India (133/3) defeat England (132) by 7 wickets to go 1-0 up in the 5-match T20I series

[Devadwal]

Sky ,what was that??

41/2

 

[jnaveen1980]

SKy premeditated hook didn't work. Not sure why he had to play that shot. That was a leg cutter. Slower one. He mistimed totally.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Sky ,what was that??

succumbed to leg cutter. He always fails against slower ball. Remember how cummins fooled him in the final with series of slower into the pitch stuff

 

[Devadwal]

Hahahahaha .Tilak bhai kha ki jaldi Main ho?

We are chasing 130 odd runs not 230.

 

[jnaveen1980]

152.8 kph. But bad line. Punished duly.

 

[Devadwal]

by abhishek against Wood

More

 

[jnaveen1980]

ANother 6. sixes He is using the pace.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Electric start similar to Babar Azam. Plenty of sixes.

 

[RexRex]

can the retarded DJ stop screaming through the PA system ?

 

[Golu-momin]

Isnt it same mark wood and jofra archer against whom king zimbabar can’t score even on patta Pakistani pitches while indian batter smashed them alot times

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think team cannot focus one guy when you bat like this. This is what missing in the ODI set up as well. It is always about Kohli, Rohit, Rahul who eat most number of balls.

 

[mominsaigol]

Isnt it same mark wood and jofra archer against whom king zimbabar can’t score even on patta Pakistani pitches while indian batter smashed them alot times

Because babar struggles against raw pace. Indian batters don't. Indian batters struggle against line and length which archer hasn't been able to do post injury and wood is fast and that's it.

 

[Devadwal]

18 runs in Wood over . take that hater's

India 63/2 in PP overs

 

[Justcrazy]

Sharma continuing without any bother

 

[jnaveen1980]

They try to use up all their start bowlers overs to make break through

 

[DeadlyVenom]

How fast was Archer bowling?

 

[jnaveen1980]

How fast was Archer bowling?

Pretty fast. I didn't notice the speed. But it was quick. Markwood comfortably bowled several 150k plus deliveries

 

[Devadwal]

Average speed is around 145+

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Pretty fast. I didn't notice the speed. But it was quick. Markwood comfortably bowled several 150k plus deliveries

I wanted to see both bowl but sadly stuck doing some things at work.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Average speed is around 145+

Getting smashed even faster

 

[jnaveen1980]

All said and done they have not a lot to defend. A total like 185 would have been a better challenge

 

[jnaveen1980]

phenomenal spell by ARcher 21 in 4 overs 2 wickets.

 

[Devadwal]

Getting smashed even faster

Archer Bowled well .2-21 in 4 over is very good return against this indian team.

 

[Devadwal]

Archer and wood are bowling in a tandom will be mouth watering contest in the champion trophy

 

[Devadwal]

Dropped?? ohh yes

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Indian batsmen choking vs high pace, entertaining viewing.

 

[Devadwal]

by abhishek against Rashid in three consecutive delivery

 

[jnaveen1980]

sixes galore None of this strike rotation BS

 

[jnaveen1980]

100% sure Kohli would have made 15 in 15 balls by now

 

[Devadwal]

sixes galore None of this strike rotation BS

This batting line up is Full of six hitters. All are the match winner's .

Truly the world best team by a Country mile

 

[jnaveen1980]

51 in 20 balls 6 sixes lol

 

[RahulBose]

Indian batsmen choking vs high pace, entertaining viewing.

You must be watching some other match.

 

[Golu-momin]

Because babar struggles against raw pace. Indian batters don't. Indian batters struggle against line and length which archer hasn't been able to do post injury and wood is fast and that's it.

Because babar struggles against raw pace. Indian batters don't. Indian batters struggle against line and length which archer hasn't been able to do post injury and wood is fast and that's it.

In @RizwanT20Champ @heddie19 Dreams Rizwan and babar duo would have scored against these archer and wood like 40(20) balls and 50 (15) balls while in reality they do score in t20 like 20(30) balls and 30 (40) balls. Saim ayub and fakhar is far better t20 batsman but these guys logic doomed in fanhood

 

[Justcrazy]

Very good fifty by Abhishek , sets up the tone for the series.

 

[jnaveen1980]

India has to replicate this in ODI. Can't believe they are still stuck with Kohli, Rohit, Rahul

 

[jnaveen1980]

To think that India's best all formatter is not even part of the side lol Jaiswal

 

[Devadwal]

England needs to score minimum 220+ if they want to defend the total against Indian team.

