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England and India locked horns in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. After winning the toss, the visitors elected to bat first on a flat track and big boundaries on offer. The decision started proving right before skipper Rohit Sharma (29) was caught behind by Jos Buttler off Moeen Ali. Ishan Kishan (8) followed soon after as he became the second victim of Ali.
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However, even after the early, the team didn't stop scoring big runs every over. Deepak Hooda (33) played 17 balls and scored three fours and two sixes before he was caught at short backward square led by Tymal Mills off Chris Jordan. Suryakumar Yadav (39 off 17) also kept things going before he gloved, trying to play a pull shot, and was caught by Buttler off Jordan. Axar Patel (17) played a nice cameo before getting out to Matthew Parkinson.
Hardik Pandya scored 51 off just 33 balls including six fours and a six before he got out when 2.2 overs left in the innings. At this stage, the team was looking like getting past 200-runs with Dinesh Karthik. However, the Red Brigade clawed its way back and restricted the Rohit Sharma-led side to 198/8. In rely, the Buttler-led side got off to a poor start as they lost four early wickets.
The newly-appointed skipper of the Three Lions was cleaned by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over. In the fifth over, Pandya clean bowled Dawid Malan (21) who was playing well. The all-rounder took the priced wicket of Liam Livingstone (0) who was caught behind by Karthik. In the third over of his spell, the Gujarat player took the wicket of Jason Roy (4) who was badly struggling at the crease.
Ali and Harry Brook stitched a partnership of 61 runs before the latter was caught at deep midwicket by Suryakumar off Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal took out Ali in the same over which pretty much ended the game for the hosts. In the 14th over, Hardik completed his four-wicket haul. England lost the game by 50 runs.
This is how Twitter reacted
The luxury of Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder..๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป #EngvInd
โ Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) July 7, 2022
Hardik Pandya is having a ball. And the bat! What a night for him and possibly India too @hardikpandya7 #INDvENG
โ Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) July 7, 2022
India have found 3.1ยฐ of swing in the first two overs of this match.
โ The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 7, 2022
No team opening the bowling with two fast bowlers has ever found more swing in a T20I #ENGvIND
India may be on their way to winning the game but so far they have dropped 6 catches #ENGvIND
โ Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) July 7, 2022
DK - 3
Surya - 1
Chahal - 1
Hooda - 1
With the bat - Fifty โ
โ Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) July 7, 2022
With the ball - 4W haul โ
Hardik Pandya became the first-ever Indian to score a fifty and grab four wickets in the same T20I game.#ENGvsIND #Cricket pic.twitter.com/XUUGJhszFQ
You write off Bhuvi at your own peril. Few better power play bowlers this year
โ Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 7, 2022
Donโt drop catches guys โฆ should have taken!!
โ Ishan Yadav Mahal (@BeingIshanCric) July 7, 2022
Rohit Sharma is the first captain in Men's T20I history to win 13 consecutive matches. Previous record: 12 wins by Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan and Romania's Ramesh Satheesan. #EngvInd
โ Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) July 7, 2022
When Dinesh Karthik made his India debut at Lord's in September 2004, Alex Wharf was playing his third ODI. Today Wharf is an on-field umpire with Karthik in India's XI #ENGvIND
โ Amol Karhadkar (@karhacter) July 7, 2022
Outstanding all-round performance from India as they beat England comprehensively in the first T20I ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ณ#ENGvIND #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/BcMWb72CTa
โ Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) July 7, 2022