bam. That's the end. Kohli jumps down to cut out the turn and uses his wrists to slog this wide of long-on, flat. A thumping win sealed with disdain
England vs India, 1st T20I at Manchester, IND in ENG, Jul 03 2018 - Match Result
Eoin Morgan has broken the record for most T20Is (31) as captain for ENG, going past Paul Collingwood
Virat Kohli has become the fastest to 2000 runs in T20Is (56 inns), going past McCullum's 66
9:25pm And that is all! Thanks for joining us and - if you're still around - hanging on for the presentation. We'll meet you next at the Cardiff game. Have a good night!
Kuldeep: My first tour in England, things are going very well. Perfect conditions. It felt like home conditions. The wicket was dry, good to bat on. When I bowled my first over, I felt like it would turn. It's important if you're bowling the wrong'un, it should be in the perfect area. We've got two legends (Virat and MS) and they're very supportive. It's just the start of my first tour in England. Hopefully in the next match we'll do the same thing.
Kohli: I think just looking at all three skillsets, it gave me a lot of pleasure to watch how we did. We wanted to try out new guys, that's why KL went 3 and I went 4. To bring the game back from their flier was all because of Kuldeep's one over. He is a wristspinner, he's going to be effective on any surface. When you have variations to turn it away from your or into you. his wrong'un hasn't been easy to pick so far. I hope he can work on that skill and keep the batsmen guessing.
I felt that we very quite lucky and got away with England getting 30-40 runs short. It was always going to be in our favour after that. unbelievable innings. He's come a long way - so clean and so crisp. We want guys like him to step up to make the batting even stronger so we have flexibility for the others. He's got a great shape, great technique, great temparament. He's bery hungry. Today was empoitonal: his last hundred was against England in Chennai in a Test.
We haven't changed much. I dropped to 4, one spot. It allows me to control the middle. To have KL to play freely in the Powerplay knowing there are seniors in the middle, that's the kinf of freedom we want to give these guys.
Morgan: Thouroughly deserved for India. The conditions were pretty good. They fought back really well. Taking three wickets in an over really set us back. Probably cost us 30-40 runs. [Kuldeep]'s a very good bowler, he's obviously going to be a big threat. Everything seemed to happen very quickly. Something we'll assess between games.
When the wicket is that good, you've got to take positive options. When the boundary is short and the wind is blowing into it, we've got to do better. If we'd taken the half chance, we'd have been in the game. I think today was a game of margins for our spinners. KL chipped one over the boundary and Jordan couldn't take it. If he had, that might have put the pressure on them.
9:12pm A presentation has happened, the broadcaster hasn't showed it yet. But we have learnt that Kuldeep Yadav is the Man of the Match.
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8:53pm A big hug for KL Rahul from his captain. A stunning start to his time in England. It's his first time in the country with the senior team. He won't forget this. He's been carrying this form for three months now, and he batted today like he'd been in there for three months. Flawless. That was what it was.
It all came on the back of another world-class performance earlier - a five-for for Kuldeep Yadav to catch England at least 30 runs short of after the start Jos Buttler had given them. India have first blood.
length ball on off stump, leans in and taps to long-on
second T20I hundred for KL Rahul! A sensational innings. Top class strokeplay, clean, confident hitting. Brought up at his own pace too in the end. A short ball at the hips, caressed into the leg side with a flat bat
full outside off stump, allows it to come on and jabs it past point
short ball outside off, pulled to deep square's left
short ball on the hips, pulls to fine leg
gets it wide of fine leg. Full ball outside leg. Reaches out and flicks his wrists. Not fully in control. It's aerial though and it's in the gap
short of a length at off stump, pulled firmly to long-on
Kohli's the fastest to 2,000 runs in T20Is. Slowest to 10 today.
short of a length outside off, opens the face and runs it to third man
slower ball at a length outside off, steps out and finds extra cover with the drive on the up
full ball down leg side, can't get bat on the flick
another mistimed drive. Length ball outside off, off the toe-end as he looks to drive on the up
slower ball full outside off, mistimed drive to mid-off
slower ball, short of a length outside off. Flicked to fine leg off the back foot
length ball wide outside off, throws his hands at it, gets it to mid-off off the toe-end
short ball into the body. Steps out, gets cramped, and is forced to drop it into the point region. Two thousand T20I runs for Kohli
length on leg stump, ramps it straight to fine leg on one knee
quick and past the hook. Too fast for Rahul, this short one. Climbs past the helmet
short ball just outside off, chopped down to third man
Sravan: "Getting some critical match practice and taking the game deep into the end overs- good strategy at the cost of my bed time."
length at off stump, tapped on the up to extra cover
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Old Trafford, Manchester | |
Toss | India, elected to field first |
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Season | 2018 |
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Series result | India led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 684 |
Hours of play (local time) | 17.30 start, First Session 17.30-18.50, Interval 18.50-19.10, Second Session 19.10-20.30 |
Match days | 03 July 2018 - daynight (20-over match) |
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