Suryakumar Yadav’s blistering maiden fifty propelled India to an eight-run win over England in the fourth T20 International on Thursday, bringing the series to level. When given the opportunity to bat, India scored 185 for 8, their highest total in the series, thanks largely to Suryakumar’s 31-ball 57, and then limited England to 177 for 8, winning the match and tying the five-match series at 2-2. The visitors remained in the hunt until Shardul dismissed Ben Stokes and skipper Eoin Morgan in two consecutive deliveries.
The dew also found it difficult for bowlers to grasp the ball. Hardik Pandya and senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar led the way for the home side, who recovered admirably.
England required 23 runs from the final over, and Jofra Archer hit a four and a six, but they fell short in the end.
England could only add 45 runs in the last five overs after being reduced to 132 for 4 at the end of the 15th over.
In these tense moments, India was led by Rohit Sharma as Virat Kohli left the stage.
Shardul Thakur finished with 3 for 42, while Pandya finished with 2 for 16. Rahul Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar both took two and wickets respectively.
During the final moments of the game, India captain Virat Kohli was not on the field because he was seated in the dugout, with Rohit Sharma captaining the team. So why was he lying in the batter’s box? Kohli said that he wished to escape injuries.
“I ran for a ball and threw it and I just aggravated my leg a little bit. Nothing serious, I should be fine for the game in a day and a half. It is better than sprinting for five or six overs because we have another game in two days and I took the smart decision of going out. I didn’t want to make it into a niggle or an injury.”
What a start!!!
In the fourth T20 International against India on Thursday, Suryakumar Yadav proclaimed his arrival on the international stage with a six-off England fast bowler Jofra Archer.
Archer’s thunderbolt was 143.9kph, and Suryakumar dispatched it over the fence by getting within the line and hooking it over the fine leg.
The sight of ‘SKY’ hitting a six off his first ball in international cricket and sending the ball into the night sky was breathtaking.
Controversial decision
‘SKY’s” dismissal, on the other hand, sparked some debate. A top edge from Sam Curran was intercepted by Dawid Malan in the deep, who took the catch by diving forward. From some angles, it looked that the ball had kissed the surface, but the soft signal from on-field umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan was out, and TV umpire Virender Sharma could not reverse the decision because there was no definitive evidence.
