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India vs England 5th T20I HIGHLIGHTS: Kohli`s boys knock England in final T20I, win series 3-2
India vs England 5th T20I HIGHLIGHTS: Suryakumar Yadav, who impressed everyone with his maiden T20I, will look to produce another scintillating show in the summit clash.
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It's over in Ahmedabad!
It's over in Ahmedabad as Virat Kohli and his boys clinch another series win after winning the contest by 36 runs. India finish the five-match series 3-2.
IND: 224/2 (20 overs) | ENG: 188/8 (20 overs)
2 overs to go!
The contest is over now as England require 62 runs in the final two overs. ENG: 163/5 (18 overs)
Dawid Malan departs!
Shardul Thakur picks another wicket in the same over and this time he gets the big fish as he cleans up Dawid Malan on 68 from 46 balls. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya also gets the wicket of England skipper Eoin Morgan in the following over as England are now struggling at 142/5 after 15.3 overs.
Shardul Thakur strikes!
Shardul Thakur provides India with another breakthrough as Jonny Bairstow departs after scoring 7 from the same number of balls. ENG: 140/3 (14.3 overs)
India breaks the partnership!
Kohli roars as Jos Buttler plays a lofted drive towards the cover region, which is well collected by Hardik Pandya in the deep. Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes as Buttler departs after scoring 52 from 34 balls. ENG: 130/2 (13 overs)
Buttler completes FIFTY!
Buttler completes his fifty in just 30 balls as England reach 125/1 after 11.4 overs.
FIFTY!
Dawid Malan completes his first FIFTY of the series as England reach 108/1 after 10.1 overs.
India look for a breakthrough!
Despite the gigantic total on the board, the partnership between Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan has started to haunt India as the pair have so far added 91 for the second wicket. Buttler is playing on 37 off 22 balls, while his partner Malan is batting at 46 off 30 balls. ENG: 91/1 (9 overs)
End of powerplay!
The powerplays are done and visitors are well intact with the asking rate as they add 62 runs in the first six overs.
England rebuild after early blow!
Jos Buttler along with Dawid Malan rebuild the England innings after the early dismissal of Jason Roy as the pair add 41 runs in 22 balls. ENG: 41/1 (4 overs)
Just the start hosts were hoping for!
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler arrive in the middle to start the chase but the pair fail to make any impact as Bhuvneshwar Kumar cleans up the former on duck in his second ball. ENG: 0/1 (0.2 over)
India post 224/2 in 20 overs!
Virat Kohli's unbeaten knock of 80 from 52 deliveries along with Hardik Pandya's 17-ball 39 help India pile a gigantic 224/2 on the board after 20 overs. This is Virat Kohli's highest individual score in T20Is as opener and it is also India's highest total against England in T20Is.
2 overs to go!
Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli add fifty runs for the third wicket as India reach 193/2 after 19 overs.
Virat Kohli slams 50!
Virat Kohli completes his third fifty in the ongoing T20I series against England. This is more special innings by the skipper after he reshuffled his batting slot and came as an opener. He is currently playing on 51 from 37 balls as India reach 162/2 after 15.3 overs.
What a catch!
A brilliant shot by Suryakumar Yadav but unfortunate for the batsman as Chris Jordan's effort will bring an end to his stay in the middle. Jordan runs from the long-on boundary, covers a good amount of distance and takes a single-handed catch. However, the fielder releases the ball towards Jason Roy right before crossing the ropes. Suryakumar walks back scoring 32 from 17 balls.
IND: 143/2 (13.2 overs)
Quick partnership!
An expensive over by Chris Jordan as Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli combine to slam four boundaries. A total of 19 runs come from it as India reach 133/1 after 12 overs.
No wasting time!
After a healthy start, Suryakumar Yadav is not wasting any time as the batsman kicks-off his innings with consecutive sixes. IND: 114/1 (11 overs)
Ben Stokes gets rid of Rohit!
Ben Stokes provides tourists with the much-needed breakthrough as the all-rounder scalps the wicket of Rohit Sharma. The opener departs after scoring 64 from 34 balls. IND: 94/1 (9 overs)
FIFTY!
Rohit Sharma is dropped by Mark Wood in the previous delivery and the Indian opener makes full use of the second chance by hitting Sam Curran for a six over the fine-leg region in the following delivery. With this the right-handed batsman also completes his half-century. IND: 81/0 (8 overs)
End of powerplay!
A great start for India as two of their most-experienced candidates stitch a 50-plus partnership for the first wicket and fetch 16 runs off Mark Wood's second over. IND: 60/0 (6 overs)
Rohit Sharma deals in boundaries!
After an econimical first over, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are going after the England bowlers. First it was Jofra Archer as he started the contest with a 10-run over and the duo fetch nine runs in Adil Rashid's second over. IND: 22/0 (3 overs)
Adil Rashid starts with economical over!
A good start from Adil Rashid as just three runs come from the first over.
Rohit, Kohli kick-off proceedings!
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli arrive in the middle to kick-off the proceedings. Adil Rashid will lead the attack for the visitors.
KL Rahul dropped!
KL Rahul has been dropped from the playing XI after a series of failures in the ongoing series. Meanwhile, big news coming in as Virat Kohli will open the innings with Rohit Sharma.
PLAYING XIs!
India: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, T Natarajan
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Toss!
England win toss, elect to bowl first
Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE COVERAGE of the fifth T20I between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The five-match series is squared at 2-2 and the winner tonight will lift the trophy. The toss will take place shortly. Stay tuned for LIVE UPDATES!
India vs England 5th T20I HIGHLIGHTS Virat Kohli and his boys clinched another series victory as India won the fifth and final T20I against England by 36 runs. With this win, the hosts secured the five-match series 3-2.
The Indian skipper led his side from the front and promoted himself in the batting order. Opening the innings with Rohit Sharma, the pair of India's most experienced cricketer got the hosts off to a brilliant start and added 94 runs for the opening wicket.
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Kohli went on to finish the match unbeaten on 80 from 52 balls and in the process the Indian skipper broke several records. His efforts and a blazing 17-ball 39 from Hardik Pandya made sure India piled a gigantic 224/2 on the board.
In response, England got off to a poor start losing in-form batsman Jason Roy in the second delivery. However, Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan led England's recovery and kept the visitors in the hunt, before Bhuvneshwar Kumar provided India with the much-needed breakthrough. The Indian seamer broke a 140-run partnership after he dismissed Buttler on 52 off 32 balls.
Following his dismissal, England suffered a major collapse and could only manage 188/8 in their 20 overs.