Leg spinner from Haryana grabs 6 wickets for 25 runs
Internet Desk: Yuzuvendra Chahal spun a magical spell to rattle the English batsmen to help India register a crushing 75 runs win in the 3rd and final T’20 match at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The Haryana leg spinner returned with best bowling figures of 6 for 25 to trigger a horrible batting collapse for England.
Chasing a huge total of 203 runs England were on track till the 13th over, scoring 119/2 before Chahal’s magical spell (6/25) put the visitors on the backfoot as they surrendered meekly to lose their last eight wickets for just eight runs and end on 127. This win meant India clinch three-match series 2-1.
The Haryana leg-spinner grabbed 3 wickets in his last over as England lost 5 wickets in matter 9 balls.
Batting first, India rode on a fine batting display by Suresh Raina (63, 45 balls) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (56, 35 balls). They both scored half centuries while Yuvraj Singh’s late attack (27 runs of 10 balls)
enabled the hosts to reach a competitive 202 for 6.
In reply England were cruising along at 118 for 2 when they committed absolute hara-kiri with atrocious shot selection with wickets falling like nine pins as they were all out for 127 in 16.3 overs.
A competent national level chess player during his school days, Chahal wouldn’t have even in his dreams planned such perfect moves as the visitors with lousy shots made it tad easy.
Chahal got good support from last match hero Jasprit Bumrah (3/14 in 2.3 overs) as England middle-order collapsed in a heap like a pack of cards.
Five England players failed to open their accounts as Chahal was on a rampage taking five wickets in the 14th and 16th over of the innings. This was after he removed opener Sam Billings in the second over of the England innings.
Joe Root (42) and Eoin Morgan (40) had raised visions of a series win with 64-run stand for the 3rd wicket.
But the 14th over turned out to be a turning point as Chahal removed Root and Morgan off successive deliveries.
Morgan attemped a slog sweep and was smartly caught by debutant Rishabh Pant in the deep. Root, who had crossed over, was out next ball trying to pull a straighter one as England slumped to 119 for 4.
Jos Buttler’s wild slog was pouched by Kohli in the next over off Bumrah and England were all but out of the match.
It became worse when Chahal came for his final and the 16th over of the innings. Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan threw their wickets as the run-rate was climbing steeply.
Bumrah finished the formality in the very next over as India completed another emphatic series win under Kohli.
Brief Scores:
India: 202 for 6 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 63, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 56; Liam Plunkett 1/22).
England: 127 all out in 16.3 overs (Joe Root 42, Eoin Morgan 40; Yuzvendra Chahal 6/25, Jasprit Bumrah 3/14).