India Set A Record At Eden Gardens
India achieved their 7 consecutive T20 victory at the Eden Gardens, creating a record of wins at a single venue. The opponent, Jos Buttler led England bore the brunt of a clinical Indian performance in the shortest format of the Game.
Varun Has The English In A Bind
Varun Chakravarthy, first bamboozled the English batters with his mystery spinners , scalping 3 vital wickets in the form of Jos Buttler, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone , thus breaking the back of the English batting line-up. His returns of 3/23 in 4 overs and Arshdeep Singh’s miserly 2/17 were crucial in restricting England for just 132 runs in 20 overs, notwithstanding Buttler’s enterprising 68 of 44 balls.
Abhishek Sharma’s Hurricane
Abhishek Sharma then produced an innings to remember carrying on from his IPL days with Sunrisers Hyderabad, making a mockery of the English attack ( barring Jofra Archer ). His 79 of just 34 balls, studded with 5 fours and 6 sixes, accelerated India’s victory in just 12.5 overs with 7 wickets to spare.It was as clinical as it could be, from India.
Varun Chakravarthy was declared the Player of the Match.
India take a 1-0 lead in the 5 match series.