Despite having a fiery start, England struggled to score runs as they lost five wickets in quick succession with Indian bowlers tearing up visitors batting line-up in the final T20I of the five-match series.
It was Ben Duckett who was sent out on a golden duck and was the first one to fall in the batting line-up. Meanwhile, the England batters Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, and Liam Livingstone were sent out on single-digit scores in regular intervals.
Meanwhile Phil Salt was aggressive as he went on to score a fifty in 23 deliveries but was dismissed by Shivam Dube in the eight over.
Abhishek Sharma went to pick wickets of Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton in a single over to further trouble the visitors. England lost 8 wickets for 90 runs in the 10th over.
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Earlier India scored a total of 247 runs after the visitors decided to bowl first. Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened for the hosts where the former was dismissed by Mark Wood.
Then the fireworks of Abhishek Sharma begun as he smashed a 17 ball fifty. Along with Tilak Varma he made a 115-run partnership which helped the side to propel their score.
With Tilak Varma sent out for 24 runs, Abhishek went on to score 135 runs in 54 deliveries making him the higest individual scorer for India in T20Is.
Meanwhile Shivam Dube and Axar Patel are the other scorers for India helping the side to post a mammoth total against England.
Brydon Carse picked three wickets while Mark Wood had two scalps. However, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton and Adil Rashid had one wicket each.
Earlier India secured 3-1 win in the ongoing five match T20I series and will be aiming to continue winning momentum in the format.
