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In the India vs England fifth and final T20I match just concluded, Harry Brook’s side clean-swept the No.1 T20I side as they climb up to the top of the T20I rankings and snatch the No.1 spot. Harry Brook’s side completely outplayed the T20 World Cup champions, beating them 4-0 as they won the final match by 56 runs.
Shreyas Iyer, after winning the toss, opted to bowl first, as the Men in Blue side made two changes, bringing in Sanju Samson and Suryansh Shedge for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Washington Sundar. England made just one change as they brought back Liam Dawson for Rehan Ahmed.
Jos Buttler and Harry Brook create history
After being asked to bat first, England were off to a breezy start, but Phil Salt went back early, with Prasidh Krishna getting the breakthrough; after that, Harry Brook and Jos Buttler went on a carnage as they brought fifty in no time. The English skipper brought up his fifty off 19 balls; soon, Buttler scored a half-century off 34 balls.
Jos Buttler brought up his hundred off 51 balls as he went back after playing a sensational knock of 131 runs off 64 deliveries, smashing 12 fours and 8 sixes in the match. Brook finished off with the score of 95 runs off 45 deliveries, smacking four boundaries and 8 sixes as they posted the highest ever total of 257/3 against India in T20Is.
India falls short in chasing 258
Coming to chase, Sanju Samson was off to a blazing start, but his opening partner Abhishek Sharma could not do much, as he was back early for three runs. Sanju Samson went back scoring 27 runs off 14 deliveries, and he was striking the ball well but failed to convert his start.
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer then stitched a 55-run partnership off 30 deliveries. The India captain was out on 28 runs off 16 deliveries. Kishan brought up his in 27 balls, and the Southpaw was back after 56 runs.
“We had a lot of fun”- Harry Brook after winning 4-0 against India
Harry Brook won the series and was also the Player of the Series for his exceptional performance throughout the series. He was happy with the win and also stated that the team deserves some celebrations.
Harry Brook stated, “We had a lot of fun. Ran well, hit boundaries and complemented each other. We were just trying to get ourselves to get in the best position we could. Cricket is a simple game we complicate. Just watched the ball and played the best shot for it. I’m striking the ball nicely.”
“We’ve got ourselves to World No. 1, which was a game after a couple of games. All boys are delighted and we deserve to celebrate.”
“You’ve to create pace on the ball while hitting spill. We have spinners with nous and have the ability to make batters think. We’ve bowled a lot of spin and they’ve been exceptional. We’ve communicated really well in the last 12 months and we’ve executed things really well.”