Concussion substitute Harshit Rana has taken 3-33 on debut and India has beaten England by 15 runs to win the Twenty20 series with a match to spare in Pune.

Harshit Rana claimed three wickets in his debatable appearance as a concussion substitute to help India to a series-clinching 15-run victory against England in the fourth T20 International on Friday.

England slide to a 15-run defeat in a gripping fourth T20 against India as their hosts take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.

Batting all-rounder Shivam Dube struck 53 off 34 balls before going off the field with a concussion; pace bowler Harshit Rana took his place and claimed three wickets to fire India to victory over England in fourth T20;

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

England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions.

England suffered a heavy nine-wicket semi-final defeat by defending champions India to crash out of the Under-19s T20 World Cup. After choosing to bat first, England were in a healthy position at 81-2 before the loss of six wickets for 11 runs meant they stuttered to 113-8 from 20 overs.