Jacob Bethell breaks Indian hearts on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s historic debut; England lead 1-0 Cricket News
The pre-match focus was on young Indian starlet Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who made his international debut. But at the end of the game, England Jacob Bethel He stole the show, leading his side to a four-wicket win over the world champions in the second T20I at Old Trafford in Manchester.Besser remained unbeaten on 46 balls to help England chase down 191 runs off 191 balls to hand the hosts a four-wicket win in the second match of the five-match series on Saturday. The left-hander hit five sixes and five fours to lead the way after England lost both openers Phil Salt and skipper Jos Buttler to Arshdeep Singh’s Ducks in the first game.Harry Brook then struck back with a quick 39 to stabilize England’s situation, before Besser and Tom Banton, who also scored 39, rebuilt the innings through a key partnership.Besser accelerated at the right time and took full advantage of Ravi Bishnoi’s mistake. The leg-spinner overtook three times during the chase, including twice in the 17th over. Ravi Bishnoi’s 29 runs conceded in the 17th over was the third most by an Indian bowler in a match in T20Is, after Shivam Dube’s 34 against New Zealand in 2020 and Stuart Binny’s 32 against West Indies in 2016.India seemed to be in control for most of the innings, especially after Axar Patel’s four-ball haul saw him score just 20 runs and take one wicket. However, Bishnoi’s performance came at a high cost as he took 0 for 60 in four overs to allow England to regain control.With the first game over, England lead 1-0 with three games remaining.Earlier, India scored 190 for 7 after being asked to bat.The match marked the international debut of Sooryavanshi, who became India’s youngest international cricketer at the age of 15 years and 99 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record.The teenager scored 14 runs off 10 balls, hitting two sixes before being dismissed.Abhishek Sharma got India off to a fast start with 43 off 24 balls, while Ishan Kishan made 49 off 40 balls. Skipper Shreyas Iyer smashed 37 off 22 balls and Kishan and Iyer put on a 65-run stand for the third wicket.Tilak Varma remained unbeaten in 11 matches, including 24, to keep India competitive in the aggregate.For England, left-arm pacer Sam Curran emerged as the pick of the bowlers with 33 runs.Brief results:IIndia190/7 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 43, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 14, Shreyas Iyer 37, Ishan Kishan 49, Tilak Varma 24 not out; Sam Curran 3/33); lost to England 191/6 19 overs (Harry Brooke 39, Jacob Bethel 76 not out, Tom Banton 39; Arshdeep Singh 3/40).
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