Dube, Pandya power India to 181/9 after early blows
Pune, Jan. 31 -- A spirited fightback from Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya helped India recover from a disastrous start to post a competitive 181/9 in the fourth T20I against England here on Friday.
Inserted to bat, India suffered an early collapse as Saqib Mahmood, playing his first match of the series, struck with a triple-wicket maiden in the very first over.
Sanju Samson fell to a short ball, in-form Tilak Varma departed for a golden duck in an attempt to attack, while Suryakumar Yadav's lean patch continued as he perished for a four-ball duck, leaving the hosts reeling at 7/3.
Despite the early setbacks, debutant Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh batted with positive intent, maintaining India's run rate around eight runs per over. However,...
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