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India maul Eng by 150 runs in 5th T20I, win series 4-1

Sun, 02 February 2025

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22:07

Abhishek takes 2 wickets after a quick ton

Eng 97 (10.3 ovs) vs Ind 247-9 | Scorecard

India crushed England by 150 runs in the fifth and final T20I to take the series 4-1 with opener Abhishek Sharma scoring a blazing century, which was followed by a collective effort from the bowlers at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Asked to bat first, a fired-up Abhishek unleashed seven boundaries and 13 sixes en route to 135 (54 balls) as he scored the second-fastest T20I century by an Indian batter off 37 balls to help the hosts amass 247 for 9.

Indian bowlers Mohammed Shami (3/25), Varun Chakravarthy (2/25), Shivam Dube (2/11) and Abhishek Sharma (2/3) then stifled the England batters, managing to dismiss them for 97 runs with 9.3 overs to spare.

Abhishek missed equalling Rohit Sharma's record of being the fastest Indian to score a T20I ton by just two balls. Rohit had hit a 35-ball T20I century for India against Sri Lanka in 2017.

Abhishek also scored a 17-ball half-century, which was the second fastest by an India, when he hit Jamie Overton for a massive six in the fifth over.

He also shared a 115-run second-wicket partnership with Tilak Varma (24).

Wood is the new man in and there is a big shout for caught behind as Wood tries to tuck it. Umpire says not out. India take the review and the ultra edge shows Wood gloved the ball and he is out for a duck. India win by 150 runs.

Shami is back in the attack and the back of length ball is pulled to deep midwicket where Rinku does well to stop it and keep it to a single.

Short bouncer, Rashid tries to go big, miscues and is caught behind for 6. England 9 down.

21:52

Salt out after making quick 50

Eng 96-8 (10 ovs) vs Ind 247-9 | Scorecard

Rashid is the new man in and after three dots, he hammers the ball down the ground for a four!

Rashid then plays the ball to long off to end the over with a couple as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Dube continues and he takes out Bethell first ball as the batter looks to after the bowler, only to get an inside edge and play it onto his stumps.

Archer is the new man in and he plays a dot as 2 wickets and 3 runs come off the over.

Overton is the new man in.

A wide and a dot later, Overton is off the mark with a single to long on.

Bethell then takes a single to long off.

Abhishek strikes again as Overton goes for the big one, miscues but Suryakumar runs back to complete a good catch, his 50th in T20Is. He is out for 1 and England now 7 down.

Left arm spinner Abhishek in the attack now and he gets a wicket first ball as Carsen slaps the ball straight to long on and he is out for 3.

Carse is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Bethell and Carse then rotate the strike for four more singles. 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Dube is in the attack now and he strikes first ball. He gets the big wicket as Salt has a go at the slower ball and he is caught behind for 55 off 23 balls. England lose half the side.

Bethell is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Salt then gets to his 50 off 21 balls with a flat six over deep mid-wicket.

He then takes a single. A dot later, Bethell pulls and gets a six as 14 runs and a wicket come off it.

Chakravarthy continues and he strikes again first ball as Livingstone goes for the slog sweep but the ball flies off the top edge and Rinku Singh completes the catch at deep mid-wicket. He is out for 9. England now 4 down.

21:28

Brook out for 2

Eng 68-3 (6 ovs) vs Ind 247-9 | Scorecard

Livingstone is the new man in and he is off the mark with a four to sweeper cover.

A dot later, Livingstone then slaps the ball straight past the bowler for another four!

A single to long on to end the over as 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Bishnoi in the attack now and after a dot, Brook plays a sweep and plays the ball to Chakravarthy who runs a few yards to take a good low catch and he is out for 2. England now 3 down.

Brook is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Salt then takes a single before Brook plays a reverse sweep for a single to the leg side.

Salt then swings and pulls the ball to square leg for a four!

Salt then ends the over with a smack down the ground for another four as 11 come off it.

Varun Chakravarthy is in the attack now and he strikes first ball!

Buttler tries to take on the bowler only to hole out in the deep at long on and he is out for 7. England lose 2nd wicket.

21:18

Duckett out for golden duck

Eng 48-1 (4 ovs) vs Ind 247-9 | Scorecard

Hardik continues, a low full toss at the pads and Salt flicks it over deep square leg for a six!

Salt then goes for the big one but the Axar can't get to it at extra cover and he gets a single.

Buttler then misses the flick as Hardik bowls a wide down the leg side.

Slower ball next and Buttler gets nothing.

Slower bouncer and Buttler smashes it over the infield for a four over extra cover.

Buttler then gets a single to long on.

