India gained the fourth T20I towards England on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Pune on Friday, January 31, by 15 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead within the five-match collection. Shivam Dube and Harshit Rana had been two of the star performers for India within the pulsating conflict. Nevertheless, solely one among them was part of the enjoying XI named by the Males in Blue on the toss.
Dube scored an important half-century within the first innings and his sixth-wicket partnership of 87 runs with Hardik Pandya helped India recuperate from a tough place. The left-handed batter was hit by a Jamie Overton bouncer within the final over of India’s innings. Dube was changed by Harshit Rana within the second innings because the Delhi seamer got here in as a concussion substitute. This transfer paid dividends for the hosts as Rana picked up the wickets of Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, and Overton.
Rana revealed that India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir advised him that he would play as a concussion substitute two overs into the England innings.
“It’s nonetheless a dream debut for me. When Dube got here again (to the dugout), after two overs I used to be knowledgeable by sir (Gambhir) I would be the concussion substitute. It’s not only for this collection; I’ve been ready for a chance for a very long time, and I needed to show I belong right here. I’ve bowled nicely within the IPL and was simply following the identical right here,” Rana advised the broadcasters after the match.
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Rana had performed two Checks throughout the Border-Gavaskar collection towards Australia. On Friday, he performed his first T20I. The 23-year-old turned the primary Indian participant to make his worldwide debut as a concussion substitute.
India and England will now head to Mumbai the place they play the inconsequential fifth T20I on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, February 2.
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