1st T20I: Root, Morgan book England’s seven-wicket delight over India

Joe Root during his match-winning innings opposite India during Kanpur in a initial T20I. Pic/AFP
Joe Root during his match-winning innings opposite India during Kanpur in a initial T20I. Pic/AFP

Kanpur: England degraded India by 7 wickets in a initial Twenty-20 International (T20I) cricket compare during a Green Park track here on Thursday.

With this win, England now lead a 3 compare T20I array 1-0.

Chasing 147 England openers Jason Roy (19) and Sam Billings (22) got off to a drifting start as they slammed 36 runs in a initial 3 overs of a innings.

But a bowling change did a pursuit for a hosts. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was brought in, in a fourth over and a Haryana actor sent behind Roy. The English batsman was beaten by low rebound outward a off side and gathering a round into his possess stumps.

Two balls later, a lanky spinner over Billings to move India behind into he match. Billings attempted to play a round opposite a line, though finished adult yorking himself as a round drifted behind into his toes and afterwards to a stumps.

England were now during 43-2 with 105 runs indispensable from 16 overs.

New batsmen Joe Root (46) and skipper Eoin Morgan (51) afterwards fake a 83-run partnership for a third wicket to brace a innings.

Morgan was sent make-up in a 16th over with only 22 runs indispensable in 28 balls. The English batsman was discharged by debutant Parveez Rasool.

The tumble of a wicket brought in Ben Strokes(2), who along with Root finished a formalities with 11 balls remaining.

For India Chahal scalped dual wickets while Rasool chipped in with one wicket.

Earlier, put in to bat, India posted 147-7 with skipper Virat Kohli (29) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36 not out) being a vital scorers for a team.

Moeen Ali celebrates with captain Eoin Morgan after dismissing Indian group captain and batsman Virat Kohli during a initial T20 cricket compare between India and England during Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Thursday. Pic/AFPMoeen Ali celebrates with captain Eoin Morgan after dismissing Indian group captain and batsman Virat Kohli during a initial T20 cricket compare between India and England during Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Thursday. Pic/AFP

Openers K.L. Rahul (8) and Kohli started a compare on a good note by scoring during a good pace.

But soon, Rahul, who was struggling to find his stroke in a center was sent behind to a pavilion in a fifth over by pacer Chris Jordan.

Jordan delivered a brief round that tangled Rahul totally and as a outcome a brief excellent leg pocketed a tip corner to boot him.

Two overs later, Kohli, who seemed good during a double was sent make-up by spinner Moeen Ali. The 28-year-old was held during mid-wicket by Eoin Morgan, with India during 55-2.

Incoming batsmen Suresh Raina, who was creation his quip after a prolonged interregnum and Yuvraj Singh (12) also unsuccessful to step adult to a arise as a Punjab batsman was held by Adil Rashid during excellent leg off Liam Plunkett in a 11th over.

Raina, who scored 34 runs in 23 balls, was a subsequent batsman to go. In a 13th over, a Uttar Pradesh batsman was bowled by pacer Ben Stokes, who bowled an inch-perfect leg-stump yorker that off popped a bails.

Things got worse for a hosts when a new batsman Manish Pandey (3) was sent behind by Ali in a subsequent over. He was adjudged leg before wicket while perplexing to work a round on a leg side.

Hardik Pandya also over for 9 runs. He was held by Sam Billings during a low behind indicate off Pacer Tymal Mills in a 17th over.

The final 3 overs saw some quarrel behind from Dhoni, who was saying a tumble of wickets from a other end. His 29 -ball hit helped a hosts to get past a 140-run mark.

For England, Ali scalped dual wickets while Mills, Jordan Plunkett and Strokes chipped in with one wicket each.

First T20I scoreboard

The following is a scoreboard of a initial India vs England Twenty-20 International (T20I) cricket compare during Green Park track here on Thursday.

India:
Virat Kohli c Morgan b Ali 29
K.L. Rahul c Rashid b Jordan 8
Suresh Raina b Stokes 34
Yuvraj Singh c Rashid b Plunkett 12
Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 36
Manish Pandey lbw b Ali 3
Hardik Pandya c Billings b Mills 9
Parvez Rasool run out (Jordan/Morgan) 5
Jasprit Bumrah not out 0

Extras (lb 3, w 7, nb 1) 11
Total (in 20 overs) 147-7

Fall of wickets 1-34 (Rahul, 4.3 ov), 2-55 (Kohli, 7.1 ov), 3-75 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.1 ov), 4-95 (Raina, 12.3 ov), 5-98 (Pandey, 13.2 ov), 6-118 (Pandya, 16.2 ov), 7-145 (Parvez Rasool, 19.4 ov)

Bowling:
T Mills 4-0-27-1
Chris Jordan 4-0-27-1
Liam Plunkett 4-0-32-1
Ben Stokes 4-0-37-1
Moeen Ali 4-0-21-2

England: (target: 148 runs)

Jason Roy b Chahal 19
Sam Billings b Chahal 22
Joe Root not out 46
Eoin Morgan c Raina b Parvez Rasool 51
Ben Stokes not out 2

Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 4, nb 1) 8
Total (in 18.1 overs) 148-3

Fall of wickets 1-42 (Roy, 3.2 ov), 2-43 (Billings, 3.5 ov), 3-126 (Morgan, 15.2 ov)

Bowling:
Ashish Nehra 3-0-31-0
Jasprit Bumrah 3.1-0-26-0
Y Chahal 4-0-27-2
Parvez Rasool 4-0-32-1
Suresh Raina 2-0-17-0
Hardik Pandya 2-0-12-0

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