England need 159 to win fourth T20 and wrap up series with game to spare
Buttler makes 8 as poor form continues
India post 158-7 with Shreyas making unbeaten 80
England only concede eight runs in final two overs
Fourth T20, Bristol - England lead five-game series 2-0
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
A lazy shot from Jos Buttler. He just wanted to guide it towards backward point but only gets the faintest of edges.
This is what India needed. A wicket early, breaking the opening partnership. That keeps India interested.
Nikesh Rughani
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Has he got a feather on that? He has! After being hit for six, Arshdeep Singh gets his revenge on Jos Buttler.
Buttler c Kishan b Arshdeep 8 (Eng 13-1)
And now the Arshdeep record takes a hit!
Jos Buttler offers a nothing-y shot outside his off-stump and feathers an edge to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan.
Here comes Harry Brook.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
To defend 159, you've got to look at it from a wickets point of view. You can't restrict England otherwise.
Nikesh Rughani
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesDon't bother running for that! It's almost into our commentary box. Classic Jos Buttler, standing still and a full flow of the arms.
Jos Buttler does his best to improve that record against Ashdeep Singh, clouting the India seamer down the ground for six, his bat coming through in a great sweeping arc.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Jos Buttler has a brilliant head-to-head record against Arshdeep Singh in T20 cricket:
Wheras Phil Salt has struggled against the left-arm quick: five wickets for just 68 runs scored (avg 14).
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Prasidh Krishna does bowl a heavy ball. In the past, he would bowl two good balls, two average balls, and two boundaries, so he would leak runs.
Now he's learned to bowl fuller without compromising on pace.
Runs off the bat finally come off the eighth ball of the innings as a Jos Buttler clip to short mid-wicket nutmegs Washington Sundar.
Two singles and a leg-bye the only runs from the over as Prasidh Krishna keeps it tight early on.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Shreyas Iyer isn't on the pitch. Tilak Varma is leading the team right now.
Nikesh Rughani
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Big lbw shout. It hit Salt above the pads, on the thigh guard.
Arshdeep has a word with his skipper but in the end they decide not to.
Good over from Arshdeep, just the one loose delivery for four leg-byes.
Target 159
Arshdeep Singh swings his third ball down the leg side, past sprawling wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan.
The ball races away to the boundary lodges between two boundary sponges - that's the only runs of the over as Phil Salt can't get India's opening bowler away.
Indeed, the opener is struck on the thigh pad from the final delivery of the over - an appeal from the bowler and India seem to half consider a review, before wisely choosing not to.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
India are at least 20-25 runs short. They need early wickets, quick wickets. Something like the start they got in Manchester [in the second T20I] would be ideal.
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As an India fan this is an incredibly tough watch. I was in favour of removing SKY as captain (due to his age and declining form), but dropping Samson for no reason makes no sense. This is a team devoid of any confidence. I miss Bumrah.
Jay Singh, Slough
Image source, BBC Sport/CricVizEngland openers Jos Buttler and Phil Salt walk to the middle - the latter will face the opening ball from Arshdeep Singh.
England are strong favourites at the halfway stage...
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
This is the first instance where seven of the top eight batters in a T20I have been left-handers.
Shreyas Iyer finishes with 80 from 49 balls, scoring just over half of his side's runs.
He'll face an uphill battle if he's to stop his side sliding to a fifth consecutive defeat in completed matches - England will be favourites chasing 159.
'He's been the glue' - Shreyas reaches half-century in style
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
We'll need the technology to sort that out.
You see a lot of bowlers attempting that. Not many pull it off.
India have not made the most of their 20 overs.
Axar run out (Archer) 1 (Ind 158-7)
Jude Bellingham eat your heart out!
New batter Axar Patel's first ball is a dot, before a single to cover gets him down the end.
Shreyas Iyer, on 80, faces the over's final delivery and is struck by Jofra Archer's final delivery.
The India captain sets off for a bye single, and Archer races down the pitch alongside Axar and side-foots the ball onto the stumps.
Replays confirm the wicket - India finish on 158-7.
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Not just a wicket but a precious dot ball at the end of the innings.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sooryavanshi,caught Curran, bowled Archer Sooryavanshi, caught Curran, bowled Archer | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 150.00 |
Abhishek,caught and bowled Rashid Abhishek, caught and bowled Rashid | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 114.29 |
Kishan,caught Curran, bowled Tongue Kishan, caught Curran, bowled Tongue | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66.67 |
Iyer,not out Iyer, not out | 80 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 163.27 |
Dube,caught Banton, bowled Jacks Dube, caught Banton, bowled Jacks | 22 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 95.65 |
Tilak,caught Ahmed, bowled Tongue Tilak, caught Ahmed, bowled Tongue | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 137.50 |
Washington,caught Rashid, bowled Archer Washington, caught Rashid, bowled Archer | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 62.50 |
Patel,run out Archer Patel, run out Archer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 | |||||||
Total,158 for 7 20.0 overs Total,158 for 7 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 |
Tongue | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9.00 |
Jacks | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
23 for 1(2.4 overs) | Sooryavanshi |
33 for 2(4.2 overs) | Kishan |
48 for 3(6.4 overs) | Abhishek |
101 for 4(13.5 overs) | Dube |
130 for 5(16.5 overs) | Tilak |
157 for 6(19.3 overs) | Washington |
158 for 7(19.6 overs) | Patel |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
batting,Salt,not out batting, Salt, not out | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 |
Buttler,caught Kishan, bowled Arshdeep Buttler, caught Kishan, bowled Arshdeep | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 100.00 |
batting,Brook,not out batting, Brook, not out | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 266.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 6 | |||||||
Total,22 for 1 3.1 overs Total,22 for 1 3.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arshdeep | 2.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.50 |
Krishna | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
P Yadav, bowling | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1(2.3 overs) | Buttler |
