3-Match T20 Series Results
First T20 at Old Trafford Manchester Tuesday July 03,2018
Scorecard
England 159/8 in 20 Overs
India 163/2 in 18.2 Overs
Match Result India won by 8 wickets
MOM - Kuldeep Yadav(India)for his 5/24(4 Overs)
Second T20 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Friday July 06,2018
Scorecard
India 148/5 i n 20 Overs
England 149/5 in 19.4 Overs
Match Result Engalnd won by 5 wickets
MOM Alex Hales(England)for his 58*(41 Balls 4x4 and 6x3)
Third T20 at Bristol Sunday July 08,2018
Scorecard
England 198/9 in 20 Overs
India 201/3 in 18.4 Overs
Match Result India won by 7 wickets
MOM - Rohit Sharma(India)for his 100*(56 Balls 4x11 and 6x5)
Series Result India won the 3-Match Series 2-1
Player of the Series - Rohit Sharma(India)
Third T20 at Bristol Match Preview
India Boast of Unbeaten 5-0 Record in T20I Series Deciders
With the series level at 1-1 going into the third and final T20I in Bristol, both England and India will be hoping to stamp their authority as the better T20I side when they lock horns in the series finale at the County Ground on Sunday.
The visitors were clinical in the first game – with Kuldeep Yadav’s wrist-spin and KL Rahul’s bat overpowering England by eight wickets in Manchester. But the hosts fought back in style in the second T20I — restricting the Indian batsmen and chasing down the 149-run target with five wickets to spare
Momentum will be on England’s side come Sunday, having gained immense confidence from the manner in which they tackled the wrist-spinners, especially opening T20I Man of the Match Yadav at Cardiff.
However, the visitors have impressive numbers when the final game of a series turns out to be a decider. India have never lost a T20I decider in a bilateral series consisting of at least 3 games. They boast of an incredible 5-0 record in such do-or-die games — the latest one being a narrow seven-run victory over South Africa in Cape Town in February.
On the other hand, India have conceded on an average just 138 in these deciders. Their opponents' highest score in a series finale is 165/6 — scored by the Proteas in Cape Town earlier this year.
Sri Lanka have finished with the lowest score, getting bowled out for just 82 with Ravichandran Ashwin running through the top order in Vishakhapatnam back in 2016.
It is still early days in the two-month long tour, but the early bragging rights are on offer and a victory will stand them in good stead going into the rest of the series.
India beat England by 7 wickets,win the 3-Match T20 series 2-1
Scorecard
England 198/9 in 20 Overs
India 201/3 in 18.4 Overs
Match Result India won by 7 wickets
MOM - Rohit Sharma(India)for his 100*(56 Balls 4x11 and 6x5)
Series Result India won the 3-Match Series 2-1
Player of the Series - Rohit Sharma(India)
Rohit Sharma's elegant unbeaten century made it a walk in the park for India as they cruised to a seven-wicket victory against England to clinch the three-match T20 International series 2-1 on Sunday in Bristol.
The Indian vice-captain made the target of 199 look ridiculously easy on a small Bristol ground after the visiting bowlers did a commendable job at the back end to restrict the hosts to a sub-par score
Captain Virat Kohli (43 off 29 balls) played his part with his authoritative stroke-play while Hardik Pandya, who shone with the ball earlier with a four-wicket haul, also made a significant contribution with the bat. Pandya hit 33 not out off just 14 balls as India reached to 201 for 3 in 18.4 overs.
The series win set the right tone for the gruelling challenges ahead with the three-match ODI series, up next, starting from July 12.
Rohit stroked his way to 100 not out, his third T20I hundred, with the help of 11 fours and five sixes, adding 89 runs for the third wicket with Kohli, who got his first score of note on the tour of UK. Virat's 43 came from 29 balls and had two fours and two sixes.
Chasing a target of 199 on a small ground, India made a bright start with 21 runs on board after the second over but opener Shikhar Dhawan (5) got out immediately as Jake Ball made a fine diving catch at short fine leg.
The other opener Rohit Sharma was in good touch as he hit Liam Plunkett for two sixes and a four in the fourth over to build up the momentum of the Indian run chase.
Lokesh Rahul (19 off 10 balls) fell to a spectacular catch by Chris Jordan who made a huge ground from long-on and then flung himself full length to pluck the ball out of nowhere. Despite that, India were on course with 70 on board for 2 wickets at the end of powerplay.
