Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya set a record-breaking T20I partnership against England

Indian cricketers Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya set a great partnership example in the hard time of Indian batting during the Pune T20I against England. They set a T20I world record partnership against England for the lower wickets.

Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya produced an 87-run partnership for the 6th wicket

While hosts India were struggling at 79/5 at one stage during the Pune T20I, Indian middle-order batters Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya set an unforgettable partnership for the sixth wicket. They produced an 87-run partnership for the sixth wicket, which set a new record for the highest T20I partnership for fifth or lower wickets for any team against England.

The Indian duo broke the T20I partnership record of Australian cricketers Aaron Finch and Ashton Agar's 86-run sixth wicket partnership against England which was recorded during the 2018 Birmingham T20I. 

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Highest T20I partnerships for the 5th or lower wickets vs England

India scored 181/9 and won by 15 runs

With the help of the crucial partnership for the sixth wicket, India managed to reach a total of 181/9 in 20 overs. While Pandya scored 53 off 30 balls, Dube scored 53 off 34 balls. Dube later won the Player of the Match award for playing a heroic knock.

Later, in the second innings, Harshit Rana made his T20I debut after India used him as a concussion substitution for Dube, who got a hit on his helmet in the final over of the first batting. England were all out for 166 runs in the final over, as hosts India won the match and secured another T20I series with a 3-1 lead and one match to go in the five-match T20I series.