Delhi: England cricket team defeated India by 26 runs in the third T20 International match played in Rajkot. Batting first, England scored 171 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Indian team could score 146 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Chakravarti shines, batsman failed
For India, spinner Varun Chakraborty took 5 wickets while bowling brilliantly, but the team’s batting was very bad. Especially, the middle -order batsmen could not stand in front of the England bowlers.
Question on Hardik Pandya’s slow innings
Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel expressed displeasure over Hardik Pandya’s slow batting. He said on Star Sports, “No player in T20 format can just take 20-25 balls to be set. Hardik scored 40 runs off 35 balls, but initially he played a lot of dot ball, which increased the pressure on the team. ”
Angry over coach Gambhir’s decision
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen questioned the decisions of coach Gautam Gambhir on India’s batting order. He said, “India did not make the batting order correct. Dhruv Jurael is an experienced batsman, it was not right to keep him in the lower order for left and right combination. I firmly believe that your best batsman should bat further. “
With this defeat, the 5-match T20I series is now at 2–1. India will have to improve their batting in the next matches, taking lessons from this defeat, so that they can make a strong comeback.
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