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Patna : India defeated England by 8 runs in the 4th T20I at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on March 18, 2021, late night, as Suryakumar Yadav scored 57 in 31 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes while Shardul Thakur took 3/42 in 4 overs, all-rounder Hardik Pandya took 2/16 in 4 overs, and leg spinner Rahul Chahar took 2/35 in 4 overs. Chasing a target of 186 runs, England scored 177/8 in 20 overs. With India winning the 4th T20I, the two teams are now tied 2-2 in the five-match series. England had won the toss but opted to bowl. Suryakumar Yadav was named Player Of The Match.
England fast bowler remained unbeaten on 18 in 8 balls hitting 2 fours and 1 six while all-rounder Ben Stokes scored 46 in 23 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Opener Jason Roy fell to Hardik Pandya for 40 in 27 balls with 6 fours and 1 six.
Shardul Thakur brought India back into the match by taking the wickets of Ben Stokes and England captaon Eoin Morgan (4) on successibe balls in his 3rd over, the 17th of the innings though he also bowled two wides in the last over, his rth over. Opener Jos Buttler (wk) fell to pacer Bhuvneshwar Prasad for 9. Dawid Malan was bowled by Rahul Chahar. Jonny B airstow also fell to Chahar for 25 in 19 balls hitting 2 fours and 1 six. Sam Curran fell to Hardik Pandya for 3. Pandya was the most economical bowler for India.
Earlier, batting first, India had scored 185/8 in 20 overs with Suryakumar Yadav playing an explosive innings. scoring 57 in 31 balls. Shreyas Iyer scored 37 runs in 18 balls with 5 fours and 1 six while Rishabh Pant (wk) scored 30 in 23 balls with 4 fours. Captain Virat Kohli fell to spinner Sdil Rashid for 1 while opener Rhit Sharma fell to Jofra Archer for 12 hitting a four and a six. Lokesh Rahul fell to Ben Stokes for 14 in 17 balls with 2 fours continuing his flop show in the series..