The first T20 match between India and England could not be completed due to rain. In this match played at Chester Lee Street, Team India captain Shreyas Iyer decided to bat first after winning the toss.
India set a target of 190 runs and were beginning to smell victory. But the hopes of cricket fans were dashed due to the unfairness of the weather. However, India got a sigh of relief due to the performance of Abhishek Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dubey in this match.
Abhishek Sharma’s explosive fifty
After winning the toss, Team India, who came to bat first, did not have a special start. On the fourth ball of the second over, Sanju Samson was out after scoring 1 run in 7 balls, while on the last ball of the same over, Ishan Kishan was run out due to a glitch in coordination with Abhishek Sharma. Team India had lost 2 batsmen on the score of just 6 runs.
In such a situation, the responsibility of taking the innings forward fell on the shoulders of Abhishek. He started attacking the bowlers in his own style. He scored 59 runs with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. With his third six, he also became the fastest batsman to hit 100 sixes in the history of T20 International.
Runs came from the bat of Shreyas Iyer
In the first match against England, a big burden was also lightened on Shreyas Iyer. His runs did not come against Afghanistan and Ireland. The Indian captain played an innings of 68 runs in 47 balls against England. Which included 6 fours and 1 six. If he had got out early, there would have been a barrage of criticism and it would have also become difficult for Team India to score 189 runs. With this innings, Iyer has become the first Indian captain to score a fifty in T20 International on English soil.
Strong finish by Shivam Dubey
Shivam Dubey is called the underrated hero of Indian cricket. They always live up to the test that is set before them. In the first match against England, he gave an excellent finish by scoring 42 runs in 21 balls. If his innings had not come then Team India could have stopped at the score of 170. Shivam’s form is going to be important for India in this entire series.