England vs India, 4th T20I, India tour of England, 2026 - CommentaryENG vs IND, 4th T20I, India tour of England, 2026 - Commentary
England won by 9 wkts
IND
158/7(20)
ENG
159/1(13.5)
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"I know that this is the lowest you can go" - these were Iyer's words after the loss in Manchester. Little did he know what was to follow. India have been in complete freefall in these last couple of matches. Bundled out for 76 at Trent Bridge, and now just blown away in Bristol. They've lost five in a row since winning the World Cup and another series has slipped out of their grasp. England have the chance to go No.1 in the T20I rankings if they win at Southampton. What difference a couple of months can make. That's all from us here. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. It's a goodbye from Sagar Chawla on behalf of Siva and Abhinand Raghavendran.
Brook: Thank you. Cheers.
Morgan: Harry, congratulations on both fronts.
Brook: I think everybody can be, to be honest, because we've got so much depth in the batting line-up. And we brought Rehan in today, who's going to end up being number eight, who can hit a long ball as well. So just having that extra bit of depth on a small ground here, 60 metres straight, we backed our batting to win us the game.
Morgan: How much is about the way that you play individual, or is it about sending a message to the changing room as well, so collectively you can be as aggressive as you display?
Brook: Yeah, it felt good. It felt good. And again, it's just them conversations with the coaches, trying to figure out where best is to try and hit the ball on the ground. And thankfully, I can try and access all the way around the ground. I felt like using the pace today was probably the best option, and thankfully I got a few out the middle.
Morgan: I know you don't like speaking about yourself, but a word on your batting today. You treated a Bristol crowd to an absolute exhibition. That must be an incredible feeling.
Brook: It'd be pretty cool to be world number one (smiles), if I'm being honest. That's definitely an aim for us. We'll just keep on doing the same things that we have done in this series so far, and we'll stick to our guns, and hopefully we'll come out 4-0.
Morgan: 3-0 up, could go 4-0, and become number one ranked side in the world. I don't know if you're aware of that. Is that something that you think about, or will it be a case of rotation of the squad and performance next?
Morgan: Harry, congratulations on both fronts.
Brook: I think everybody can be, to be honest, because we've got so much depth in the batting line-up. And we brought Rehan in today, who's going to end up being number eight, who can hit a long ball as well. So just having that extra bit of depth on a small ground here, 60 metres straight, we backed our batting to win us the game.
Morgan: How much is about the way that you play individual, or is it about sending a message to the changing room as well, so collectively you can be as aggressive as you display?
Brook: Yeah, it felt good. It felt good. And again, it's just them conversations with the coaches, trying to figure out where best is to try and hit the ball on the ground. And thankfully, I can try and access all the way around the ground. I felt like using the pace today was probably the best option, and thankfully I got a few out the middle.
Morgan: I know you don't like speaking about yourself, but a word on your batting today. You treated a Bristol crowd to an absolute exhibition. That must be an incredible feeling.
Brook: It'd be pretty cool to be world number one (smiles), if I'm being honest. That's definitely an aim for us. We'll just keep on doing the same things that we have done in this series so far, and we'll stick to our guns, and hopefully we'll come out 4-0.
Morgan: 3-0 up, could go 4-0, and become number one ranked side in the world. I don't know if you're aware of that. Is that something that you think about, or will it be a case of rotation of the squad and performance next?
Brook: Definitely. Jofra and Tongie again, like a house on fire as well. They're having good conversations out there, learning what's best to bowl on that surface as well. Jos with the spinners, stood up at the stumps, he's a very valuable player for us, as he has been for many years. And just having little conversations do make a massive difference.
Morgan: Talk us through some of the senior players in that changing room that contribute to that happening. Yes, it can be just captain and coach or backroom staff, but the senior players play a big role.
Brook: Both, really. Two things stand out for sure is the way that we've adapted to the surface and used different skills to be able to combat that surface, and then the communication from the coaches out to the players and the players back to the coaches has been phenomenal. And, yeah, they're two things that really stand out.
Morgan: Over the course of the three victories, what have you been most proud of? Batting, bowling, or just the all-round performance?
Harry Brook: Yeah, that was good fun tonight (chuckles). It's always good to beat India, a very strong side they have been for many years, and to beat them 3-0 with one game to go, we're very happy.
Morgan: Harry, Player of the Match and a series win, that is surely as good as it gets.
Harry Brook | Player of the Match and England captain interview.
Morgan: Talk us through some of the senior players in that changing room that contribute to that happening. Yes, it can be just captain and coach or backroom staff, but the senior players play a big role.
Brook: Both, really. Two things stand out for sure is the way that we've adapted to the surface and used different skills to be able to combat that surface, and then the communication from the coaches out to the players and the players back to the coaches has been phenomenal. And, yeah, they're two things that really stand out.
Morgan: Over the course of the three victories, what have you been most proud of? Batting, bowling, or just the all-round performance?
Harry Brook: Yeah, that was good fun tonight (chuckles). It's always good to beat India, a very strong side they have been for many years, and to beat them 3-0 with one game to go, we're very happy.
