India vs England fourth T20 predictions, betting tips and odds: Sharma a huge threat to tourists' bowlers

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England produced an excellent all-round display to beat India by 26 runs in Tuesday's third T20 international, giving Brendon McCullum his first victory as white-ball coach.

The tourists trail 2-1 in the five-match series, which continues in Pune on Friday, and they are 6-4 to set up a decider at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

England were blown away in the opening game in Kolkata, where Jos Buttler's 68 was the only score of note in a meagre total of 132 all out.

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Buttler could hold the key to their chances in Pune, where he hit three sixes in a breezy unbeaten 33 on England's only previous T20 visit in December 2012.

The skipper is one of the most reliable overseas runscorers in the IPL, topping the batting chart in 2022 and scoring a couple of centuries for Rajasthan Royals last season.

He top-scored with 45 off 30 balls in the second T20 in Chennai and made 24 in the victory in Rajkot, where he was one of five victims for in-form leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy.

The most recent T20 international in Pune produced a high-scoring win for Sri Lanka over India in January 2023, when 26 sixes were struck in the match.

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England will be wary of the threat posed by India opener Abhishek Sharma, who can take advantage of the fielding restrictions in the first six overs to hit the most boundary fours for the home side.

Abhishek had a brilliant 2024 IPL campaign for Sunrisers Hyderabad, cracking 36 fours and 42 sixes in 16 innings, and he struck seven fours in a T20 century against Zimbabwe in July 2024.

That was only his second 20-over appearance for India but he continues to impress. The aggressive left-hander has made 50, 36, 79, 12 and 24 in his last five innings against South Africa and England, hitting 18 fours in those knocks.

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