- England 132; India 133-3; India win by seven wickets
- Opener hits 79 from 34 balls at Eden Gardens
This was a reminder. For all of England’s obvious pedigree – power with the bat, high pace with the ball, trophies already in the cabinet – Brendon McCullum has a bit of work to do. A white-ball setup that has had a difficult couple of years were swept aside by a team that are running hot, India claiming their 14th win out of 16 since taking the T20 World Cup last year, a seven-wicket victory secured with 43 balls left.
A comfortable Indian chase was set up by a tale familiar to England across formats: a struggle against spin. While Jos Buttler impressed with a 44-ball 68, his teammates floundered during the middle overs. The variety of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi was too much, the trio going at under six an over, the first two sharing five wickets. In what was billed as a run-fest, England managed only 132.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/22/england-india-first-t20-international-match-report
Author : Taha Hashim
Publish date : 2025-01-22 17:20:49
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