India head coach Gautam Gambhir said the team is ready to push the barriers in T20 Internationals with the adoption of a fresh "high-risk, high-reward" approach, and the target is now "to get 250-260 regularly in the format. That shift in mindset was evident in India's 4-1 mauling of England in the just-concluded five-match series. In the fourth T20I at Pune, India kept attacking England despite losing wickets to eventually set a match-winning 181 for 9, and at Mumbai on Sunday, the hosts raced to 247 for 9, their fourth highest total in this format. "That's the kind of T20 cricket we want to play. We don't want to fear losing a game of cricket. We want to play high-risk, high-reward cricket. And these guys have adopted that ideology really well, Gambhir told the host broadcaster after the match on Sunday. Gambhir said they are looking to post tall totals in the vicinity of 250 in every game, and he doesn't mind getting out for a low score in some matches while attempting to achiev
Abhishek Sharma lit up Mumbai's sky during the 5th T20 against England with his 135-run innings
Abhishek Sharma also scored the second-fastest 50 by an Indian batter in T20Is in Mumbai
England's loss against India in Mumbai is also their biggest defeat in T20I cricket
India vs England 5th T20 highlights: Abhishek Sharma played a brilliant 135 runs innings with the bat before taking two wickets with the ball to hand India an easy win
Abhishek also scored highest individual T20I score by an Indian batter
India vs England 4th T20 highlights: Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) led India's fightback in batting after being reduced to 79 for 5
Having secured the series with a 15-run win in the fourth T20I, the Suryakumar Yadav-led team will take the field in Mumbai with a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
India will face England in a three-match ODI series as part of their preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy starting later this month
Now, with the series decided in India's favour, England's focus will be on securing a victory in the final match.
The tournament will miss the presence of two former world champions, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, as they failed to qualify for this year's competition.
The ICC implemented the concussion substitute rule across all international formats, including Twenty20 and first-class cricket - on 1 August 2019.
India made three changes in their playing 11 with Arashdeep Singh, Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh making their return
I think either Shivam Dube put on 25 mph with the ball or Harshit Rana has improved a lot with his batting, says England captain Jos Buttler said after losing the 4th T20 International against India
Defending champions Pakistan will kick-start their campaign on February 19 against New Zealand before heading to Dubai to lock horns with India. Star Sports will live telecast Champions Trophy matches
The ninth edition of the tournament will kick off on Wednesday, February 19, at the National Stadium in Karachi
Rana created history with his unusual T20I debut in Pune
Defending champion India remains undefeated in the tournament with another easy win on Friday
The MCA Stadium, with a seating capacity of 42,000, has hosted four T20Is so far. Interestingly, both the teams batting first and chasing have tasted victory twice.
The semifinals of the 2025 ICC Women's U19 World Cup will live stream on Disney Plus Hotstar app and website