 

[Justcrazy]

100 up in 10 overs , pure 20 20 style batting

 

[Devadwal]

India 100/2 in 10 overs

 

[mominsaigol]

@Golu-momin

For some reason I'm unable to reply to you, maybe a glitch on this website.

Anyway ignore those 2 posters. I ignore them 90% of the time and only sometimes apply. They have zero knowledge about cricket and very likely started watching cricket from 2019 onwards.

They think babar azam is = to don bradman because Ramiz raja said so.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Most of the T20 games will be played on these kind of true wickets. So this tuk tuk cricket in middle phase has no room. I am glad the TM has shied away from that.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think the target is below par. 185 to 190 would have been challenging.

 

[jnaveen1980]

7th six from Abhishek

 

[jnaveen1980]

7 sixes 5 fours out of 70 that 42+20=62.

 

[Devadwal]

by abhishek against Atkinson over .

Atkinson is getting smashed by indian

 

[Devadwal]

I think the target is below par. 185 to 190 would have been challenging.

No they need to score 220 to have some chances against this indian team.

 

[jnaveen1980]

No they need to score 220 to have some chances against this indian team.

I mean they can hope for some miscue with atleast 185. With 130 you can afford to make errors

 

[jnaveen1980]

Entire Punjab team is full of six hitting freaks

 

[Devadwal]

I mean they can hope for some miscue with atleast 185. With 130 you can afford to make errors

Our batting depth is too strong. Axar is coming to bat at 8 so Indian players don't care about 1-2 wickets falling

 

[jnaveen1980]

8th six

 

[Champ_Pal]

Would anyone select the likes of Rohit , KL and Kohli over the likes of Abhishek and Samson in white ball cricket?

 

[OldWarHorse]

What a T20 side we are building

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pretty unselfish stuff from Abhishek. Didn't want to remain "not out" so that he can boost his average

 

[Justcrazy]

Abhishek gone , but he has done the damage.

 

[Devadwal]

Abhishek gone after scoring 79 runs in just 34 Balls

 

[Champ_Pal]

What a T20 side we are building

They play with total freedom.

In Abhishek’s case, he is a clear it match winner. But he is a bit of lottery at the top. India will have to accept his string of low scores for that aggressive start he provides.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Pretty unselfish stuff from Abhishek. Didn't want to remain "not out" so that he can boost his average

Stat padding is not in his dna.

 

[Devadwal]

GGBall>>> Bazball

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is bazball on steroids. 119 sixes in 11 matches !!! That is insane.

After world T20 final (post retirement of Kohli, Jadeja, Rohit)

 

[OldWarHorse]

Really hope we see the last of Rohit and Virat in white ball this Champions Trophy


GG, minus them two, will create monsters out of our next gen batters. Atleast in LOIs

 

[jnaveen1980]

Really hope we see the last of Rohit and Virat in white ball this Champions Trophy


GG, minus them two, will create monsters out of our next gen batters. Atleast in LOIs

They shouldn't be playing CT at all. It is pathetic when Jaiswal is yet to make debut and Samson not playing despite his last innings was a 100 in SA against SA.

 

[Devadwal]

This is phainti.

Hopefully England will perform better in next game's . Maja ni aya 200+ target hona chahiye tha.

 

[Devadwal]

May England win 5-0.

1-0 and 4 more Match still left

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Archer Bowled well .2-21 in 4 over is very good return against this indian team.

I was talking about Wood. Archer is not that quick anyway

 

[Nikhil_cric]

@sweep_shot Score and series score line update,buddy?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

India defeated England by seven wickets in the first T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, chasing down the target of 133 in just 12.5 overs by losing just three wickets

Abhishek Sharma was the top scorer for India, scoring 79 runs off 34 balls. Sanju Samson scored 26 while Tilak Verma was unbeaten on 19 when India crossed the finish line. India had won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Varun Chakravarthy led a splendid effort with the ball for the Men in Blue. Chakravarthy claimed 3/23, two of those wickets coming in the space of three balls, while Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel also claimed two wickets each. England’s batters had a horrid night, with only Jos Buttler scoring 68. Harry Brook (17 runs) and Jofra Archer (12) were the only other England batters to score in double figures. The Men in Blue sprung a surprise by not picking Mohammed Shami in the Playing XI for the game in Kolkata.

