Summary

  • 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

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    Have to wonder now if Jos Buttler's illustrious career with England is coming to a close...

    Peter Swindelton, Harwich

  2. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    Young India batters need to learn from this Phil Salt innings and his previous innings at Trent Bridge.

    It doesn't matter if you're 10 off 10 balls because it is just a matter of a boundary or two, especially on these kind of surfaces.

  3. Eng 52-1

    Prasidh Krishna changes ends to replace Arshdeep Singh and Phil Salt dispatches his opening delivery for four over backward point.

    The seamer over-steps later in the over and Salt takes a big swing at the next ball, top-edging over the keeper for another boundary.

    He adds another to end the over, driving cleanly through the covers.

    Having not scored off his first nine balls, Salt now has 26 off 19 with six fours.

  4. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Big difference in the plans of attack in the opening exchanges between these two sides.

    England bowled 70% short balls by this point in the innings, whereas India have been on average 2m fuller (5.5m avg length) than England (7.5m avg length).

    As a result, India have found noticeably more movement through the air (1.4° v 0.6°)

  5. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Phil Salt was late on it - the cue-end of the bat. It is extraordinary shot.

  6. Eng 36-1

    Having faced nine balls without scoring, Phil Salt gets off the mark with a four through cover.

    Prince Yadav has over-stepped too - an extra run on the total and bowling Salt with the follow-up delivery counts for nothing.

    Salt adds two more fours in the over, through third and straight down the ground.

  7. Nikesh Rughani
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    An entertaining entry for Harry Brook. He's gone dot, six, wide, two.

    There was a massive cheer when he came out. These white-ball fans know they're in for a treat if he sticks it out for 20 or 30 balls.

  8. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Harry Brook ramps for sixGetty Images

    There are no obvious chinks in his armour. He's very good technically. Where do you bowl?

    The frustration is it's him who gets him out, not the bowler.

  9. Nikesh Rughani
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Harry Brook scoops all the way for six. I told you he's not going to hang around!

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 20-1

    And away we go!

    Having not scored off his first ball, Harry Brook scoops Arshdeep Singh's penultimate delivery for six over fine leg.

    A big wide from the seamer follows, before Brook arrows a two to point to end the over.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    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.

  14. 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.

  15. Nikesh Rughani
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Jos ButtlerGetty Images

    Don't bother running for that! It's almost into our commentary box. Classic Jos Buttler, standing still and a full flow of the arms.

  16. 6 runs

    Eng 13-0

    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.

  17. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Jos Buttler has a brilliant head-to-head record against Arshdeep Singh in T20 cricket:

    • 114 runs
    • 73 balls
    • Two wickets
    • Average 57
    • Strike-rate 156

    Wheras Phil Salt has struggled against the left-arm quick: five wickets for just 68 runs scored (avg 14).

  18. 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.

  19. Eng 7-0

    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.

  20. 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.