- India,
- 22-Jan-2025 11:38 PM IST
IND vs ENG: India defeated England badly in the first match of the T20 series. England batted first and scored only 132 runs, which proved to be too little for the Indian team. Team India achieved this target in just 12.5 overs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The credit for this brilliant victory goes to Abhishek Sharma, who batted explosively and scored 79 runs in 34 balls. 8 sixes and 5 fours came out of his bat, which proved to be a nightmare for the England bowlers. The special thing was that Abhishek completed his half-century in just 20 balls, which was the fastest fifty of his T20 international career in India.Strong performance of Arshdeep and ChakrabortyBefore Abhishek Sharma, the Indian bowlers also kept England under control with their hard work. Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliantly, conceding only 17 runs in 4 overs and taking 2 wickets. Varun Chakraborty took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs, which was another blow for England. Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel also took two wickets each and destroyed England's batting. For England, only Jos Buttler struggled and scored 68 runs, but his effort was insufficient. Team India won this match 43 balls in advance, which was their biggest ball-wise win against England.Abhishek Sharma's stormAbhishek Sharma gave a tough lesson to England bowlers on the Pata pitch of Kolkata. He started the innings with sixes and fours off Jofra Archer's balls and then troubled Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson all with his batting. Apart from Abhishek, Sanju Samson also batted brilliantly. He gave the team a quick start by scoring 22 runs in a single over, although he was dismissed after scoring 26 runs. After him, Tilak Verma scored an unbeaten 19 to give India their lead in the series.Team India's world recordIndia also created a historic world record by defeating England. Now Team India has become the fastest team to complete a target of more than 130 runs against England. Earlier this record was in the name of Australia, who defeated England in 14.3 overs in 2018, while Team India did this feat in just 12.5 overs.With this spectacular victory, Team India proved that it has become a strong force in T20 cricket and more explosive performances are expected against England in this series.
𝗔 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀! 💪 💪#TeamIndia off to a flying start in the T20I series, sealing a 7⃣-wicket win! 👏 👏
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