Source: The Indian Express

 

[mominsaigol]

Not a surprise. I would be shocked if England manage to win even one game against india.

They are an overrated team and Brooks in whiteball atm hasn't been anything special.

India's t20 side is also very good. Easily their best format and their now the best t20 team in the world.

However just like bgt, India is in for a brutal reality check in ct 2025. 99% of Indian fans have zero clue about their own game and players because they all live in a small bubble not realising that their own aukaat is zero. No idea about how the world works, how the cricketing sport works, or how they themselves work lol.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Fastest 130+ run chase against England in T20Is:

12.5 overs - India, Kolkata, 2025
14.3 overs - Australia, Melbourne, 2018
14.4 overs - South Africa, Johannesburg, 2016
14.5 overs - Australia, Cape Town, 2007
14.5 overs - Australia, Melbourne, 2014

 

[Buzzinga]

No score updates from @sweep_shot ??

Dull match thread, No maza. Huh

 

[FearlessRoar]

England's new era begins with heavy India defeat​

England's new era in white-ball cricket under Brendon McCullum began with a crushing defeat against world champions India as familiar frailties against spin resurfaced in the first T20 in Kolkata.

After seamer Arshdeep Singh dismissed Phil Salt for a three-ball duck and Ben Duckett in his first two overs, the middle order fell in a sorry heap against India's spinners and England were bowled out for 132.

Captain Jos Buttler played a lone hand with 68 from 44 balls but Harry Brook was the next highest scorer with 17.

Brook was bowled in the eighth over by the superb Varun Chakravarthy, who then dismissed Liam Livingstone for a duck two balls later as England's scoring stalled and wickets tumbled.

Jacob Bethell struggled for seven from 14 balls, Jamie Overton managed only two at number seven and Gus Atkinson fell to England's old foe Axar Patel for a painful two from 12 balls.

Chakravarthy returned to dismiss Buttler in the 17th over - ending England's hope of a big finish as he claimed figures of 3-23.

Jofra Archer impressed with 2-21 in India's chase but the hosts still romped to a seven-wicket victory with 43 balls to spare - England's heaviest T20 defeat in terms of deliveries remaining.

Gus Atkinson conceded 23 in the second over and Abhishek Sharma crashed 79 from 34 balls with the pressure released.

The second T20 in the five-match series is on Saturday in Chennai at 13:30 GMT.

England in India: Brendon McCullum's side thrashed in first T20 of new era

England's first T20 under Brendon McCullum ends in a crushing seven-wicket defeat by India in Kolkata.

www.bbc.com

 

[jnaveen1980]

Once India gets rid of the seniors India will start shining in all formats. Two guys ROhit and Kohli completely screwed us over in back to back test series. Will do the same in CT which i don't care much for. I just want to see the last of them. India will have a far more versatile unit once they leave (Jadeja, Rahul, Rohit, Kohli).

 

[The Bald Eagle]

 

[Champ_Pal]

No score updates from @sweep_shot ??

Dull match thread, No maza. Huh

If India were losing he will be all over it like a hawk on a suffering rabbit.

 

[Buzzinga]

Not sure about a hawk, but definitely like an unwanted phoophi in begaani shaadi

 

[gazza619]

It seems like Varun Chakravarthy needs a master reset. Only & can do this. Fortunately for Varun though India doesnt play bi-laterial T20s against the arch rivals.

What a wasteful time we live in.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It seems like Varun Chakravarthy needs a master reset. Only & can do this. Fortunately for Varun though India doesnt play bi-laterial T20s against the arch rivals.

What a wasteful time we live in.

Kuldeep will do the reset before that lol

 

[The Bald Eagle]

It seems like Varun Chakravarthy needs a master reset. Only & can do this. Fortunately for Varun though India doesnt play bi-laterial T20s against the arch rivals.

What a wasteful time we live in.

We all know what you are referring too

 

[Smbhayi]

Sundar gets a nod because of his batting.

Varun is a poor batsman and a poor fielder too. But his bowling is amazing.

Even chahal is better than him in that department..

 

[jnaveen1980]

Even chahal is better than him in that department..

Chahal is terrible as well. I think Varun lacks that on field personality lol He always looks like a love failure guy with that droopy eyes and beard. Didn't show any energy. He was just another victim of India's batting failure. Bowlers always feel the heat ofr poor batsmen.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Can any India batter break this record?