ENG vs IND - Hardik Pandya smacked his maiden fifty as India posted 198/8 against England in the 1st T20I.
For team India, Rohit Sharma started with a quick 24 runs off 14 balls with 5 fours. In-form Deepak Hooda followed as he smashed 33 runs off 17 deliveries with 3 fours & 2 sixes. Although Ishan Kishan was dismissed cheaply for 8 runs, the other batters maintained their strike rate.
Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav held the reigns in the middle overs as India smacked 91 runs in the overs between 7-15. Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed after scoring 39 runs in 19 balls with 4 fours & 2 sixes while Hardik Pandya went on to etch his maiden fifty in T20I, smacking 51 runs off 33 deliveries with 6 fours & a six.
Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan picked up 2 wickets for England while Reece Topley, Tymal Mills and Matthew Parkinson grabbed 1 wicket each. The English bowlers pulled back well in the death overs to halt India to a total below 200. England conceded just 41 runs in the last 4 overs while picking up 4 wickets.
Earlier, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss & opted to bat first against England in the first T20I. This match is being played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton.
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