England 201-7, India 76 all out: England won by 125 runs
Archer and Tongue to the fore in defence of modest total
India tried to make hay, and succeeded in making history. They have never lost a T20 like this, not even nearly. England prevailed by the ludicrous margin of 125 runs, 45 more than their opponents’ previous record defeat, after shredding the most feared batting side in world cricket for just 76 runs and in fewer than a dozen overs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sent the sixth ball of India’s innings flying over deep third. The first ball of the second over, a full toss, was carted over point by Abhishek Sharma, the third launched by Sooryavanshi off his pads and over deep square leg. Nine balls bowled, 22 runs scored, ball deposited into the crowd three times. At this point India were all about sixes. Soon they were at sixes and sevens.
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