NEW DELHI: India made the perfect start to the fifth and final T20I against England by dismissing Phil Salt early at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. But just a few overs later, a costly fielding error from: Shivam Dube given the England captaincy Harry Brooke a lifeline.The incident happened in the sixth over of England’s innings. Fast bowler Prince Yadav bowled a short delivery outside off stump, and Brook went for a big pull shot. Instead, he got a thick top that was high in the air. It looked like a straight catch by Dube, who ran back from the infield. However, he failed to judge the ball properly and dropped the big chance. The wasted moment proved to be a turning point.Brook was still in the early stages of his innings and made full use of the reprieve. He went on to smash an unbeaten 95 off just 46 balls, while Jos Buttler smashed 131 off 64 deliveries.The pair put together an incredible 233-run partnership for the second wicket, helping England post a massive 257.The poor farming in India does not end there. Dube later dismissed Buttler in the 19th over, but by then the England skipper had done the damage. The stream was again dropped on 90 by Ishan Kishan.
England completed a 4-0 series sweep
Chasing a daunting target of 258, India started aggressively but could only manage 201/8 in 20 overs despite half-centuries from Ishan Kishan (56) and Tilak Varma (53).England sealed a 56-run victory to complete a 4-0 clean sweep of the five-match series.The loss also gave India the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings. England came out on top after extending India’s losing streak in T20Is to six matches.