T20:India vs England
At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, England beat India by eight wickets in the first T20I of their five-match series. The England team scored 130 for two in 15.3 overs in response to a 125-run mark, with Dawid Malan hitting the winning six.
Visitors had a solid start to chase, with Jason Roy nearly losing in the half-century. Slammed 49 runs off 32 deliveries, packed with four fours and three sixes. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler has made a remarkable effort, contributing 28 runs to the scoreboard. Malan (24) and Jonny Bairstow (26) stayed victorious for England, pushing them past the starting line.
In another bad day for Indian bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar have become the only bowlers to have a wicket for India. At first, hosted 124 out of 20, with a half-century record of Shreyas Iyer (67 off 48 balls). Jofra Archer has taken three wickets for England. Meanwhile, per wicket has been recorded by Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan and Ben Stokes.
The Indian batsmen never got the rhythm going as England’s strength attack, led by Mark Wood, effectively used the extra bounce to torment them.
According to ESPNCricinfo, more than 50 percent of the stadium’s overall capacity to be packed for this game in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was the world’s largest stadium that has a capacity of 1,32,000 seats.
We just didn’t know what we had to do on that pitch, the lack of execution on our shots is something we have to deal with. Accept your mistakes, come back with more intent, consistency of places that you want to touch,” Kohli said in a post-match presentation.
