India, Jan. 31 -- Saqib Mahmood, playing his first match of the tour, took "dream start" to a whole new level by starting off with a triple-wicket maiden in the fourth T20I against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Mahmood, who came into the England XI for Friday's match in place of Mark Wood, dismissed Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma and India captain Suryakumar Yadav in his first over without giving away a single run. Samson managed just one run, while Tilak and Surya were dismissed without troubling the scorers. England got off to a terrific start after Jos Buttler won his first toss of the series and opted to field.

Mahmood became the first English player to bowl a triple-wicket maiden and the first from any tea...