Salt then drives the ball down the ground to end the over with a four as 17 come off it.

Buttler is the new man in and he starts with a dot.

Buttler then gets a couple off a misfield to get off the mark.

Buttler then flicks the ball one-handed to the leg side for a single. Leg byes.

Salt then creams the ball through covers for a four before taking a single to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Shami continues, he starts with a widish ball, Duckett mistimes the ball, gets the bottom edge hits it straight to Abhishek at cover and he is out for a first-ball duck. England 23 for 1.

21:06

Salt put his foot on the pedal from the get go

Eng 23-0 (2 ovs) vs Ind 247-9 | Scorecard

Hardik opens at the other end and Salt starts the over with a couple at backward point.

Hardik does well to bowl two slower balls.

He then has Salt slog and is beaten.

Salt then plays the ball to the fielder for a dot.

Short ball and Salt swings it to vacant deep mid-wicket for a four as 6 come off the over.

Mohammed Shami opens the attack for India while Phil Salt and Ben Duckett opens the batting for England.

Shami starts on the off stump and Salt creams the ball through extra cover for a four.

Salt then drill the ball down the ground for another four!

Salt then goes across the line and smokes it over the midwicket for the first maximum of the innings.

Salt then takes a couple as he miscues it over mid-on before he plays a dot and a single to end the over as 17 come off the opening over.

20:58

Abhishek smashes record 135 off 54 balls

Ind 247-9 (20 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Abhishek Sharma smashed a record 135 off 54 balls to propel India to 247 for 9 in the 5th and final T20I against England in Mumbai on Sunday.

Abhishek pummelled the English bowling smashing 13 sixes, all mostly down the ground, to help India put on a massive total.

Brydon Carse was the pick of the bowlers for England with figures of 3 for 38 off his 4 overs.

Opening the innings, Abhishek, who scored 135 off 54 balls with the help of seven boundaries and 13 sixes, smashed his century off just 37 deliveries, but failed to equal Rohit Sharma's record by just two balls.

Rohit had hit a 35-ball T20I ton for India against Sri Lanka in 2017.

Abhishek also scored a 17-ball half-century, which was the second fastest for India, when he hit Jamie Overton for a massive six in the fifth over.

He also shared a 115-run second-wicket partnership with Tilak Varma (24).

Earlier, England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl but the decision seemed to have backfired as Abhishek sent the visitors on a leather hunt.

India made one change to the side, bringing in pace-bowling stalwart Mohammed Shami in place of the lanky quick Arshdeep Singh.

Bishnoi is the new man in and he is caught out off the last ball of the innings. India put on a massive 247 for 9 on the board.

Overton back in the attack and Axar starts the over with a couple to wide long on.

Axar then blocks the yorker before slapping the wide ball over cover for a four!

A dot later, Axar hits the yorker for a couple to deep square leg but he is short of his ground and is run out for 15 off 11.

Shami is the new man in.

Wood is the new man in and after a dot, Shami is off the mark with a single to short third man.

Axar then takes a single to the leg side.

Two dots to end the over as just 3 come off it.

20:38

Rashid finally gets the man out

Ind 237-7 (18 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Rashid is back in the attack and Abhishek connects the wide ball to deep cover for a couple.

Abhishek then swings his arms and smashes his six No 12 straight down the ground for a maximum.

Rashid then bowls a wide down the leg side.

And another wide down the leg side.

Abhishek then comes down the track and hits the ball to the leg side for a single.

Axar then cuts the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Abhishek comes down the track and smashes it over long on for a six!

Rashid ends the big innings as Abhishek hits the ball straight to deep extra cover and he is out for 135 off 54.

18 runs and a wicket come off it.

Carse is back in the attack, he starts with a slower one that is slapped back and bisects the deep fielders for a four!

Abhishek and Axar take a single each before the former swings through the line and smashes the ball over long on for a six!

Abhishek then takes a single before Axar plays the ball straight over the bowler for a four as 17 come off it.

20:27

England pull things back a little

Ind 202-6 (16 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Axar is the new man in and he is welcomed with a bouncer. A wicket and 8 runs come off it.

Archer is back in the attack and after a dot, a ball into his pads is flicked for four to fine leg by Rinku Singh.

Rinku then gets a couple to mid-wicket to bring up the 200.

Rinku then gets a couple to backward square leg.

Archer then bowls into Rinku's pads, big shout the umpire raised the finger, India take the review and lose it. The ball pitched in line and hitting the stumps. Rinku is out LBW for 9.

Rinku Singh is the new man in and he plays the ball down to the leg side and scampers for a single to get off the mark.

