England suffer record defeat in final T20I in Mumbai as Abhishek Sharma delivers brilliant individual innings
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ByTNT UK
Published 02/02/2025 at 18:25 GMT
Abhishek Sharma's 135 runs from just 54 balls helped India set England an all but impossible target in the final T20 international in Mumbai. England opener Phil Salt hit three boundaries in the first over for an impressive 55 but he could not do it on his own. The visitors barely made it through half of their allotted overs, succumbing by 150 runs after the India attack ripped through them.
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England were outclassed by India in the final T20 international in Mumbai as the tourists fell to a record 150-run defeat.
One of the best T20 innings ever seen from opener Abhishek Sharma (135 from 54 balls) put India in a strong position as they set England a target of 248 to win.
England knew they needed to swing the bat and so swing the bat they did. While wicket-keeper Phil Salt was able to get them started, the reality was that wickets were always likely to fall and Jacob Bethell was the only player other than Salt to make it into double figures.
Jos Buttler approached the match with optimism but winning his second toss of the series was as good as it got for the England captain. The flat Mumbai pitch looked like it would hold up, and so he was happy to put the home side in.
Mark Wood taking the wicket of Sanju Samson might have supported that decision, but Abhishek had yet to hit top gear. In the third over the youngster began to turn it on, finding the boundary with every other ball. Jofra Archer took the bulk of the beating with Abhishek able to pick his shots.
He was supported ably by team-mates at the other end but most were spectating almost as much as the England fielders.
Shivam Dube's 30 runs from 13 balls was the best innings of the rest, and gave Abhishek more of a break than add to the total.
Abhishek departed in the 18th over, falling victim to a bowler in Adil Rashid he had menaced so much early on. By that point the damage had been done, with India on 237-7.
The only England bowler to come away with his reputation enhanced was Brydon Carse who mixed up his deliveries sufficiently to finish on 3-38 - as India closed their innings at 247-9.
England went into bat with a mountain to climb, in need of performances to collectively match that of Abhishek. Salt fought back vigorously from the opening over, in which he hit 17, including three consecutive boundaries.
The tone of the innings was set in the third over, however, as Ben Duckett lost his wicket from the first ball he faced.
Salt pressed on but could not do it alone, as successive partners were dispatched by some determined India bowling. The opener reached his 50 from 21 balls before being caught behind by Dhruv Jurel two overs later, with England on 82 for 5.
The five remaining England batters lasted only 20 more balls, adding 15 more runs between them.
India will go into the first 50-over match on Thursday full of confidence, having taken victory in the first white ball series in clinical fashion.
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