Kolkata, January 22
India has defeated England by seven wickets in the T20 match being played here. Before this, the entire team of England was all out by scoring 132 runs. India scored 133 runs for the loss of three wickets in 12.5 overs. For India, Sanju Samson scored 26 runs in 20 balls. When Sanju got out, India’s score was 41 runs for the loss of one wicket. After this came Suryakumar Yadav who played three balls and got out on zero. Abhishek Sharma performed brilliantly for India. He scored 79 runs in 34 balls. Apart from this, Tilak Raj also played steady and supported Abhishek Sharma. After this, Tilak Raj and Hardik Pandya completed the winning goal. Tilak Raj remained unbeaten on 19 and Hardik scored 3 runs.
Earlier, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and decided to bowl in the first T20 of the five-match series against England at the Eden Gardens. India bowled out England for 132 runs. Meanwhile, the Indian bowlers demonstrated excellent bowling. On this occasion, India fielded three spinners who did not disappoint India. For India, Ravi Bishnoi (0/23 in 4 overs), Akshar Patel (2/22 in 4 overs) and Chakraborty took three wickets for 23 runs. Apart from this, Arshdeep and Hardik also took two wickets each. For England, Jos Buttler scored 68 runs off 44 balls, apart from this, none of the English players could make a respectable score.
