NOTTINGHAM, July 10
Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant century proved to be in vain as England beat India by 17 runs today to earn a consolation victory in the T20 series which the touring side won 2-1.
Chasing 216, India made a poor start as they lost Rishabh Pant in the second over before Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fell for 11 runs each to leave their side in trouble at 31/3, before Yadav took charge at Trent Bridge.
5 Suryakumar Yadav became only the fifth Indian to score a hundred in T20 Internationals. His previous best score was 65. He also has four fifties in the format.
His masterful 117 came off 55 balls and contained 14 fours and six sixes to give India hope but the lower order crumbled and they finished on 198/9.
Earlier, Dawid Malan hit six fours and five sixes in his 39-ball 77 to put England in a commanding position after they won the toss, before late fireworks by Liam Livingstone helped them pile up 215/7.
It was a fantastic chase, to show that fight is something we are really proud of. SKY loves this format, wide range of shots, unorthodox, never lets the tempo lose, grown as a player, going from strength to strength Rohit Sharma, India captain
Some great knocks today, happy to receive this. Isolate every ball, some batters are set, some aren’t set, come up with a plan that will restrict runs or get a wicket Reece Topley, player of the match
Livingstone’s unbeaten 42 from 29 balls proved vital for the hosts, after India won the opening match by 50 runs and completed a 49-run victory yesterday to clinch the series. The teams next play three One-day Internationals starting on Tuesday. — Reuters
Brief scores: England 215/7 (Malan 77, Livingstone 42*; Bishnoi 2/30, Harshal 2/35); India 198/9 (Suryakumar 117, Iyer 28; Topley 3/22, Jordan 2/37, Willey 2/40)
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