Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 16, 2021, 11:51 PM
England defeated Team India by 8 wickets in the third T20 on Tuesday. With this, the English team has taken a 2–1 lead in the 5 T20 series. Indian captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 77, but Jose Butler's fifty was heavy on him. Opener Butler scored an unbeaten 83 off 52 balls and won the team. He was voted man of the match.Team India's first batting at home, this is the 7th defeat in the last 10 T20s. The Indian team last won by batting first on 10 January 2020. It was then that they defeated Sri Lanka in the T20 played in Pune.Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team scored 156 runs after losing 6 wickets. In response, the England team lost the match by losing 2 wickets in 18.2 overs and scoring 158 runs. Johnny Bairstow was unbeaten on 40 with Butler. Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar got 1–1 wickets for Team India.The England team has taken a 2–1 lead in the 5 T20 series ahead of England 2–1 in the 5 T20 series. The fourth match will be played on 18 March. The first match was won by England by 8 wickets. The second match was won by the India team by 7 wickets. All the matches of the series will be played in Ahmedabad.Butler held one end and wonEngland got off to a decent start chasing a 157-run target. The team lost the first wicket for 23 runs. Opener Jason Roy was dismissed by 9 runs. Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal caught him off Rohit Sharma.From here, opener Butler took over the innings with a partnership of 58 off 39 balls for the second wicket with David Malan.England got the second blow for 81 runs. Malan was stumped by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant off the ball of spinner Washington Sundar. Malan could only score 18 runs.Butler held one end. He partnered 77 runs off 52 balls for the third wicket with Johnny Bairstow to win the team.
Kohli gave life to Butler on the last ball of the 15th over but Virat Kohli gave life to Butler. Kohli gave up an easy catch on Chahal's ball. At this time Butler was playing for 76 runs.Kohli's second consecutive fifty for the first time since the 2016 World CupIndian captain Virat Kohli scored the highest score of 77 not out off 46 balls. This is Kohli's 27th fifty in the T20. He has now made two consecutive fifties after the 2016 T20 World Cup. He scored 73 runs in the last match.Hardik Pandya scored 17 off 15 balls and Rishabh Pant scored 25 off 20 balls. Apart from these, no batsman could touch the figure of 20+ runs. For England, Mark Wood took the maximum 3 and Chris Jordan took 2 wickets.
Kohli and Hardik's partnership handled the inningsTeam India started badly. The team had lost 3 wickets for 24 runs. Opener Lokesh Rahul could not open the account, while Rohit Sharma could only score 15 runs. Ishaan Kishan, the hero of the last match, came to bat at number three and could only score 4 runs by playing 9 balls.The effect of falling three wickets early was reflected on the scorecard. Team India could score only 44 runs in 9 overs with a run rate of 4.89. In the powerplay, the team could score 24 runs with the help of three fours.From here, captain Kohli handled the innings with a 38-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Rishabh Pant. The team scored 64 runs in 11 overs. Pant was runout on the first ball of the 12th over to take a run.The Indian team scored 85 runs in the last 8 overs. In the match, the biggest 70-run partnership from 33 balls for the sixth wicket was between Kohli and Hardik Pandya.
Rohit could not take advantage of life-givingOn the red clay turning track, the England captain gave the first over-spinner to Adil Rashid. It scored 5 runs. Second over was brought by fast bowler Jofra Archer. He made the first ball at the speed of 135, on which Rohit caught a direct shot, but Archer missed the opportunity and Rohit got a life. At this time Rohit was playing for 4 runs. However, Rohit could not take advantage of this and was dismissed for 15 runs.
One change in each teamIndian captain Virat Kohli made a change in the playing eleven. Rohit Sharma was replaced by Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit and Lokesh Rahul opened. Ishaan Kishan came to bat at number three. Suryakumar made his debut in the last match itself. Although he did not get a chance to bat.Morgan becomes the fourth player in the world to play 100 T20sEnglish team captain Eoin Morgan made a change in the team. Mark Wood replaced Mark Karan. This was Morgan's 100th T20 match. He became the fourth player in the world to achieve this feat. Pakistani Shoaib Malik is at the top with 116 matches. At number two is Rohit Sharma, who played his 109th T20. New Zealand's Ross Taylor is the third player with 102 matches.
Kohli gave life to Butler on the last ball of the 15th over but Virat Kohli gave life to Butler. Kohli gave up an easy catch on Chahal's ball. At this time Butler was playing for 76 runs.Kohli's second consecutive fifty for the first time since the 2016 World CupIndian captain Virat Kohli scored the highest score of 77 not out off 46 balls. This is Kohli's 27th fifty in the T20. He has now made two consecutive fifties after the 2016 T20 World Cup. He scored 73 runs in the last match.Hardik Pandya scored 17 off 15 balls and Rishabh Pant scored 25 off 20 balls. Apart from these, no batsman could touch the figure of 20+ runs. For England, Mark Wood took the maximum 3 and Chris Jordan took 2 wickets.
Kohli and Hardik's partnership handled the inningsTeam India started badly. The team had lost 3 wickets for 24 runs. Opener Lokesh Rahul could not open the account, while Rohit Sharma could only score 15 runs. Ishaan Kishan, the hero of the last match, came to bat at number three and could only score 4 runs by playing 9 balls.The effect of falling three wickets early was reflected on the scorecard. Team India could score only 44 runs in 9 overs with a run rate of 4.89. In the powerplay, the team could score 24 runs with the help of three fours.From here, captain Kohli handled the innings with a 38-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Rishabh Pant. The team scored 64 runs in 11 overs. Pant was runout on the first ball of the 12th over to take a run.The Indian team scored 85 runs in the last 8 overs. In the match, the biggest 70-run partnership from 33 balls for the sixth wicket was between Kohli and Hardik Pandya.
Rohit could not take advantage of life-givingOn the red clay turning track, the England captain gave the first over-spinner to Adil Rashid. It scored 5 runs. Second over was brought by fast bowler Jofra Archer. He made the first ball at the speed of 135, on which Rohit caught a direct shot, but Archer missed the opportunity and Rohit got a life. At this time Rohit was playing for 4 runs. However, Rohit could not take advantage of this and was dismissed for 15 runs.
One change in each teamIndian captain Virat Kohli made a change in the playing eleven. Rohit Sharma was replaced by Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit and Lokesh Rahul opened. Ishaan Kishan came to bat at number three. Suryakumar made his debut in the last match itself. Although he did not get a chance to bat.Morgan becomes the fourth player in the world to play 100 T20sEnglish team captain Eoin Morgan made a change in the team. Mark Wood replaced Mark Karan. This was Morgan's 100th T20 match. He became the fourth player in the world to achieve this feat. Pakistani Shoaib Malik is at the top with 116 matches. At number two is Rohit Sharma, who played his 109th T20. New Zealand's Ross Taylor is the third player with 102 matches.