{"id":190075,"date":"2026-07-05T01:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190075"},"modified":"2026-07-05T01:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:10:46","slug":"there-are-a-few-scars-against-india-so-its-nice-to-get-one-up-on-them-jacob-bethell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190075","title":{"rendered":"There are a few scars against India, so it\u2019s nice to get one up on them: Jacob Bethell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71185231\">England batter Jacob Bethell rated his unbeaten 76 against India in the second T20I among the finest innings of his career, saying it was especially satisfying because it came in a winning cause.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has scored a century in each of the three formats. His only T20I hundred was in the semifinal of this year\u2019s T20 World Cup against India, a match England lost by seven runs.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Bethell produced a composed yet explosive unbeaten 76 to guide England to a four-wicket victory while chasing 191, helping the host take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d actually put it up close to the top. There\u2019s nothing sweeter as a batter than walking off with a win, not out, walking in, shaking the boys\u2019 hands,\u201d Bethell said when asked where the innings ranked among his favourites for England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve scored a few hundreds, but only one of them was in a winning cause. We lost in Australia, we lost in India, so after those games you always think, \u2018What more could I have done?\u2019 \u201cWhereas today, I\u2019m all smiles. We\u2019ve gone one-nil up in the series. There are a few scars against India, so it\u2019s nice to get one up on them. It\u2019s also given me a lot of confidence going into the last three games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Also read | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ishan-kishan-acknowledges-middle-over-slowdown-india-vs-england-t20i-series\/article71185179.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">India must adapt better to English conditions, find ways to score extra runs in middle: Ishan Kishan<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bethell was on 42 off 36 balls after 16 overs when he turned the game decisively in England\u2019s favour. He hammered three sixes and a four in Ravi Bishnoi\u2019s 17th over, which also included two no-balls, collecting 29 runs before hitting an audacious reverse-ramp six off Harshit Rana. He smashed 34 runs off the final 10 balls he faced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn these kinds of chases, you\u2019re not going hard the whole time. It\u2019s about finding a couple of big overs and then the game swings,\u201d Bethell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m honest, I probably would have targeted the other end more because my leg side was towards the shorter boundary with the wind. But when you get a couple of free-hits and the bowler is under pressure, you have to make the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bethell walked in at No. 4 with England reeling at 1 for 2 after just five deliveries following ducks for both openers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was pretty calm. When Brooky (Harry Brook) went out there, I said, \u2018Go well, Harry,\u2019 and then I was out there a couple of balls later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJos (Buttler) was unlucky, but it\u2019s a strange feeling walking in at two down for not many. Brooky handled that situation unbelievably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>England captain Harry Brook\u2019s counter-attacking 39 off just 15 balls, featuring four fours and three sixes, helped revive the innings after the early collapse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/jacob-bethell-76-vs-india-2nd-t20i-one-of-my-best-innings-england\/article71185231.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England batter Jacob Bethell rated his unbeaten 76 against India in the second T20I among the finest innings of his career, saying it was especially satisfying because it came in a winning cause. The 22-year-old has scored a century in each of the three formats. His only T20I hundred was in the semifinal of this &#8230; <a title=\"There are a few scars against India, so it\u2019s nice to get one up on them: Jacob Bethell\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190075\" aria-label=\"Read more about There are a few scars against India, so it\u2019s nice to get one up on them: Jacob Bethell\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":190076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/England_India_Cricket_33113.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171487,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171487","url_meta":{"origin":190075,"position":0},"title":"IPL 2026 \u2014 RCB announces Jacob Bethell to return to England after sustaining injury","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England international Jacob Bethell\u2019s IPL 2026 campaign has come to an early end, his team Royal Challengers Bengaluru announced on Saturday. \u201cJacob Bethell has sustained an injury to his left ring finger during Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s match against Punjab Kings. 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