Despite rain in the opening T20I against India, England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler fulfilled his milestone by completing 100 runs in T20 Internationals. Buttler reached his peak when he produced a quick catch to remove Harshit Rana off the bowling of Adil Rashid in India’s match. The former England captain was quick to collect Rashid’s googly after Rana went down looking for a big hit. Battered by the turn, the Indian batsman failed to make a comeback in time as Buttler cleared the wickets quickly, registering his 100th T20I dismissal behind the stumps.With his win, Buttler became the second wicketkeeper in T20I history and the first England to complete 100 dismissals, joining South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, who leads the list with 117 dismissals.
Game Abandoned
India’s first T20I against England at Chester-le-Street ended without results as incessant rain prevented England from chasing 190. Electing to bat, India recovered from 6/2 courtesy of 59 off 24 balls from Abhishek Sharma and Abhishek Sharma made from Iyeedrtone 68 miles from Shreya7 miles. 5,000 international trips. Shivam Dube’s unbeaten 42 off 21 led to a successful finish as India posted 189/7, while Saqib Mahmood starred for England, taking 3/33. However, a thunderstorm after the break caused the game to be abandoned without a ball being bowled in England’s innings.
India vs England, 1st T20I – Playing XIs
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood.India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
