3 Key Moments from India’s Spectacular Victory Against England🫡
India defeats England in an exciting T20 match with spectacular performances from Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Player of the Match Axar Patel. Discover the key moments that led to India’s victory and England’s struggle. Read more for thrilling cricket highlights!
India won off the penultimate ball of the game to round off an exciting T20 game in which both teams turned on the skills, particularly when it came to batting and bowling. Here are three big moments from this thriller.
1. Rohit Sharma’s Miraculous Start
The eventful match was opened by the Indian captain, Rohit Sharma. He added 57 runs to the Indian scoreboard from 39 balls, with six boundaries and two big sixes. He played quite aggressively to provide a very strong start to India and set the pace of the innings correctly. He shared a really crucial partnership with the stylish Suryakumar Yadav for laying a concrete foundation of a big total.
2. Suryakumar Yadav’s Classy Knock
Suryakumar Yadav batted after losing early wickets. He added 47 runs from 36 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. He played calmly, having a good run rate for India. His partnership with Hardik Pandya added crucial runs and put up a tough target over England.
3. Axar Patel all-round brilliancy
Axar Patel lived up to the expectations of the game with both bat and ball as he notched 10 runs quickly off 6 balls to help India reach 171/7. It was his bowling that made all the difference, though. Patel finished with three crucial wickets for just 23 runs in four overs, which included key men like Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, and Jonny Bairstow. His brilliant bowling pegged England under relentless pressure.
England Struggle Against India’s Bowlers
Though the Indians did bat well, it was their bowling which finally clinched the issue for them. Chasing 171/7 posted by India, England found it tough.
1. Losing Early Wickets—Pressure
The run chase of England began poorly with Phil Salt getting out early to Jasprit Bumrah. Jos Buttler did his bit to consolidate the innings but fell soon afterward. In a blink of an eye, Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow were all out as England found themselves in far from enviable trouble at 34/4.
2. Middle-Order Collapse
England’s middle order succumbed to Indian spinners, as wickets at important junctures were taken by Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, never really allowing any Englishmen to stitch partnerships. Harry Brook batted valiantly for an innings of 25 runs but found little support from the other end. Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone also fell in no time.
3. Lower-Order Woes
When both the top and middle orders failed, it was for the lower order to step up and make a claim for victory, which it could not do. Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer did try hard to fight back but couldn’t quite get there. Archer scored 21 runs, but England’s innings folded at a score of 103 runs in 16.4 overs, well below the target.
Player of the Match: Axar Patel
Thus, for his stunning all-round FM, Axar Patel was adjudged Player of the Match for his three wickets and important runs that made all the difference. Patel’s great performance was also recognized by Cricinfo, naming him MVP with 103.69 points.
See the scorecard of India Team players-
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Minutes | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (c) | b Rashid | 57 | 39 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 146.15 |
| Virat Kohli | b Topley | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Rishabh Pant † | c Bairstow b Curran | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Jordan b Archer | 47 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 130.55 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Curran b Jordan | 23 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 176.92 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 17 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 188.88 |
| Shivam Dube | c †Buttler b Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Axar Patel | c Salt b Jordan | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 166.66 |
| Arshdeep Singh | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 1) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | (20 Overs) | 171/7 | RR: 8.55 | - | 13 | 8 | - |
See the scorecard of India Team players-
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Minutes | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | b Bumrah | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Jos Buttler (c) † | c †Pant b Patel | 23 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 153.33 |
| Moeen Ali | st †Pant b Patel | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Patel | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Brook | b Kuldeep Yadav | 25 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 131.57 |
| Sam Curran | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Liam Livingstone | run out (Kuldeep Yadav/Patel) | 11 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Chris Jordan | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Jofra Archer | lbw b Bumrah | 21 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 140.00 |
| Adil Rashid | run out (Yadav) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Reece Topley | not out | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | (16.4 Overs) | 103 | RR: 6.18 | - | 8 | 2 | - |
Conclusion
India’s win over England showed the strength and smart game plan of this team. There were ample moments that were anticipated in this game, such as Rohit Sharma providing some sort of explosive start; then, Axar Patel just shutting shop at the end.England found themselves up against a strong Indian side who played really well to show the English boys that they still have some areas to improve on.
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