Ben Stokes was introduced in the seventh over and he made an immediate impact by conceding just two runs from that over. But Rohit was not the one to remain quiet as he collected a few more fours to reach his fifty off 28 balls in the ninth over while also taking Indian score to 100 for 2 at halfway mark.
Rohit then launched on Plunkett with a six and a four in the 11th over and captain Virat Kohli, who came on the crease at the fall of Rahul, joined the party with a six in the next over to place India well on course of the target.
The Indian captain began to gain in confidence as he hit another six off Plunkett before he fell victim of Jordan in the 15th over, caught and bowled by the bowler in a soft dismissal.
Hardik Pandya, who came in for Kohli, immediately found the boundaries and India needed just 29 from the last three overs to win the match. India took 20 runs in the 18th over with Pandya hitting two fours and a six. Then he hit the winning runs, a six off Jordan to clinch the series.
Earlier, opening batsman Jason Roy rained sixes in his blistering innings of 67 off just 31 balls but India made a superb fightback on the back of Hardik Pandya's four-wicket haul to restrict England to 198 for nine.
Sent into bat, Roy and his opening partner Jos Buttler (34 runs of 21 balls) shared 94 runs from 7.5 overs to make a flying start in their innings as the duo dealt in fours and sixes initially. England would have posted a much bigger total but for the comeback by the Indian bowlers led by Hardik Pandya who took 4/38.
During the England innings, Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni also became the first wicket keeper to complete 50 catches in T20Is by taking five catches.
Some poor bowling from Indian pacers, who either sprayed the ball or bowled too short, helped England in making a bright start. The visitors also did not do too well in the powerplay overs and England made merry under the sun as they had hit eight fours and two sixes within the first five overs.
Buttler was dropped by Siddharth Kaul when on 20 with Chahal being the unfortunate bowler. Roy, on the other hand, reached his third T20I half-century off only 23 balls, inclusive of four fours and five sixes.
The breakthrough came just as India were starting to wonder where to bowl to the opening duo. Kaul (2/35) bowled a quicker, fuller delivery and Buttler missed as he was bowled.
Pandya bowled poorly in his first spell, against the field set by his captain as he was taken for two fours and two sixes, but returned later to impact the English middle order.
In the 14th over, Chahal missed a chance to dismiss Eoin Morgan (then on 4), failing to latch onto a high catch at cover only to end up banging his head on the ground. He went off for some treatment but Morgan did India a favour with another skier off the very next ball. Dhoni completed the catch this time around. Pandya was not done yet, as he had Alex Hales (30) caught behind too.
England lost four wickets for 46 runs before Ben Stokes (14) and Jonny Bairstow (25 off 14 balls) had a 37-run partnership. There was another mini collapse thereafter, as the hosts lost five wickets for 21 runs in the last 14 balls to finish below the 200-run mark
India's Sensational Record Continues With Beating England 2-1 in the 3-Match T20 Series
Rohit Sharma's sensational ton helped India beat England by seven wickets and also seal the three-game T20I series 2-1 at Bristol on Sunday July 08,2018
This also ensured that India continue their phenomenal T20I record, as the men in blue won their sixth consecutive T20I series.
India haven't lost a series (minimum two games played) since January 2017, which shows the kind of dominance Virat Kohli's team holds in the shortest format of the game.
Also, India have played eight three-match bilateral series in T20Is and have won all of them, starting from the 2015-16 series against Australia.
M S Dhoni Sets Two World Records
India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni set two new world records during the third T20I of the series against England on Sunday July 08,2018 as became the first wicket-keeper to take 50 catches in T20Is and also the first wicket-keeper to take five catches in one innings.
Jason Roy (67) became Dhoni's 50th victim after he was dismissed off the bowling of debutant Deepak Chahar, who picked his maiden T20I wicket in the process.
In total, Dhoni took five catches in the innings and now sits firmly at top of the pile, as the second wicket-keeper in the list is West Indies star Dinesh Ramdin, who has 34 catches to his name.
54 - MS Dhoni (India)
34 - Dinesh Ramdin (West Indies)
30 - Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
28 - Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
26 - Wesley Barresi (Netherlands)
Dhoni also broke legendary Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist's record of most number of catches in an innings after taking the catches of Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett
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