IND vs ENG 1st T20: India set a target of 199 runs for England, Hardik hit a stormy fifty

England vs India 1st T20I, The Rose Bowl Southampton: In the first T20 being played at The Rose Ball Stadium in Southampton, India gave a target of 199 runs to England after playing first. Hardik Pandya played an explosive innings of 51 runs in 33 balls for India.

After losing the toss, opting to bat first, the start of Team India was not good. Captain Rohit Sharma got out on 24 and Ishan Kishan scored 08 runs. However, after this Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav counter-attacked the English bowlers.

Deepak scored 33 runs in 17 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. At the same time, Suryakumar played an innings of 39 runs in 19 balls. His bat hit 4 fours and 2 sixes.

After this, Hardik Pandya, who came to bat at number five, showed an explosive game from the beginning. Hardik played a blistering innings of 51 runs in 33 balls. During this, Pandya hit 6 fours and a six. At the same time, Axar Patel scored 17 runs in 12 balls with the help of three fours. On the other hand, Dinesh Karthik scored 11 runs in seven balls with the help of two fours. In the end Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned unbeaten on 01 and Arshdeep Singh on 02.

Chris Jordan bowled amazingly for England. Jordan took two wickets in just 23 runs in his four overs. Apart from this, Moeen Ali also got two successes. While Tymal Mills, Matthew Parkinson and Reece Topley got one wicket each.