India have recorded a 15-run win over England in their T20 fixture in Pune to seal victory in the series with a game to spare.
On the back of success in the third game, England had momentum heading into another pivotal contest, and restricting India to 181-9 gave Jos Buttler's side hope.
However, despite twice finding themselves in an advantageous position, England lost eight wickets in 10.5 overs to succumb to a decisive defeat.
England had been outstanding with the ball during the early stages of India's innings, reducing their hosts to 12-3 as Saqib Mahmood produced the best spell of his international career to take all three wickets.
Still only on 79-5 after 10.4 overs, India were second best, but Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya each made 53 off 34 and 30 balls respectively to take India to an imposing, yet achievable, target.
Jamie Overton chipped in with two wickets, but Jofra Archer was hit for 37 without a dismissal to his name across his four overs.
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England let slip winning opportunity
England were magnificent during the first six overs of their reply, putting on 62 for the opening partnership, but Ben Duckett's dismissal for 39 with the final ball of that spell swung the pendulum in their favour.
Phil Salt (23) and Jos Buttler (2) soon followed, and it took a hard-hitting 51 from 26 deliveries from Harry Brook to move England back into the ascendancy.
However, England lost their way when Brook fell victim to Varun Chakravarthy to leave the score on 129-5 off 14.3 overs, that soon becoming 146-8 with 36 needed off 19 balls.
Jamie Overton (19) and Adil Rashid (10*) hit maximums apiece to keep England in the game, taking them to within 21 runs off 10, but their efforts mattered little as Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana finished with three wickets apiece.
Darren Plant
