India, Feb. 1 -- Harshit Rana was reconciled to time on the sidelines and an extended wait for his Twenty20 International debut when a blow to the head sustained by Shivam Dube unexpectedly earned him his maiden cap on Friday night.

Rana made an instant impact as a concussion sub, firing out Liam Livingstone, then Jacob Bethell and eventually Jamie Overton with the last ball of his spell to finish with excellent figures of three for 33. Alongside Ravi Bishnoi's three for 28 and another grand night for the spinners in Pune - India's three-pronged spin attack finished with six for 82 from 11 overs - it helped the hosts complete a stirring 15-run win to extend their unbeaten run in T20Is in home soil to a whopping 17 series.

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