Ind vs Eng 1st T20I: India Starts The Series With A Dominating Win
The Indian
Cricket Team started the T20I series against the visiting England side with a
dominating win played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 22nd January 2025.
Indian
captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to field first. It was an
ideal start as Arshdeep Singh struck in the first over itself with a lovely
delivery surprising Phil Salt providing a simple catch to Sanju Samson. Jos
Buttler showed intent putting some pressure on the Indian bowlers.
Arshdeep
Singh became the leading wicket-taker for India in T20I format dismissing Ben
Duckett with a sharp running catch by Rinku Singh. Jos Buttler smashed 4
boundaries against Hardik Pandya. Varun Chakvarthy was given the chance to bowl
early as Harry Brook and Buttler struggled to pick him up. At the end of the
first six overs, England scored 46 for 2.
After the
field restrictions, Jos Buttler looked impressive hitting some lovely shots
keeping the scoreboard ticking. Varun Chakvarthy was simply outstanding with
his deliveries getting wickets of Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone. Both Brook
and Livingstone stumps were shattered. Brook and Buttler added 48 runs for the
3rd wicket.
Jacob
Bethell struggled against Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakvarthy with their
variations. Buttler remained calm, reaching fifty off 34 deliveries. Hardik
Pandya struck dismissing Jacob Bethell with a simple catch to Abhishek Sharma
at deep midwicket. Axar Patel got into the attack dismissing Jamie Overton as
Nitish Kumar Reddy took an easy grab at long-off.
Axar Patel
eventually dismissed Atkinson, keeping England under immense pressure.
Buttler’s fine innings ended as Nitish Kumar Reddy took a stunning catch diving
forward. It was a stunning bowling effort by Indian bowlers as they did not
allow England batters to score runs easily especially the spin trio of Bishnoi,
Axar Patel& Varun Chakvarthy. The hosts bundled them out for 132 in 20
overs. For India, Varun Chakvarthy took 3 wickets, while Hardik Pandya, Axar
Patel &Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets each while one was a run-out.
Abhishek
Sharma blasted away England bowlers
Chasing down a modest total of 133 runs to win, Sanju Samson showed intent smashing 22 runs against Gus Atkinson in his first over including 4 fours and 1 six. Abhishek Sharma also joined the party with attacking shots against the England fast bowlers keeping the momentum going for India.
Jofra
Archer struck twice dismissing Samson& Suryakumar Yadav in the same over.
Samson and Abhishek Sharma put on 41 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of
the first six overs, India raced away to 63 for 2.
Abhishek
Sharma was given a reprieve as Adil Rashid dropped a simple return catch. He
then put Adil under immense pressure with big shots. Abhishek completed well
fifty off 20 deliveries keeping India on course for a win.
Abhishek
Sharma was simply sensational with his power-hitting. His innings ended trying
to a hit big shot caught by Harry Brook at long-on. Abhishek Sharma scored 79
off 34 deliveries with 5 fours and 8 sixes. Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma put
on 84 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Tilak Varma
hit the winning runs with a boundary as India registered a 7-wicket win with 43
balls to spare.
For his
figures of 3 for 23 in 4 overs, Varun Chakvarthy was named the player of the
match. India takes a 1-0 lead in the 5-match T20I series. The second match will be
played in Chennai on 25th January 2025.
India 133
for 3 in 12.5 overs (Abhishek Sharma 79, Samson 26, Jofra Archer 2/21) beat
England 132 for 10 in 20 overs (Buttler 68, Varun Chakravarthy 3/23) by 7
wickets.
Abhishek Sharma scores 79 in the first T20I against England in Kolkata.
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