In the first T20I at Kolkata, the Indian team easily defeated the England team, winning by seven wickets and securing the lead in the five-match series. Yesterday’s game was set up for India to limit England to just 132 runs in the first innings, despite another outstanding knock by Abhishek Sharma.
Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy were India’s ball-wielding stars.
Varun made sure he restricted the batters in the middle overs and got three vital wickets during the powerplay, which was when Arshdeep set the tone by removing England openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett with the new ball. Varun was named the player of the match. Varun Chakravarthy concluded his spell with figures of 3/23 in his entire allotted four overs, while Arshdeep completed with figures of 2/17 in four overs.
Varun Chakravarthy and Arshdeep Singh were applauding and discussing each other’s performances during the match in a new video that the BCCI released. It was also said in the video that Arshdeep Singh had surpassed Yuzvendra Chahal to become India’s top wicket-taker in T20Is following the match. Additionally, there was a scene in the video where Arshdeep ultimately apologized to the leg spinner. This demonstrates the modest and deferential disposition of the Punjabi 25-year-old left-arm seamer.
Watch the video below:
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Arshdeep’s record in T20Is is noteworthy. In 61 games thus far, he has claimed 97 wickets at an average of 17.90 and an economy rate of 8.24 for the Indian squad. Being the first Indian bowler to get 100 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals is only three wickets away. In the ICC T20I rankings, he is presently rated number eight.
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