India trounce England, K(oh)linch series

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey made way for T20 International debutant Rishabh Pant.

England made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Liam Dawson made way for his namesake, Liam Plunkett.

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper, (Eo)inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on four. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a couple. Chris Jordan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). England had conceded eight wickets at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave England no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rahul, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 22. Thirty-seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Ben Stokes broke the 61-run partnership.

Raina’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 39 balls.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Raina, whose 45-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 63. Thirty-seven balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Plunkett broke the 55-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). England had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Yuvraj, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 27. Twenty-eight balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Jos Buttler. Tymal Mills broke the 57-run partnership.

Dhoni, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 56. Seven balls later, he was caught by Adil Rashid. Jordan broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). England had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pant, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 11. Hardik Pandya, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Four balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Stokes and Buttler ran him out.

India scored 202 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Rashid, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Moeen Ali, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Plunkett, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Jordan, Stokes and Mills, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 56, 32, and 31, respectively.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, and lost a wicket.

Sam Billings, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Raina. Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match and the player of the series, broke the eight-run stand.

England scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). India had conceded three wickets at that point.

Jason Roy, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 32. Twenty-eight balls after Billings’ dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Amit Mishra broke the 47-run partnership.

England scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded three wickets at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Joe Root’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Morgan’s contribution to it was 31. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Morgan, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 40. Forty-three balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Chahal broke the 64-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Root, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chahal.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Buttler, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

Ali, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Chahal broke the four-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Stokes had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Three balls later, he was caught by Raina. Chahal broke the four-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jordan, who faced a couple of balls, D(hon)idn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was stumped off the bowling of Chahal.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Plunkett, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Bumrah.

Rashid, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mills, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Plunkett’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Bumrah.

India eventually conceded five extras. England, who were dismissed for 127 off 16.3 overs, lost by 75 runs.

Raina bowled a wicketless over, conceding 22. Pandya bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 17. Ashish Nehra bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24.

Mishra bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket. Bumrah bowled 2.3 overs, conceding 14. He picked up three scalps. Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up half-a-dozen scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.