Chasing the target of 171 runs, Bhuvneshwar brought the ball to England on their knees and turned the ball from both sides. After producing a scintillating in-swinger against Jos Buttler in the first T20I, he was at it again as he bowled an away-swinger to dismiss Jason Roy on the first ball in the second T20I match. He then managed to remove Dangerman Butler. He took three wickets, his figures read: 3-0-15-3.
Talking to the broadcasters, he was at his hilarious best.
He said, ‘When the ball swings, you enjoy bowling. But it hasn’t changed much in England over the years if I’m not mistaken. Good for me (that the white ball swings more than the red ball).
This is the second time in the series that he has dismissed Jos Buttler. In the first match, it was a brilliant in-swinger. This time he bowled a straighter which hit the thumb side of his bat and was caught by Rishabh Pant who was standing near the batsman.
“He (Buttler) is a dangerous player and if he gets past the powerplay, he can score big. If the ball swings, it motivates you to do well and I am confident now.”
He said he didn’t want to think about the injuries. He was dropped from the national team due to injuries, which threatened to take his career out.
“I don’t want to answer that and if I am playing then something is right (when asked if he is fit and free from all injuries),” he told broadcasters in a post-match presentation.
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Rohit Sharma’s inspirational leadership and an aggressive brand new approach helped India thrash England by 49 runs in the second T20 International to seal the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. Batting first, India once again showed aggressive intent at 170 for eight, riding on new ‘batting all-rounder’ Ravindra Jadeja (46 not out from 29 balls) after a sudden collapse during the middle leg. Track full of speed and bounce.
With the ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s (3/15) new rhythm in the powerplay overs was brilliantly complemented by the skillful pairing of Jasprit Bumrah (2/10) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/10) as England’s innings turned 17. Was reduced to 121 runs. over. If India’s batting has been great in both the matches, then the bowling in the powerplays has been absolutely brilliant.
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