A dot to end the over as 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Wood is back in the attack and he puts down Hardik first ball as the batter takes a single.

Abhishek then takes a single before Hardik pulls the ball over deep square leg for a six!

Hardik then whips the ball straight to deep square leg and he is out for 9. India now 5 down.

20:15

Dube out for 30

Ind 185-4 (14 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Hardik Pandya is the new man in, and he starts with a leading edge to long off and he is off the mark with a single.

Carse comes around the wicket to Abhishek who tucks the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Hardik then misses his pull and that is a rare dot.

A single to long on to end the over as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Carse back in the attack, Dube clears his front leg and smashes it through covers for a four!

Carse strikes again as Dube mistimes the pull, he gets the top edge and is caught by Rashid at fine leg. Carse breaks another partnership and Dube is out for 30 off 13.

Jamie Overton is back in the attack and he bowls full and Dube clears his front leg and smacks it over long off for a six!

Dube then plays the ball to third man for a four.

Dube then gets a single to cover.

Slower ball, hits Abhishek's boot, big shout, no says the umpire. England take the review and ball tracking shows pitching outside leg stump.

Next ball Dube hits the ball hard into the pitch and to long off for a single.

Another one hander and Abhishek clobbers it to deep third man for a four as 17 come off it.

20:03

Surya out for 2

Ind 161-3 (12 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Archer is back in the attack and after a dot, Dube pulls the ball, albeit not in control and gets a four.

Short ball again and Dube gets inside the line, gets the top edge and pulls it over backward square leg for a six!

Dube then tucks the ball for a single towards the keeper.

Abhishek then takes a single to long on before Dube pulls the ball to backward square leg for a single as 13 come off it.

Shivam Dube is the new man in and is off the mark with a single.

A dot later, a misfield at cover allows Abhishek to sneak a single.

Dube almost plays on next ball but the ball rolls to fine leg and he gets a single. 5 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Carse continues, comes around the wicket to Abhishek and starts with a wide down the leg side.

Abhishek then taps the ball down and scampers for a single to bring up his 100 off just 37 balls.

Suryakumar then gets a leading edge as he flicks and keeper Salt circles under the ball before he completes a catch on the fall and India lose 3rd wicket. Surya out for 2.

19:50

Varma out for 24 off 15

Ind 143-2 (10 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Suryakumar is the new man in.

Rashid continues and after two dots, Abhishek comes down the ground and smashes it through extra cover for a four!

Abhishek then takes a single to long on.

Surya then plays the ball down past slip fielder for a couple to get off the mark.

A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

Right-arm medium pacer Brydon Carse in the attack now and Abhishek takes a single first ball.

A dot later, Varma takes a single.

Abhishek then hits the slower ball over wide long off for a six!

A single later, Varma top edges the upper cut and is caught behind for 24. India lose 2nd wicket. 9 runs and a wicket come off the over.

19:41

Whirlwind innings from Abhishek

Ind 127-1 (8 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Livingstone continues and Varma plays the ball to long off for a single/

Abhishek then smashes the short ball over long off for another 6 as the crowd starts to chant his name.

Abhishek and Varma then take a single each before the former throws his hands at it, loses his grip as one hand comes off but manages to smash it for a six on the off side.

A single to end the over as 16 come off it.

Leggie Rashid is in the attack now and Abhishek and Varma start the over with two singles.

Abhishek then smashes the ball over long off for a six!

Abhishek then dances down and smashes another one over the bowler for a another six!

A misfield then allows Abhishek a single to deep cover.

Varma ends the over with a single to deep mid-wicket as 16 come off it.

19:34

Abhishek-Varma take on the bowlers

Ind 95-1 (6 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Spinner Liam Livingstone in the attack now and the tossed up ball is cut over backward point for a four!

A single and a dot later, Varma punches the ball through cover for four runs.

He then reverse sweeps it uppishly over point before ending the over with a couple off legbyes as 15 come off it.

Jamie Overton in the attack now and he starts with a slow one and Abhishek slaps it over long-off for a six!

Abhishek brings up his 50 in 17 balls when he swings another six down the ground.

Abhishek then plays the ball to deep backward point where a misfield from Bethell allows the batter a couple of runs.

Abhishek then takes a single to long-off for a single.

Short ball, Varma gets a top edge and the ball flies over fine leg for a six to bring up the 50-run stand off 18 balls.

Varma then comes down the ground for another four as 25 come off the over.

19:24

50 up for India in no time

Ind 55-1 (4 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Wood continues and Varma taps the ball down and scampers for a single.

Short ball and Abhishek pulls the ball over mid-wicket for a four!

