a single from the next delivery then skies the third ball of Harshit Rana's over high in the air behind the keeper.

    Sanja Samson runs back to try and take the catch, but Varun Chakravarthy goes for it as well and there's a slight collision - enough to put the India keeper off and see the ball hit the ground.

    England run two.