Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Friday grew to become India’s main wicket-taker in T20Is when he dismissed Jos Buttler throughout the first T20I towards England in Ahmedabad. It was Chahal’s sixtieth scalp within the T20I cricket.
Chahal, who was enjoying his one centesimal worldwide sport, trapped Buttler proper in entrance of the stumps within the eighth over of England’s innings to give India their first breakthrough of the match and surpass Jasprit Bumrah’s tally of 59 wickets within the format.
Bumrah now stands second with 59 wickets in 50 video games in India’s main T20I wicket-taker tally whereas Ravichandran Ashwin stands third with 52 wickets in 46 video games. Overall, Chahal stands 18th within the all-time of highest T20I wicket-takers listing, which is headed by veteran Sri Lankan pacer Laith Malinga (107 wickets), and ninth amongst spinners headed by Shahid Afridi (98 wickets).
Meanwhile, England delivered an all-round efficiency to thrash India by eight wickets within the first T20I in Ahmedabad on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. The Eoin Morgan-led facet utterly outplayed the hosts to acquire a 1-0 lead within the five-match sequence.
Chasing a paltry goal of 125 runs, England received off to a superb begin with each openers, Jos Buttler and Jason Roy, scoring common boundaries. The duo performed brilliantly and didn’t miss any alternative to punish lose balls.
With the assistance of Buttler and Roy’s knocks, England reached the 50-run mark within the sixth over. Indian bowlers struggled to limit the batsmen and failed to get any early breakthrough. In the eighth over, Roy scored a boundary and a six to Yuzvendra Chahal however the bowler made a surprising comeback and dismissed Buttler (28) to finish the 72-run partnership. Dawid Malan then took the sphere.
Roy was only one run wanting his half-century when Washington Sundar, within the twelfth over, received maintain of him. After 12 overs, England’s rating learn 92/2, with Malan and Jonny Bairstow on the sphere. Malan and Bairstow performed cautiously and ensured England don’t lose extra wickets and simply took their facet over the road.
Earlier, Shreyas Iyer smashed a sensational half-century to rescue India from early blows however England stored taking wickets at common intervals to limit the hosts to 124/7 within the allotted 20 overs.
India and England will now lock horns within the second T20I of the sequence on Sunday (March 14) in Ahmedabad.