Half volley and Wood drives it down the ground for a four!

He comes down the track and plays and misses.

Abhishek then cuts the ball over backward point for another six!

Full ball now and Abhishek plays it to cover and scampers for a single.

Archer continues and he starts around the wicket to Abhishek and that is a full ball and a dot.

Archer is then hammered over extra cover for a four!

A dot later, Abhishek clears the infield, down the ground, no timing on it but he gets a couple.

Abhishek then slaps the widish ball over backward point for a six!

Full ball, Abhishek makes room and clatters it over extra cover for a six! 18 come off the over.

19:14

Wood strikes early

Ind 21-1 (2 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Tilak Varma is the new man in and he lets the ball go to the keeper. 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Wood opens at the other end and it's a yorker first ball to Abhishek.

The batter then mistimes the pull for a couple past mid-wicket.

Abhishek then inside edges the ball through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Abhishek then guides the ball past backward point for a single.

Short ball, Samson is tucked up on the pull and he hits it straight to deep square leg and he is out for 16 off 7. India lose first wicket.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma open the batting for India while Jofra Archer opens the attack for England. Two slips and a forward short leg in place for Samson and the first ball is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a six!

What a start! Samson goes on the off stump and pulls the ball for a maximum.

Samson then stands on the leg stump and plays and misses and that is a dot.

Archer gets the next one to nip back into Samson who gets tucked up and is hit on the gloves. The physio has a look at Samson's index finger.

Sanju again stands on the off stump and is hit on the pad as he misses, big shout for LBW, no says the umpire.

Samson then pulls the next ball over deep backward square leg for a six!

Short ball and Samson upper cuts it over slips for a six, the third of the over and India off to a flyer as 16 come off it.

18:37

Shami comes in for Arshdeep

England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and elected to bowl in the fifth and final T20I in Mumbai on Sunday.

India make one change with Mohammed Shami coming in for Arshdeep Singh.

Mark Wood comes in Saqib Mahmood for England.

The pitch is expected to help the pacers but the batters can expect to find some big runs on the evening.

Playing XIs:

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy

England: Philip Salt(w), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

The series already in their pocket, India will look to address their batting woes against an England team gunning for revenge after feeling hard-done by a debatable concussion substitute when the two teams clash in the fifth and final T20 International in Mumbai on Sunday.

The hosts will hope that struggling skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson get back among runs. Adding spice to the otherwise inconsequential match is the resentment that England is carrying after the 15-run defeat in the fourth match of the series in Pune.

India's 15-run win in the fourth T20I on Friday gave the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match affair, but left England exasperated over the choice of the concussion replacement who made an impact in the match.

Fast bowler Harshit Rana replaced all-rounder Shivam Dube after the latter copped a blow to his head while batting and the former returned 3/33 in his maiden T20I, derailing England's progress in the chase.

The choice of replacement was approved by ICC match referee Javagal Srinath at half-time, leaving the visitors complaining, as India had a more like-for-like replacement in Ramandeep Singh available in the dugout.

England captain Jos Buttler remembered thinking "who's Harshit on for" as he strode out to bat but his team was also guilty of succumbing to pressure and squandering a perfect start on a flat deck at the MCA Stadium to concede the series.

England were 65 for 1 in the seventh over, chasing 182, and lost wickets in a heap once again to spinners Varun Chakravarthy (2/28) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28), the former stretching his tally in the series to 12.

However, despite the series in bag, India's concerns remain the same -- Samson and Suryakumar's lean patch with the bat.

Samson, who missed the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Kerala, came into the series evidently lacking match practice and has struggled against the express pace of Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, who have troubled the Indian opener consistently.

With only 35 runs in four matches so far, Samson's returns have been disappointing but it is unlikely that India would want to tinker with their opening combination at the top given that an all-out approach is a core principle of their T20 cricket.

World number four Suryakumar has gone without a significant score since his 75 against Bangladesh eight matches ago.

India's skipper has two ducks and scores of 12 and 14 to show in this series even though luck has favoured him during the toss.

Spoilt for choices in the bowling department, India could rest and play both their front-line pacers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami through the course of this series. But Sunday's contest could be another opportunity for the team management to test the readiness of Shami who is back after a lengthy injury-forced lay-off.

For England, it has been a series of more misses than hits but they have been outplayed generally across departments.

Harry Brook finally got a big knock on the board on Friday but his struggles persist against spin and particularly Chakravarthy, while young guns like Jacob Bethell and Jamie Smith have had their struggles on their maiden Indian sojourn.

India maul Eng by 150 runs in 5th T20I, win series 4-1

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