Hardik Pandya Reigned supreme with one of the finest all-round performances in recent times as India clinched a victory over England by winning the first T20 International (T20I) by 50 runs in Southampton. The flamboyant all-rounder led India’s aggressive batting performance with a blistering knock of 51 off 33 balls, making 198 for eight after the visitors opted to bat first. Hardik then finished with excellent figures of 4/33, destroying England’s batting with their entire quota of four overs. He became only the fourth player from full member nations to score a half-century and take four wickets in a T20I match.
England’s innings ended at 148 in 19.3 overs.
It was Hardik’s maiden T20I half-century to help India post a quicker run in the middle overs after Rohit Sharma (24 off 14 balls), Deepak Hooda (33 0ff 17) and Suryakumar Yadav (39 off 19) set it up with his entertaining innings.
Motoring for 178 for five at the end of the 17th over, India failed to finish their innings with a flourish on a belt of a pitch. But it didn’t matter in the end despite India taking a few catches.
Defending 199, India had a dream start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar b England captain joss butler Tested, with a beautiful inswinger Jason Roy With four outswingers.
After his stellar performance with the bat, Hardik dismissed the ball not once, but twice in his very first over. David Malana And Liam Livingstone In the fifth over, scoring 29 runs for three wickets, put England in trouble.
Hardik’s work was not done yet as he ended Roy’s hard work midway when he got the opener caught at third man after a hefty lead. He concluded a memorable outing by taking the wicket of Sam Curran,
Earlier, to make up for the time lost after losing the fifth Test against England due to COVID-19, Rohit got India off to a quick start.
First, Rohit charges up the track to smash Sam Curran towards mid-off and diving one Chris Jordan The ball was hit, the ball was hit very hard and all the fielders could do was turn it towards the fence.
Rees Topley The leg wanders down and Rohit hits it with his pads for his second boundary. This was followed by another boundary as the India captain played it through point, forcing his English counterpart Jos Buttler to initiate the spin in the third over itself.
Unconcerned, Rohit left Moeen Ali Straight and sweep shot on both the occasions, collected two fours.
However, the veteran off-spinning all-rounder came back strongly to dismiss the India captain when he looked ominous, with a delivery that drove Rohit away to hit Butler.
Completing his maiden century against Ireland, Deepak Hooda started from where he smashed Moeen high at long-on for two big sixes in the previous game at Malahide. He opened his account with Max, showing the kind of confidence the Rohtak man has in the Ageas Bowl.
And even though Moeen enjoyed his second success as Ishaan KishanIndia, who did not seem to be in control of their pull shots, continued their attacking approach.
Hooda starts with a six, Suryakumar Yadav opens his innings with a boundary, Moin is dismissed at backward square leg.
Man in form, Hooda continued to work the boundary, hitting Tople for three boundaries in the sixth over of the innings, as India posted 66 for two in the powerplay.
sun sent timal mills Over fine leg for a six, and then, comfortably off-side off, gets two fours Matt ParkinsonK flawless leg spinner.
Amid a flurry of boundaries, India lost Hooda – a rather soft dismissal – as he failed to connect with a Jordan ball that was going down.
One big-hitter was replaced by another, as Hardik Pandya joined Suryakumar in the middle to continue the attack.
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In no time, Hardik started working the boundary and even though Suryakumar was out, after hitting a six and a boundary from Mills and Jordan respectively, there was no stopping India’s charge.
Hardik easily found the fence and a missed stumping off Parkinson, when the batsman was on 37, added to England’s troubles. But he did manage to dismiss Hardik after reaching his half-century.
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