{"id":188617,"date":"2026-07-01T18:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188617"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:39:28","slug":"eng-vs-ind-1st-t20i-shreyas-abhishek-shine-with-fifties-before-rain-forces-abandonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188617","title":{"rendered":"ENG vs IND, 1st T20I: Shreyas, Abhishek shine with fifties before rain forces abandonment"},"content":{"rendered":"


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England and India were \u200bleft frustrated as the opening game of their three-match \u2060T20 series was abandoned because of rain at the halfway stage.<\/p>\n

India, which came into the match on the back of a surprise series defeat in Ireland, \u200chad posted a competitive target of 189-7 in 20 overs after contrasting half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s \u200cchase, though, did not get underway with the drizzle that \u200chad \u2060fallen for the majority of India\u2019s innings intensifying and the \u2060game was called off at 2017 local time.<\/p>\n

India, which again chose to delay a debut for their 15-year-old batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, had fought back well from a terrible start.<\/p>\n

The Indians \u200bwere 6-2 after two overs \u200cwith opener Sanju Samson departing to a flying catch by Tom Banton at backward point off Saqib Mahmood and Ishan Kishan run out two balls later by Harry Brook after a mix-up with \u200cAbhishek Sharma.<\/p>\n

Sharma, deposed by Kishan at the top of the ICC T20 batting rankings, shrugged off the incident to take the attack to England, despatching Mahmood for successive sixes.<\/p>\n

It \u2060took the 25-year-old past 100 T20 international sixes. He is the quickest player to reach the milestone off 785 balls.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | ENG vs IND, 1st T20I Highlights<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Three successive boundaries off Luke \u200cWood maintained the momentum as India reached 61-2 at the end of the six-over powerplay.<\/p>\n

The onslaught gave Brook, who was captaining England\u2019s white-ball side two days after being part of the test team that lost the series to New Zealand, a lot to think about.<\/p>\n

He turned to Sam Curran and it proved a smart call as the left-armer \u200ctrapped Sharma lbw with his second ball for an exhilarating 59 off 24 balls.<\/p>\n

India \u200bcaptain Iyer, who hit a beautiful six over extra cover off Wood, made a more workmanlike 68 off 47 \u2060balls before falling lbw to Mahmood who finished with 3-33.<\/p>\n

Shivam Dube finished on \u206042 not out from 21 balls.<\/p>\n

India, which beat England in a high-scoring semifinal on its way to lifting the World \u200cCup in March, would have been pleased with its total but England was still in the game.<\/p>\n

The teams move on to Old \u200bTrafford, Manchester for the second game of the series on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Published on Jul 02, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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England and India were \u200bleft frustrated as the opening game of their three-match \u2060T20 series was abandoned because of rain at the halfway stage. 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