Morgan: Harry, Player of the Match and a series win, that is surely as good as it gets.
Harry Brook | Player of the Match and England captain interview.
Shreyas: Thank you. Cheers.
Morgan: Shreyas, thanks for your time. See you in Southampton.
Shreyas: Certainly. It's important that you learn quickly from your mistakes so that the team also benefits eventually out of it. And I'm sure that there are quick learners in the team. I'm sure they will assess themselves and get back stronger in the next game.
Morgan: And with that transition in mind, you want to see some progressive learning and the quicker the learning, almost the better.
Shreyas: Absolutely. See, this is the transition phase and we will be making lot of mistakes. You see a lot of youngsters playing here in these conditions for the first time. So mistakes will definitely make them realize how important it is to adapt and have that awareness when you come in the overseas conditions.
Morgan: Yeah, one game to go. The series is gone, but still plenty to play for.
Morgan: Shreyas, thanks for your time. See you in Southampton.
Shreyas: Certainly. It's important that you learn quickly from your mistakes so that the team also benefits eventually out of it. And I'm sure that there are quick learners in the team. I'm sure they will assess themselves and get back stronger in the next game.
Morgan: And with that transition in mind, you want to see some progressive learning and the quicker the learning, almost the better.
Shreyas: Absolutely. See, this is the transition phase and we will be making lot of mistakes. You see a lot of youngsters playing here in these conditions for the first time. So mistakes will definitely make them realize how important it is to adapt and have that awareness when you come in the overseas conditions.
Morgan: Yeah, one game to go. The series is gone, but still plenty to play for.
Shreyas: Definitely happy with my performance, but see, if it's not on the winning cause, it just goes to the side. So disappointed on that aspect because whenever I play, I want to perform and see to it that my team wins. But unfortunately, today wasn't that day. Definitely look forward in the next game.
Morgan: Regardless of the rest of the team, how they performed, I know that'll be the forefront of your mind. A huge positive in your own performance. That must have felt good.
Shreyas: When we came on to bowling, I just asked our bowlers to repeat the lengths as much as possible because top of middle-stump and leg-stump, it was very difficult to hit and score boundaries off that. So I think we fell a bit short in terms of our execution. And, yeah, we saw that when we were changing the pace, when we were trying something else, they scored off those loose balls.
Morgan: Dusting yourself down after the previous game. What was the chat in the changing room that you wanted to see produced on the field today?
Shreyas Iyer: Again, it was a disappointing one. Definitely, 158 wasn't the perfect total on the board. And eventually we saw how quickly they chased down.
Eoin Morgan: Shreyas, commiserations. Another tough day at the office. How do you assess today's performance?
Shreyas Iyer | India captain interview.
Morgan: Regardless of the rest of the team, how they performed, I know that'll be the forefront of your mind. A huge positive in your own performance. That must have felt good.
Shreyas: When we came on to bowling, I just asked our bowlers to repeat the lengths as much as possible because top of middle-stump and leg-stump, it was very difficult to hit and score boundaries off that. So I think we fell a bit short in terms of our execution. And, yeah, we saw that when we were changing the pace, when we were trying something else, they scored off those loose balls.
Morgan: Dusting yourself down after the previous game. What was the chat in the changing room that you wanted to see produced on the field today?
Shreyas Iyer: Again, it was a disappointing one. Definitely, 158 wasn't the perfect total on the board. And eventually we saw how quickly they chased down.
Eoin Morgan: Shreyas, commiserations. Another tough day at the office. How do you assess today's performance?
Shreyas Iyer | India captain interview.
Stats by Roshan Gede
This is the first time England have beaten India in a bilateral T20I series of two or more games. India have won five of the previous six, while one ended in a draw.
India’s last two defeats in a bilateral series against England (any format) had come on the 2018 tour (by 2-1 in ODIs and by 4-1 in Tests). Post then, until before the ongoing one, they had won eight out of 10, with the last two Test series in the country ending in draws (both 2-2).
Before the ongoing season, India had won 11 of their last 12 bilateral T20I series, while the one in South Africa in December 2023 ended in a 1-1 draw.
Highest partnerships against IND in T20Is (any wicket)
174* - Quinton de Kock & David Miller (SA), Guwahati, 2022
170* - Alex Hales & Jos Buttler (ENG), Adelaide, T20 WC 2022 SF
152* - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (PAK), Dubai, T20 WC 2021
146* - Phil Salt & Harry Brook (ENG), Bristol, 2026
133 - David Warner & Shane Watson (AUS), Colombo (RPS), T20 WC 2012
*all five came in chases
Winning with most balls to spare vs a FM side in T20Is (150-plus chases)
60 - IND vs NZ, Guwahati, 2026
43 - NZ vs SA, Kolkata, T20 WC 2026
37 - WI vs SA Kingston 2024
37 - ENG vs IND, Bristol, 2026
33 - ENG vs PAK, Lahore, 2022
This is the first time England have beaten India in a bilateral T20I series of two or more games. India have won five of the previous six, while one ended in a draw.
