Match 1
Venue: Rose Bowl Cricket Ground
Date: 07.07.2022
Result:India won by 50 runs.
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya
India vs. England: It was good news for India as Rohit Sharma was fully recovered and he was back to captaining the side for India. Jos Buttler was captain for England. India won the toss and elected to bat first. Rohit Sharma was in great touch. Just when he started to dominate the innings, he was dismissed by Mooen Ali for a quick 24 runs. Deepak Hooda hit consecutive sixes and announced his arrival in England, and he released pressure on India that was created after the wicket of their captain, Rohit Sharma. Mr. Dependable, Ishan Kishan, was out by Moeen Ali soon after, and now the England bowlers were on top. Deepak Hooda and Surya Kumar Yadav were batting well together. They were rebuilding a partnership for India. But Deepak Hooda, in order to up the ante, got out to Tymal Mills and the match was evenly poised as India were losing wickets regularly but their net run rate was high in spite of wickets falling. Surya Kumar Yadav was out for 39, but he had set the platform for India. Hardik Pandya looked in great touch. Hardik Pandya was looking to smash the ball to all parts of the ground and was well supported by Axar Patel, who made a good contribution of 17 runs in just 12 balls before getting out. It looked as if Pandya was batting on some different surface. He was just too good for England’s bowling. Hardik Pandya made a half century, but soon after making a half century, he got out. With some quick runs by Dinesh Kartik at the end, India managed to score 198 runs on the board. England needed a good start from their openers, Jason Roy and Jos Buttler. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a beauty to get rid of England’s captain, Jos Buttler, and it was a good start for India. On the other hand, we had Arshdeep Singh bowling for India on his debut, and he bowled a maiden over as his first over in his debut match.
Arshdeep Singh Maiden Over on Debut. Dawid Malan was batting well and he was connecting the ball well, but as soon as he started looking to dominate the innings he was dismissed, and it was a big blow for England. Hardik Pandya took another wicket in the same over and put India on top. Harry Brook and Mooen Ali were batting well and trying hard to chase the target. An amazing over by Chahal where he dismissed both Mooen Ali and Harry Brook in the same over got the Indians’ nose ahead in the game. Though Jordan played a good innings down the order, it was too late and India won the match convincingly by 50 runs to go 1-0 in the series.
Match 2
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Date: 09.07.2022
Result:India won by 49 runs.
Player of the match: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India vs. England: It was a very important match for the England team led by Captain Jos Buttler if they had to win the series and a very important match for the Indians to seize yet another series under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. England won the toss and elected to bowl first. We had Rishabh Pant opening the batting with Rohit Sharma. In the first over itself, we had the hitman going with a magnificent six. Both Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma were smashing. But the bouncer once again did the trick for England and England took the wicket of Rohit Sharma. Not before he scored 31 runs in 19 balls and gave India a good quick start. But Virat Kohli got out early and England were back in the game. Richard Gleeson was on fire on his debut, and he dismissed Rishabh Pant too, and the Indians were in deep trouble. After losing Surya Kumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya in quick succession, the Indian scorecard read 89-5 and they needed some good partnerships to put up a competitive total on the board. Dinesh Kartik and Ravindra Jadeja were looking good, but Dinesh Kartik unfortunately got run out. But a good innings of 46 runs by Ravindra Jadeja and some hard hitting by Harshal Patel in the end helped India to put a competitive score of 170 runs on the board.
England started their run chase and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took the wicket on the first ball and India had a great start to the match. Then, an excellent review by India to dismiss their Captain Jos Buttler and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s magical spell continued. David Malan and Liam Livingstone were batting well, and it needed a special effort to get rid of them. Boom Boom Bumrah bowled an excellent ball and got rid of Liam Livingstone. Wickets were falling until Moeen Ali came. He was playing good cricket. Chahal took the all important wicket of David Mallan and brought India back into the game. Some excellent bowling and catches ensured India won the match comfortably and were 2-0 in the series and won the series.
Match 3
Venue: Trent Bridge
Date: 10.07.2022
Result:India won by 17 runs.
Player of the match: Reece Topley
India vs. England: it was a match played between India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma who were looking for a clean sweep and Enngland under the captaincy of Jos Buttler who would love to finish the series on a winning note.England won the toss and elected to bat first. It was a high scoring match. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler were smashing the ball all over the stadium. It was looking as if it was going to be Buttler’s and Roy’s show for England. Avesh Khan brought back the Indian side by taking the wicket of Jos Buttler. Umran Malik took the wicket of Jason Roy. Wickets were falling for England. David Malan completed his half century and looked determined to play a big innings for England. Liam Livingstone was hitting sixes for fun. David Malan got out, but the platform was set for England. Mooen Ali got out first ball. They were having a great time with the bat . They were hitting some really great shots, and as a result, they managed to score 215 runs. India needed a good start from their openers, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma, to chase a high score. But Rishabh Pant got out early and England had a good start in the bowling department too. Virat Kohli looked in great touch, but he didn’t last long. There was a regular fall of wickets for India. Surya Kumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer were batting well and trying hard to get India back into the game. SuryaKumar Yadav completed his fifty. England took the wicket of Shreyas Iyer and were back in the game. Meanwhile, Surya Kumar Yadav completed his century. He was running out of partners. He tried very hard but could not finish the game for India. But he played a brilliant innings.
Surya Kumar ‘100’
India won the series 2-1 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar was awarded the man of the series award.
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