- India 181-9; England 166; India win by 15 runs
- Concussion replacement Harshit Rana takes key wickets
An appetising decider at the Wankhede on Sunday seemed likely. The hosts were 12 for three, stunned by a triple-wicket maiden by Saqib Mahmood, Jos Buttler finally on the right end of the toss. Three and a bit hours later the series belonged to India, England 3-1 down with one to play, and a tinge of substitute controversy in there too.
Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube were the saviours, hitting 53 apiece to set England an imposing target of 182. Dube was conked on the helmet during his knock, prompting a concussion replacement, with Harshit Rana coming in for his Twenty20 international debut during the England innings. With Rana a far more significant bowling threat, this was hardly a like-for-like change, as the playing conditions demand.
Written by Taha Hashim
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