Iyer-led India humiliated by England

India made one change to their playing eleven – Ravi Bishnoi made way for Prince Yadav.

England made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer, India’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, for the loss of a wicket.

Four balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Phil Salt was the batter. It was struck down by English umpire Martin Saggers.

Jos Buttler, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 36. Thirty-one balls into the match, Prince broke the 43-run stand.

England scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Harry Brook, England’s skipper, scored 16 off a dozen balls, which included a boundary. Nineteen balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek Sharma. Prince broke the 28-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. England had scored 92 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Salt had scored 34, Jacob Bethell had scored a couple.

England scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Bethell, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 13. Twenty-one balls after Brook’s dismissal, he was caught by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Harshit Rana broke the 40-run stand.

The fourth-wicket did not get off the mark. Tom Banton, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Varun Chakravarthy off the bowling of Rana.

Salt’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls.

England scored 150 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Salt, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 70. Twenty-six balls after Banton’s dismissal, he was caught by Arshdeep Singh. Axar Patel broke the 47-run stand.

Sam Curran, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 41. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 35. Though his innings included a couple of sixes, Will Jacks had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 14. Seventeen balls later, Axar and Ishan Kishan ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Jofra Archer, the player of the match, scored five off a couple of balls, which included a boundary. Four balls later. Tilak Varma and Arshdeep ran him out.

Dawson, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

England scored 200 (201 for the loss of seven wickets) off 20 overs (120 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shivam Dube, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Chakravarthy, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Arshdeep bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36.

Axar, who bowled four overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket.

Rana and Prince bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 30. 

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, for the loss of five wickets.

Though his innings included a six, Abhishek had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Salt. Josh Tongue broke the 23-run stand.

Sooryavanshi, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Five balls later, he was caught by Jos Buttler. Archer broke the six-run stand.

Kishan, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Eight balls later, he was caught by Bethell. Tongue broke the 12-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Iyer, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. The next ball, he was caught by Bethell off the bowling of Archer.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). England had not conceded any extras at that point. They eventually did not concede any extras.

Axar, who faced four balls, scored 10. His runs came by way a boundary and a six. Five balls after Iyer’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Archer broke the 11-run stand.

Varma, who faced 11 balls, scored just three. Thirteen balls later, he was stumped by Buttler. Jacks broke the eight-run stand.

Dube, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Buttler. Tongue broke the three-run stand.

Arshdeep, who faced four balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Buttler. Adil Rashid broke the five-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Rana had scored eight.

Rana, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Eight balls after Arshdeep’s dismissal, he was caught by Banton. Tongue broke the two-run stand.

Though his innings included a boundary, Chakravarthy had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was bowled by Rashid, who broke the four-run stand.

Prince, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

India were bundled out for 76 off 11.4 overs.

Jacks bowled two overs, conceding five. He picked up a wicket.

Rashid bowled 2.4 overs, conceding 14. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Archer bowled three overs, conceding 29. He picked up three wickets.

Tongue bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up four wickets.

England, who won by 125 runs, led the five-match series 2-0.