Captain Suryakumar Yadav has praised his team’s resilience and the positive mindset the side showed during India’s 15-run victory in the fourth T20I of the England tour of India 2025.
The match in Pune secured a 3-1 series win in the Five-match T20I series against England. With the knocks from Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya posted a challenging total against the visitors.
Meanwhile, spinners contributed their part in restricting England from chasing the target. while speaking in the post-match presentation Suryakumar Yadav said, “A top effort from everyone on the field.”
“A great crowd from the start till the end, they were always behind us and there was support from everyone. We didn’t want to go back after 12/3 and boys know what brand of cricket we wanted to play,” said the Indian T20I captain.
India’s top order was destroyed with Saqib Mahmood’s record-breaking triple wicket maiden reducing the hosts to 12/3 within two overs.
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧. 𝗔. 𝗪𝗜𝗡! 👏 👏#TeamIndia held their composure & sealed a 1⃣5⃣-run victory in the 4th T20I to bag the series, with a game to spare! 🙌 🙌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 31, 2025
Yadav emphasized the unwavering spirit of his team, particularly the way Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube responded to the crisis.
“Three wickets in one over, it was too much for us. But the way they batted, the way they responded, the positive intent they showed in the middle and the way Hardik and Dube showed their experience, it was great.”
“This is one thing we’ve been talking about – expressing yourself and you bat the same way as you bat in the nets,” said Surya.
Harshit Rana who came in as concussion substitute, bagged three wickets and helped the side at their win in the fourth T20I. Ravi Bishnoi also bagged three wickets in the match.
Suryakumar Yadav’s confidence in his team’s approach was evident when he spoke about the pivotal phase of the match after the powerplay.
“I knew post-powerplay, between 7-10 overs, that was the time we could control the game, and the same thing happened. We picked a few wickets and controlled the game.”
“Post-drinks, when unfortunately Shivam Dube couldn’t come in, Harshit Rana came in as the third seamer and delivered for us. That was incredible.”
Shivam Dube was named as the Player of the Match. Varun Chakravarthy had two wickets while Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel bagged a wicket each.
The final match of the T20I will be played on February 02 at Wankhede Stadium before the start of the three match ODI series against England.
