In Pics: England thrash India by 8 wickets in 1st T20I
England delivered an all-round performance to thrash India by eight wickets in the first T20I in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. The Eoin Morgan-led side completely outplayed the hosts to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
England delivered an all-round performance to thrash India by eight wickets in the first T20I in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. The Eoin Morgan-led side completely outplayed the hosts to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Chasing a paltry target of 125 runs, England got off to a brilliant start with both openers, Jos Buttler and Jason Roy, scoring regular boundaries. The duo played brilliantly and did not miss any opportunity to punish lose balls
Earlier, Shreyas Iyer smashed a sensational half-century to rescue India from early blows but England kept taking wickets at regular intervals to restrict the hosts to 124/7 in the allotted 20 overs.