Shreyas IyerIndia’s T20I captain’s wait for an early victory continued on Saturday as England hammered the visitors by 56 runs in the fifth and final T20I at the Rose Bowl. The loss extended Iyer’s unbeaten run to seven consecutive T20Is as captain, placing him on the rarefied list of veteran players from all member nations who have failed to win their first seven matches. Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwe’s Elton Chigumbura and Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera are the former T20I captains.
Captains are winless in their first seven T20Is (Full Teams)
| Captain | Group |
|---|---|
| Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe |
| Elton Chigumbura | Zimbabwe |
| Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka |
| Shreyas Iyer | India |
England completed a massive 4-0 series sweep after posting a challenging 257 for 3, driven by Jos ButtlerAn amazing 131 from 64 balls and Harry Brook’s unbeaten 95 off 45 deliveries. The pair put together 233 runs for the second wicket, the highest partnership for any wicket in men’s T20I history, leaving the Indian bowlers with no answers. Buttler hit 12 fours and sixes to register the highest score of his T20I career, while Brook fell just five runs short of his qualifying century. Indian batsmen struggled throughout. Axar Patel made 63 runs in four overs, Prince Yadav smashed 60 from his innings and opener Suryansh Shedge, who came in after Harshit Rana’s injury, also suffered a lot. Chasing 258, India produced their best performance of the UK T20I leg but did not threaten the target. Ishan Kishan made 56 from 35 balls and Tilak Varma He hit 53 from just 25 overs, but the visitors finished on 201 for 8. The defeat resulted in a disappointing tour for India, who have not won a single T20I in the Iyer-led series. England’s win also ended India’s 1,601-day reign at the top of the ICC men’s T20I team rankings. For Iyer, the result added another unnecessary chapter to the start of his captaincy, with his quest for a first T20I victory stretching to seven matches.
