26/01Result
1st T20I (D/N), England tour of India at Kanpur, Jan 26 2017
England won by 7 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
26/01Result
1st T20I (D/N), England tour of India at Kanpur, Jan 26 2017
England won by 7 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 147/7 | RR: 7.35

  • MS Dhoni36 (27b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (0b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-27-1
  • Tymal Mills4-0-27-1

6pm: Did Dhoni time it right? England need 148 to win and you would think they'll be confident of getting slightly more than seven an over. But you just don't know, do you, that's the beauty... Adil Rashid didn't bowl but England's chosen five all picked up wickets and kept it tight. India's bowlers will have to battle the dew and a frisky England line-up; Miller will be here to give you the blow-by-blow account shortly. Ta ra!

In the meantime, some reading matter: He's led India to wins in the World T20 and the 50-over format. But he's not MS Dhoni. Meet Shekar Naik, the blind cricketer who was honoured by the Indian government on Republic Day

19.6
2
Jordan to Dhoni, 2 runs, full again, dug out but Dhoni can't time it, squeezed down the ground and they push for the second, could be tight... Bumrah makes his ground as Jordan breaks the stumps, which means India have totaled 147 for 7 from their 20 overs

"Why doesn't Dhoni hit the big shots before the final overs?" Fair question Do not ask the master how he works, Naved

19.5
0
Jordan to Dhoni, no run, pitched up, 145kph towards the toes and Dhoni again pings a drive to mid-off, doesn't run

In comes Jasprit Bumrah to be Dhoni's runner for the last two balls

19.4
W
Jordan to Dhoni, OUT, pitched up, Dhoni hammers a drive, straight to extra cover... and Rasool is halfway down, Dhoni unmoving, Jordan completes the run-out!

Parvez Rasool run out 5 (15m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

England tour of India 2016-17 News

Defending woes

2-9

India's win-loss record when defending targets of 150 or less. Their ratio of 0.22 is the worst among all full-member teams.

Mogan's milestone

1500+

Runs for Eoin Morgan in T20Is. He is the first England player and 12th overall to reach the mark.

Evenly staged

76/2

England's score at end of 10 overs. India were 75/2 at the same stage.

Spinners control

26

Runs conceded by India spinners in 5 overs (4th to 8th), after the fast bowlers gave 36 runs in the first 3 overs.

Chahal applies breaks

12

England's run rate in the first 3 overs, without losing any wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed both the openers in the 4th over.

Can the hosts defend?

2-7

India's win-loss record when defending targets of less than 150 in T20Is, in the previous 10 instances; 1 was tied. They are defending 148 today.

Where are the boundaries?

22

Runs that came in boundaries in India's last 10 overs (4 fours & 1 six) - their second-lowest when batting all 10 overs in 1st inns in T20Is.

Moeen's best

2/21

Moeen Ali's figures in this match, his best in T20Is. This is the third time he took 2 wickets in a T20I in 17 innings he bowled.

Raina at home

53*,58

Raina's scores in the two T20s at Green Park, before this, for Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. He scored 34 today.

Kohli as opener

2

No. of times Kohli has opened in T20Is, before today. Last he opened was vs NZ in 2012 (scored 70). In IPL 2016, he scored 921 runs in 15 inns as opener.

England favourites?

5-3

England's win-loss record against India in T20Is, before this match. Their 5 wins are the joint-most by any team against India, with NZ.

Kanpur's debut

0

No. of T20Is hosted by Kanpur, before this. It has hosted only 2 T20s, in IPL 2016 and both those games were won by the chasing side. England will be chasing today.