India Vs England Live Updates: India win by 8 runs, stay alive in the T20I series

The decider to be played on Saturday at Narendra Modi Stadium

England are 153/7 after 18 overs

England are 150/6 in the 17.2 overs

England reeling at 141/6 after 16.3 overs

Stokes departs for 46.

England are 140/5 in the 17th over

England are 140/4 after 16 overs

England are 131/4 after 14.5 overs

England are 118/3 after 14 overs

England are 100/3 after 12.5 overs

England are 91/3 after 12 overs

England are 79/3 after 11 overs

England are 71/3 at the halfway mark.

England are 66/3 after 8.5 overs

England need 186 runs from their 20 overs to seal the T20I series

England are 60/2 after 7.5 overs

England are 50/1 after 6.2 overs

England are 31/1 after 5 overs

India are 174/7 after 19.1 overs

India are 170/6 after 18.5 overs

India are 167/5 after 18 overs

India are 155/5 after 17.1 overs

India are 144/5 after 16.2 overs

India are 140/4 after 16 overs

India are 128/4 after 15 overs.

India are 110/4 after 13.2 overs

India are 102/3 after 12.4 overs

India are 92/3 after 12 overs

India are 75/3 at the halfway mark.

India are 70/3 after 8.4 overs

India are 63/2 after 7.4 overs

India are 52/1 after 6.3 overs

India are 46/1 after 6 overs

India are 27/1 after 4 overs

India are 21/1 after 3.4 overs

England are 19/0 after 3 overs

Yet another milestone for 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma

India off to a flying start

Can India post a challenging total on the board?

Stay Tuned as live-action gets underway

SKY included in Playing XI as Ishan Kishan benched

Morgan & Co. win a second straight toss in this series

India will take on England in the 4th T20I match of the India vs England series 2021. The IND vs ENG live match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST from the Motera Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday. With the ICC T20 World Cup approaching in October this year, England and India - currently the No.1 and No.2 sides in the world - will be keen on getting their playing XI for the tournament sorted out in the two matches that remain in this series. Where current ODI World Cup champions England have achieved an almost perfect balance in their side, India are struggling to find an opening combination that can remain consistent. However, with the IPL approaching, and two possible T20I series against New Zealand and South Africa scheduled later in the year, India may have some more time to decide who stays and who goes. 

What to expect in this mouth-watering contest?

For this series meanwhile, the pitch at Motera seems to have done a complete 180 degrees turn and has gone from a spinner's track to one that can prove to be fruitful for fast bowlers. While Kohli's attitude towards losing the toss is the way to go, it is undeniable that the toss has played a huge role in how the series has progressed. All three India vs England T20I games so far have been won by the team that won the toss and chose to chase. At a 2-1 advantage going into Thursday's game, England will hope to win this and seal the series while India will look to pull off a win and take the series deep into the last match.

IND vs ENG playing 11 prediction

India - KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal

England - Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (WK), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood