Jos Buttler 83 not out

England take 2-1 lead over India in T20

Jos Buttler 83 not out
Jos Buttler 83 not out

 

England Vs India 3rd T20 at  Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

India 156-6 off 20 ov, Kohli 77 off 46, 8 fours, 4 sixes, Pant 25 off 20, 3 fours,

England  158-2 off 18.2 ov, Jos Buttler 83 not out off 52, 5 fours, 4 sixes, Bairstow 40 off 28, 5 fours, Malan 18 off 17, 1 six, Chahal 1-41, Sundar 26-1. Wood 3-31. Jordan 2-35

Morgan,34, became the first England player to reach 100 caps and became the fourth man to play 100 T20, was also part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2010 and captained the side that won the 50-ver World Cup in 2019.  in the eight-wicket victory over India on Tuesday.

England won by eight wickets with 10 balls to spare after Virat Kohli’s superb unbeaten 77 helped India to recover from 24-3 to post 156-6 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

England bounced back with dynamic batting from Jos Buttler scoring a sublime 83 off 52 balls and Jonny Bairstow 40 off 28. Bairstow finishing the game with back-to-back boundaries as England took a 2-1 lead in an emphatic fashion.

 

The Indian top-order crumbled under some quick spells from Mark Wood and Archer.

Earlier  Wood with a good length and pace running through 91mph, crammed into Rahul’s middle stump as he played late. Then Wood rushed Rohit with the short ball which climbs onto him even as he attempts to move further to his right to make room for the pull only succeeded to gave a catch to Archer. Jordan with the ball dropping short and wide with some raw pace which Kisan top edges it to Butler. India 24/3 after 6 overs. Pant is run out as he nudges one-off Sam Curran through the area behind the square and rushes for two even as Kohli jogs through it initially.  The throw from the fielder to Buttler drops a few paces away from his hand and Kohli runs in halfway for the third even as Pant begins from well behind the stumps having overrun. Buttler’s throw is collected and snapped by Curran onto the stumps. India 71/4. Wood gets Iyer out with a short ball who swivels to the on-side to slash it over the deep point boundary which Malan makes no mistake.