Team India had to face defeat in the second T20 International match between India and England played at Old Trafford, Manchester. After scoring 190 runs while batting first, the Indian bowlers were not successful in defending this score.
England created a new record for the biggest successful run chase in T20 International against India. Earlier in 2012, England had won at Wankhede while chasing the target of 178 runs. India scored well in the match, but two overs of the second innings dashed Team India’s hopes of victory. Let us know about the turning point of this match…
These two overs became the turning point
In fact, during England’s batting, the third over (thrown by Arshdeep) and the 17th over (thrown by Ravi Bishnoi) brought England completely back into the contest and crossed the threshold of victory. 27 runs were lost in Arshdeep’s over, while Bishnoi took away victory from India by bowling an over of 29 runs at the most crucial time. Arshdeep bowled an expensive over at a time when the England team was struggling after losing two wickets for 11 runs, which gave the hosts a chance to make a comeback. At the same time, in Bishnoi’s two no-ball overs, Jacob Bethal hit fours and sixes and completely gave England the upper hand in the match.
Jacob Bethel became the hero of victory
The English team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The hero of victory for the host team was Jacob Bethel, who played an unbeaten inning of 76 runs. England won the match in 19 overs. The England team had lost the wicket of Philip Salt (0) on the very first ball of the innings. Jos Buttler (0) also returned to the pavilion on the fifth ball of the same over. The English team had lost the wickets of both the openers for just 1 run. From here, captain Harry Brook along with Bethel took over the team by adding 50 runs in 23 balls for the third wicket.
Brook returned to the pavilion after scoring 39 runs in 15 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours, after which Bethel took the lead. He played an important role in helping the team win by scoring 67 runs for the fourth wicket with Tom Banton (39) and 46 runs with Sam Curran (7). Bethel remained unbeaten after scoring 76 runs in 46 balls with 5 sixes and as many fours. Ravi Bishnoi proved to be the most expensive bowler for India, who gave 60 runs in his four overs without taking any wicket. He gave away runs with a very poor economy of 15. Arshdeep Singh did take three wickets, but one of his expensive overs played an important role in England’s comeback.