England’s brand of cricket remains the same despite T20 loss - India withstood a four-over burst from a revved-up Archer to race to their target of 133 with seven wickets and 43 balls to spare at Eden Gardens.
With India 1-0 ahead in the series after a three-wicket win in the first T20I at Kolkatas Eden Gardens on Wednesday, Men in Blue will be aiming to take another step in continuing their dominant ways in T20I format.
India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.
India bowled England out for 132 in the first of the five-match T20I series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The visitors, who were once 65/2, grappled in the middle overs before perishing. Skipper Jos Buttler, who scored a fifty, found no support in the middle.
India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata. Mohammed Shami missed out for India despite the fast bowler being available after more than a year on the sidelines.
Billed as a batting showdown, the series opener in Kolkata left England rethinking their approach to India's spin-heavy approach
Two fearless batting line-ups with the exuberance of youth and some experienced heads in the mix, with the coaches, who want their players to play entertaining and watchable cricket, the upcoming five-match T20 series between India and England,
While Arshdeep Singh got rid of both the English openers with the new ball, Chakravarthy was also brought into the attack during the powerplay. The leg-spinner castled Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone in the same over before dismissing an in-form Jos Buttler.
Mohammed Shami could be featured in the remaining matches of the England series after not playing the opener in Kolkata.
Reacting to India’s dominant seven-wicket victory over England in the first T20I, Sanjay Manjrekar took to Twitter to praise the new generation of Indian players. He is impressed by the lack of conservativism of the young batsmen when nearing their fifty.
Sharma smashed 34-ball 79 paved the path for India’s dominating win, and fuelled by the southpaw’s belligerence, the hosts chased the total down in just 12.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian captain,