On day four afternoon, umpires Joel Wilson and Kumar Dharmasena changed the ball after the first ball of the 37th over was delivered, deeming that it had gone out of shape after Usman Khawaja was struck on the helmet by a Mark Wood delivery. Only 11 balls were bowled on the second afternoon
Electing to bat first, Bhutan got off to a solid start courtesy of Pradhan and fellow opener Tenjin Rabgey. The duo combined to hit a boundary off each of the first five overs to push the score to 33 for no loss.
They have become the most successful opening pair for England since the days of Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss, which disbanded when Strauss retired in 2012. England has notably tried many openers since Strauss's retirement and later Cook's retirement in 2018. These openers include Jason R
Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja put up impressive performances to ensure that India were left chasing only 115 for victory. The visitors surpassed this target in 22.5 overs with opener Ishan Kishan scoring 52 off 46 balls laced with seven boundaries and a six.
Ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test, Australia opener David Warner affirmed that retirement is not what is occupying his mind and he is concerned about going out on the pitch and scoring runs for his team
India opener Smriti Mandhana opened up on disputed umpiring calls in the third ODI against Bangladesh on Saturday, resulting in a tie, saying that the umpring could have been better, especailly as the teams did not have access to the DRS.
West Indies started their first innings in the final session of the day, with openers Kraigg Braithwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul taking to the field. India had ended their first innings at 438 runs.
Roy made his international debut in 2014 and ever since then, his brash, hard-hitting strokes in the powerplay overs have become a trademark of England's white-ball cricket.