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    1st T20I: Varun’s 3-23, Abhishek’s 79 lead India to 7-wicket win over England (ld)
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    1st T20I: Varun’s 3-23, Abhishek’s 79 Lead India To 7-wicket Win Over England (ld)

    By IANS News January 22, 2025 • 23:08 PM View: 708
    Nitish Kumar Reddy: Wrist-spinner Varun Chakravarthy took an incredible 3-23, while left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma smashed a scintillating 79 to help India thrash England by seven wickets in the opening match of the five-match T20I series at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday. The result has also meant India go 1-0 up in the five-match series.

    For India, everything went right from the time they elected to bowl first to bowl out England for just 132. Arshdeep Singh took out the openers quickly to become India’s leading wicket-taker in men’s T20Is. After that, Chakaravarthy spun a brilliant spin web to leave England dazed in the middle overs. Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya also picked two wickets in a comprehensive bowling performance for India. For England, captain Jos Buttler waged a lone battle to hit 68 off 44 balls, even as others fell around him.

    In reply, India chased down 133 inside 13 overs, thanks to Abhishek’s 20-ball fifty, the first time he hit a half-century in the shortest format on home soil. Abhishek provided an absolute masterclass to a full house crowd on opening the batting by hitting five boundaries and eight sixes in his 34-ball stay.

    TAGS Varun Chakravarthy Abhishek Sharma Eden Gardens Arshdeep Singh Axar Patel Hardik Pandya Jos Buttler Sanju Samson Gus Atkinson Jofra Archer But Archer Mark Wood Adil Rashid Jamie Overton Liam Livingstone
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