In the opening game of the three-match series, Pandya scored 50 off 30 balls as India posted 198-8.
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Before being dismissed for 51, the 28-year-old hit six fours and a six off Matt Parkinson.
came after Pandya’s fireworks Suryakumar Yadav (39) and Deepak Hooda (33) had set the tone with some flamboyant shots.
Pandya also tormented England with the ball, taking 4-33 in his four overs, the hosts could manage only 148 runs in their lame run-chase.
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captain of india Rohit SharmaHe was rewarded for his decision to bat first after recovering from Covid-19 as the tourists got a small measure of revenge for their surprise Test loss to England earlier this week.
England beat India by seven wickets in the fifth Test as Ben Stokes’ side posted the highest Test run chase in their history.
Under Stokes and new red-ball coach Brendon McCullum, England’s win was their fourth in a row, their surprisingly successful start driven by a daring commitment to aggressive strokeplay.
On a good break for the Test team, joss butler He took charge of England for the first time after replacing Eoin Morgan as the country’s limited overs captain.
For his stellar performance with bat and ball, @hardikpandya7 was adjudged the player of the match for #TeamIndia’s win… https://t.co/bCFJnrorXb.
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Emphasizing England will be “really aggressive and not afraid of failure”, Butler is following the template set by Stokes and McCullum as he prepares for the T20 World Cup in October.
But Buttler was dismissed for a golden duck in just five balls in the pursuit of England’s target, when he was bowled by Bhuvneshwar KumarKey inswinger.
David Malan’s 21-run knock of 14 balls hit four fours but Pandya bowled him and then dismissed Liam Livingstone as England faltered 29-3.
India’s swing bowling was too much for England and Jason Roy scored only four runs in 16 balls when he was dismissed by Pandya.
Harry Brooke (28) and Moeen Ali36 off 20 balls, hit his share of boundaries to give England some fresh hope for some time.
India dropped six catches but Yuzvendra Chahal delivered a knockout blow as the spinner pushed both the batsmen to the brink of victory.
India’s T20 debutant Arshdeep Singh took his first international wicket. The 23-year-old pacer sealed the spectators’ dominated performance by removing Reece Topley and Parkinson.
India had seized the initiative from the start, with Rohit making a quick 24 before Hooda smashed Moin for two consecutive sixes.
Hooda was threatening to put India in complete control after scoring 33 off 17 balls, but Chris Jordan’s slow delivery got him out before further damage could be done.
Yadav’s 19-ball knock included four fours and two sixes, which ensured India’s run-rate of 10 per over before being caught behind Jordan after review.
Finally reaching 50 in his 62nd match and 43rd innings, Pandya was dismissed for a boundary off Topley.