India gained a 2-0 series lead in the T20I series against England with a thrilling win at Chennai. The third T20I between the teams will be played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, where the two teams also played one of the Tests last year.
The Men in Blue once again put England in and it seemed to pay dividends as Arshdeep Singh struck in the first over. The hosts kept striking back with a flurry of wickets, but Jos Buttler kept attacking in his natural style. His dismissal, though, put the visiting side in dire straits as England had lost 5 wickets before the tenth over with India’s spinners doing all the damage again. Debutant Jamie Smith showed his natural flair in a short stay, but Brydon Carse kept The Three Lions afloat with some quick runs even though their total was below par.
The chase started strong, but were quickly on the back foot after losing wickets quickly. England’s pacers used the bounce and zip to induce collapses in with the top and middle orders, with Carse at the forefront. All of this, though, barely seemed to affect Tilak Varma who showed another dimension to his game of anchoring the chase through. He stitched important partnerships with the lower order before taking India home in the last over.
T20I stats and records in Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
The Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot has hosted five T20Is to date, but was very busy in the domestic season. Low-scoring games seemed to be a theme in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here.
Matches Played
5
Matches Won Batting First
3
Matches Won Batting Second
2
Matches Tied
0
Average First Innings Score
189
Highest Team Total
228
Highest Total Successfully Chased
202
Top player battles to watch out for in IND vs ENG:
Suryakumar Yadav vs Adil Rashid
Both these players are among the top 5 ranked players in their respective disciplines in the ICC T20I rankings, so this contest is sure to be an engrossing one. India’s T20I skipper has made 51 runs from 28 balls at a strike rate of 182.14 against Rashid, while being dismissed twice at an average of 25.50.
Phil Salt vs Arshdeep Singh
India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is has managed to dismiss Salt twice in two matches in this series. The two dismissals had come in the very first over of the match. Salt will be looking to get back at the left-armer, although he has had a hard time so far. Salt has scored just 5 runs from 9 deliveries at a strike of 55.56 and been dismissed twice by Arshdeep at an average of 2.50.
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