Summary

  • England beat India by nine wickets to wrap up series with one game to spare

  • Defeat means India have lost five completed T20s in succession for first time

  • Brook hits brilliant 79* off 35 balls and Salt makes 58* off 41

  • India made 158-7 with Shreyas making unbeaten 80

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Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. 50 runs

    50 for Phil Salt

    Eng 135-1

    And there it is! Prasidh Krishna strays down the leg side and Phil Salt helps it fine for four.

    51 off 34 for the opener.

    'It's all looking so easy' - Salt reaches half-century

  2. Eng 131-1

    Need 28 runs from 54 balls

    Phil Salt picks up a boundary with a sliced edge through the vacant slip region. Arshdeep Singh, annoyed, turns on his heels and marches back to his mark.

    11 off the over.

    Salt, retaining the strike with a single, is three runs away from his half-century.

  3. How about this from Jofra Archer to finish India's innings with a wicket?

    Archer gets into the World Cup spirit with clever run out

  4. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Bristol is comfortably the hardest place in the country to bowl spin in T20I cricket.

    Spinners average 37 in Bristol with an economy rate of 8.6 - both are the highest for any ground in the country to host a T20I.

  5. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Harry Brook hits a sixGetty Images

    Harry Brook is an extraordinary player.

  6. Eng 120-1

    Need 39 runs from 60 balls

    Harry Brook rattles off another couple of boundaries. His second four of the over is well-placed along the floor in between deep mid-wicket and long-on.

    Two wides from Shivam Dube don't help India's cause either.

  7. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Pace v Spin in Bristol tonight:

    • Pace - 5 wickets, average 26, economy rate 7.1
    • Spin - 2 wickets, average 60, economy rate 10.8

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    England have got themselves in to a great position here. No need for shock and awe but can they resist and show maturity, batting sensibly through to the death?

    Simon Bland, Wadhurst

    Not sure we're going to get to the death at this rate, Simon.

    England need 54 runs from 66 balls and have hit 37 runs off the past two overs.

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Harry Brook

    Eng 105-1

    Harry Brook celebrates his half-centuryGetty Images

    It goes from bad to worse for India.

    Abhishek Sharma put in a good dive as he attempted to stop a drive from Harry Brook but can only watch in agony as his parried effort trickles into the rope.

    And then, a simply humongous six to bring up Brook's half-century off just 21 balls.

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 94-1

    Phil Salt joins the party, dispatching a full and wide delivery over the rope. Poor bowling from Axar Patel.

  11. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It looks like England may fancy watching France v Morocco in an hour.

    It is brutal hitting.

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    Sorry but India are dreadful. You’re meant to be world champions and yet they’re playing like a bunch of amateurs. They’ve got one mindset and when that even marginally falls apart, they are absolutely clueless.

    Seb, Eastleigh

  13. Eng 87-1

    Target 159

    Dot, four, six, four, four, single. Washington Sundar is wearing a look of desperation, Harry Brook is cruising.

    The required rate is now a run-a-ball. 72 from 72.

  14. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    That was short, but not everyone would have been able to hit that for six.

    I'm not sure how you bowl to this man.

    You might get him eventually when he tries something really elaborate.

  15. 6 runs

    Eng 78-1

    Harry Brook misses out on Washington Sundar's first delivery but he clobbers the second down the ground for four.

    He follows it with a swiped six into the leg-side. Brutal hitting.

  16. Eng 68-1

    Target 159

    Axar Patel, playing his 100th T20I, enters the attack. Harry Brook and Phil Salt tick another six runs off England's chase.

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

    It is not the start that India wanted but England have batted really well.

    For India, it is all about wickets, but the problem is, England's batting line-up is very deep.

  18. WinViz has it 87-13 in England's favour against IndiaBBC Sport/CricViz

    Thanks Mike. Hello again!

    Here's how WinViz is looking at the end of the powerplay. England are the overwhelming favourites.

  19. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Harry Brook thrives against high pace in T20 cricket, averaging 128 against balls delivered over 86.9mph (140kph).

  20. Eng 62-1

    Target 159

    England are ahead of India after six overs in the fourth T20BBC Sport/CricViz

    Harry Brook drops into a crouch and ramps Prince Yadav for four.

    He skies the last delivery of the powerplay out to the same part of the field, but the ball drops clear of the fielder and England run two.

    The fielders drop back, England need 97 from 84 balls - here's Elizabeth Botcherby to take you through.