India’s last two defeats in a bilateral series against England (any format) had come on the 2018 tour (by 2-1 in ODIs and by 4-1 in Tests). Post then, until before the ongoing one, they had won eight out of 10, with the last two Test series in the country ending in draws (both 2-2).
Before the ongoing season, India had won 11 of their last 12 bilateral T20I series, while the one in South Africa in December 2023 ended in a 1-1 draw.
Highest partnerships against IND in T20Is (any wicket)
174* - Quinton de Kock & David Miller (SA), Guwahati, 2022
170* - Alex Hales & Jos Buttler (ENG), Adelaide, T20 WC 2022 SF
152* - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (PAK), Dubai, T20 WC 2021
146* - Phil Salt & Harry Brook (ENG), Bristol, 2026
133 - David Warner & Shane Watson (AUS), Colombo (RPS), T20 WC 2012
*all five came in chases
Winning with most balls to spare vs a FM side in T20Is (150-plus chases)
60 - IND vs NZ, Guwahati, 2026
43 - NZ vs SA, Kolkata, T20 WC 2026
37 - WI vs SA Kingston 2024
37 - ENG vs IND, Bristol, 2026
33 - ENG vs PAK, Lahore, 2022
This is England’s joint second-biggest win in terms of wickets remaining in a 150-plus chase; they had won by a similar margin in a 192-run chase against SA at Cape Town in 2020. Their 10-wicket win in the T20 WC 2022 semis against India (T: 169) tops this list.
Biggest defeat margin for IND by balls remaining in T20Is
52 vs AUS, Melbourne, 2008
40 vs AUS, Melbourne, 2025
37 vs ENG, Bristol, 2026
33 vs NZ, Dubai, 2021
33 vs SL, Colombo (RPS), 2021
This was the 37th instance of both captains registering a 50-plus score in a Men’s T20I, 16th in matches between two full-member sides and the first between these two.
The last time India lost two consecutive bilateral T20I series was back in February 2019 (by 1-2 in NZ followed by 0-2 against Australia at home).
Spinners in the series so far
England: 8/261 in 30.4 overs, ER: 8.51, Avg: 32.62
India: 3/244 in 22 overs, ER: 11.09, Avg: 81.33
Biggest defeat margin for IND by balls remaining in T20Is
52 vs AUS, Melbourne, 2008
40 vs AUS, Melbourne, 2025
37 vs ENG, Bristol, 2026
33 vs NZ, Dubai, 2021
33 vs SL, Colombo (RPS), 2021
This was the 37th instance of both captains registering a 50-plus score in a Men’s T20I, 16th in matches between two full-member sides and the first between these two.
The last time India lost two consecutive bilateral T20I series was back in February 2019 (by 1-2 in NZ followed by 0-2 against Australia at home).
Spinners in the series so far
England: 8/261 in 30.4 overs, ER: 8.51, Avg: 32.62
India: 3/244 in 22 overs, ER: 11.09, Avg: 81.33
20:30 Local Time, 19:30 GMT, 01:00 IST: Wow this has been quite a display from Harry Brook and co. You were left wondering if India had a fighting chance at the halfway stage, on a pitch where the ball seemed to be holding. The run-chase did start on a positive note for the visitors as they got rid of Buttler quickly. What followed though was England captain Brook making a mockery of the target of 159. He moved around in the crease, disrupted the lengths, and played some unreal shots. His timing had been sublime all series, just hadn't got the big score yet, and today was the day for it. What an exhibition. India had absolutely no answers. Oh yeah, Phil Salt was there too, picking up another fifty.
13.5
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, 1 run, "atrocious" and "awful" in Nottingham, and not any better in Bristol! India are blown away once more as England seal the series 3-0 with a match to spare. Back of a length across off, Salt taps it gently through point for a single in anti-climactic fashion. England have been anything but gentle
13.5
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, wide, short ball, called a wide for height
13.4
4
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, FOUR, in the slot and hammered down the ground. That's gone to the ropes like a rocket
13.3
Arshdeep Singh to Harry Brook, 1 run, yorker on off, squeezed away through point
13.2
6
Arshdeep Singh to Harry Brook, SIX, oh stop it. Ridiculous from Brook. Backing away to the leg-side, then leaning back on the back foot and then just whipping it off a length over mid-on. The straight boundaries are short here, carries all the way
13.1
Arshdeep Singh to Harry Brook, 2 runs, flapped in the air, nowhere near the middle but clears mid-off! Short ball that Brook tries muscling down ground tennis style. Gets away with it
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Arshdeep Singh [3.0-1-26-1] is back into the attack
Over 13
144-1
010111(4 runs)
Harry Brook
70 (32)
Philip Salt
54 (40)
Prince Yadav
3-0-28-0
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12.6
Prince Yadav to Harry Brook, 1 run, angling down leg, a little inside edge onto thigh pad maybe
12.5
Prince Yadav to Phil Salt, 1 run, hard length on middle, Salt stays leg-side and taps it wide of cover
12.4
Prince Yadav to Harry Brook, 1 run, goes for the pull, it's not short enough and he drags it to deep square leg
12.3
Prince Yadav to Harry Brook, no run, good short ball, goes over Brook's left shoulder as he's beaten on the pull shot
