Rahul made the batting easy in his 24-ball-51 with six fours and three sixes, while Kishan retired hurt after a 46-ball 70, which featured three sixes in addition to seven fours, as India Chasing the target of 189 runs with one over remaining. .
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In a game where the result was secondary, Rahul’s touch would certainly have made the captain Virat Kohli Delighted as the punch, he hit some breathtaking sixes off Chris Woakes and also treated Mark Wood with disdain.
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Kishan, who may have to sit out if he doesn’t play as an opener, did no harm in his case after Rahul departed as he punished the spinners including a dazzling six off Adil Rashid.
India ticked a few boxes in the first game with two senior pacers Jasprit Bumrah (1/26) and Mohammed Shami (3/40) hitting the straight straps with some quick and accurate deliveries.
The third angle of this ‘triangle’ – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, however, consistently missed out on 54 runs in four overs.
Kohli (11) did not score many runs but it will be a matter of concern for the Indian team.
Rishabh Pant (29 not out, 14 balls) smashed the bowlers, while Suryakumar Yadav (8 off 8 balls) got a little scratch during his brief stay.
Hardik Pandya, who is considered the “designated finisher” in this line-up, came to the crease with a 15-ball 21 and hit some brilliant shots with an unbeaten 16 off 10 balls.
England batsmen also tossed their willows here and there to get some quality time in between on a good surface ICC Academy ground here after being brought in to bat.
Veteran Shami bowled full length and mixed it with clever variations as he took the wickets of openers Jason Roy (17 off 13 balls), Jos Buttler (18 off 13 balls) and Liam Livingstone (30 off 20 balls). achieved.
This was done by a change of pace to Butler, where the length was shortened and the momentum was removed after hitting two boundaries, while Livingstone was cast by an old-fashioned yorker.
In the warm-up game too, Bumrah bowled an unstoppable yorker to stop Jonny Bairstow (49 off 36 balls) from scoring a half-century. He was easily India’s best bowler, while Bhuvneshwar seemed a bit off.
Moeen Ali (43 not out from 20 balls) fresh from his IPL exploits strengthened England’s score in the final over.
However, the competition that head coach Ravi Shastri and captain Kohli saw was how well young leg-spinner Chahar (1/4 in 4 overs) and veteran off-spinner Ashwin (0/23 in 4 overs) did well for the third spinner. took shape. slot.
The Indian team is pretty sure that Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakraborty are the two spinners who will work when the campaign resumes. Both had also played an IPL final along with play-off matches a few days back and hence both were rested.
While Chahar googled ICC’s world No. 1 T20 batsman David Malan (18 off 18 balls), he was not as consistent with his length as Ashwin, who went without a wicket, but was bowled in such a way. was not punished.
However, unlike Chahar, who looked at times penetrating, the English batsmen didn’t have much trouble getting Ashwin for singles and some inside shots at extra-cover.
Overall, India’s outing was good, just like they wanted in the practice match.
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