India had a reason to smile on the eve of the match when the left-handed batter stepped on to the field for the warm-ups. By the time Ryan ten Doeschate, the assistant coach, confirmed his availability for Friday’s game and returned to the field, Rinku was already batting in the nets.

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India will take on England in the fourth T20I at the MCA Stadium in Pune on January 31. England have managed to keep the series alive with a 26-run win in the third T20I in Rajkot as their bowlers did a commendable job in containing the powerful Indian batting line up. The series is still 2-1 in India’s favour.

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England overcame Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-24 to beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 to keep the series alive.

Follow all our updates, plus post-match reaction and interviews, as England’s win in India keeps T20 series alive.

India will be up against England in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. England stormed back to stay alive in the series with a choke led by Brydon Carse and Adil Rashid and will hope to square it on Friday while India aim to win it.

The match officials have been announced for the semi-finals in Malaysia. India’s Gayathri Venugopalan and Nitin Bathi of the Netherlands will be in the middle for the first of the semi-finals between South Africa and Australia.