india captain Shreyas Iyer England, who sealed victory in the five-match T20I series by nine wickets in the fourth T20I at the Bristol County Ground, admitted his side fell short in all areas.Despite scoring an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls, Iyer said his individual performance meant little as India suffered another drubbing, losing the series with one game to spare.“It was another disappointing game. Of course, 158 is not a perfect total on the board. Ultimately we saw how fast they caught up,” Iyer said after the game.India posted 158/7 after recovering from an early top-order collapse but surpassed the target in just 13.5 overs thanks to an unbeaten partnership between England and England Harry Brooke swear Phil Salter.Reflecting on India’s bowling effort, Iyer revealed the team’s plans but admitted that the bowlers failed to execute consistently.“When we started bowling, I just asked our bowlers to repeat the length as much as possible because at the top of middle stump and leg stump, it’s very difficult to hit and score runs. So I think we fell a little short on the execution side. We saw that when we changed the pace, when we tried other things, they would score runs off those loose balls,” he explained. While Iyer’s battle knock was one of the few positives for India, the skipper insisted that personal milestones are of little value without victory.“I’m definitely happy with my performance, but if it’s not about winning, then it has to be put aside. I’m disappointed because whenever I play, I want to perform well and make sure my team wins. But unfortunately, today was not that day. Definitely looking forward to the next game,” he said.
England beat India by 9 wickets
England sealed victory in the five-match T20I series with an undisputed 3-0 lead over India in the fourth match at the Bristol County Ground. After opting to bat, India recovered from an early collapse thanks to captain Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 80 off 49 balls, which helped them post 158/7. However, the total proved not to be enough as Harry Brooke shot an unbeaten 79 and Phil Salter made an unbeaten 59 as the pair dominated a century partnership to chase down the target in just 13.5 balls. The win marked England’s first win over India in a bilateral T20I series of two or more games, while India lost their second consecutive bilateral T20I series.
