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Shivam Dube was one of India's highest-scorer in Pune, scoring 53 off 37 balls to propel the team to 181-run total in 20 overs. He, along with Hardik Pandya (53), helped India to give England a challenging score in the fourth T20I at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Dube reached 53 by blasting seven boundaries and two sixes in his innings, giving India a late boost after a rocky start as Saqib Mahmood ripped through the top order.
A short partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh helped India steady the innings until Adil Rashid broke the partnership. This brought Dube to the crease for his first T20I since July 2024, when he faced Sri Lanka. The all-rounder recently scored 151 runs in five games with an excellent strike rate of 179.76 for Mumbai in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Now with the impressive comeback in the ongoing T20I series for India, Shivam Dube seems to have regained his form .
Fans react to Shivam Dube's comeback against England in T20I series
Shivam Dube's T20I performances have been good during his career. He has scored 448 runs in 33 matches with a strike rate of 134.33. Overall, he has 2993 runs in T20 career after 153 games, and it includes 14 half-centuries with the best score of 95 unbeaten.
Here is how fans on X reacted to Shivam Dube's comeback vs England in fourth T20I:
During his comeback innings, Shivam Dube was struck on his head by a Jamie Overton bouncer, and it led to him getting replaced by Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute on his T20I debut.
