Tag: India vs England T20I series

BIRMINGHAM: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 46 before the bowlers wreaked havoc over the England batting line-up to power the touring side to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

Indian bowlers dominated the hosts’ batting line-up, bowling them out for 121, resulting in a comprehensive 49-run victory in the second T20I.

Following England captain Jos Buttler’s invitation to bat first, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant provided a solid start for the touring side, charging the hosts’ bowlers with a dominant approach in the powerplay.

The openers, however, could not keep going for long as England’s debutant Richard Gleeson claimed his maiden international wicket by removing Rohit for 31. He faced 20 deliveries and smashed three boundaries and two sixes in the course of his blistering knock.

The rest of the Indian batters then could not capitalize on the solid foundation as they kept walking back to the pavilion after making small contributions.

Gleeson continued to shine on his debut as he removed former top-ranked batter Virat Kohli (1) and another opener Pant to increase his tally to three. Pant scored a quickfire 26 off 15 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and a six.

England right-arm veteran pacer Chris Jordan then wreaked havoc over the Indian middle-order and began to claim wickets at an astonishing rate and soon caused India to slip to 89/5 in the 11th over.

Following another brief collapse, Indian all-rounder Jadeja stood up for his team and played a gritty unbeaten knock of 46 and bolstered the touring side to a commendable total of 170/8 with his late power-hitting, while the tailenders were making their way back with paltry contributions. He faced just 29 deliveries and smashed five boundaries.

For England, debutant Gleeson impressed with three wickets, while Jordan bagged four for 27 in his four overs.

Set to chase 171, the English batting line-up failed completely and could only manage to score 121 before being bowled out in 17 overs.

All-rounder Moeen Ali and David Willey, resisted a bit against the firing Indian bowling with their gritty knocks, while the rest of the batters seemed clueless.

Moeen top-scored for the side with a quickfire 35 off 21 balls, laced with three boundaries and two sixes, while Willey remained unbeaten with 33 off 22 deliveries with the same tally of boundaries.

For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar led the way with three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal bagged two each. Harshal Patel and Hardik Pandya, on the other hand, struck out a batter each.

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SOUTHAMPTON: Hardik Pandya soothed India after a crushing red-ball defeat, with his sensational all-round performance as the touring side beat England by 50 runs in the first T20I, here on Thursday.

All-rounder Pandya smashed a blistering half-century off 30 balls coupled with pivotal knocks played by Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav, enabling their side to reach a massive total of 198 in the first innings.

However, England’s chase fell short of expectations as six of their batters failed to get into double figures while Pandya maintained his sublime form and claimed four wickets to knock the hosts out on 148.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma tried to compensate for his absence in the Edgbaston Test after testing Covid positive as he blasted quick 24 runs off 14 balls, hitting four boundaries before he was caught behind the stumps on Moeen Ali’s delivery in the third over.

Hooda and Yadav carried the momentum forward for the Blue Shirts as both the batters moved the scoreboard at an accelerating pace. Hooda scored 33 off 17 balls laced with three fours and two sixes while Yadav made 39 off 19 including four boundaries and three sixes.

Meanwhile, Pandya combined excellently with Yadav and Axar Patel to upset England’s bowling attack as he pushed the ball for six boundaries and a huge six during his scintillating knock of 51 off 33 balls.

On the other side, England’s skipper Jos Butler went back on a duck after being bowled out by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over, forcing the hosts to get off to a poor start.

Pandya wreaked havoc on England in the fifth over dismissing stong-looking Dawid Malan on 21 followed by a cheap dismissal of Liam Livingstone on a duck in the same over. Jason Roy also fell cheaply on four by Pandy in the 7th over.

England were shattered by the tourists on 33/4 before rookie Harry Brook and left-hander Moeen Ali built a strong partnership of 61 runs. The side underwent another collapse in the 13th over as spinner Yuzendra Chahal removed the pair in the same over.

The rest of England’s batting line lacked vigor as it began to lose wickets at regular intervals and the side was eventually bowled out for 148 in the 20th over.

For India, Pandya starred with the bowl while Chahal and Arshdeep Singh grabbed two wickets each. Bhuvneshwar and Harshal Patel made one scalp apiece.

With the early win, India now have a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against England with the second match scheduled on July 9 at Birmingham.

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