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India vs England T20Is: The big statistics ahead of India’s do-or-die encounter today | Cricket News – Times of India

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India face a do-or-die challenge in Ahmedabad today against the world’s number one T20 team, England. The English are already 2-1 up in the 5-match series and a win for Eoin Morgan and his boys today will see them win their first bilateral T20 series vs India. Virat Kohli and his men have to win today’s encounter to stay alive in the series and take it into the fifth and final match to decide the series.
Ahead of the crucial fourth T20I here are some big team and individual player statistics:
* England have a chance to record their first multi-game bilateral men’s T20I series victory over India, their record stands at one drawn series and two defeats; they currently lead the five-match series vs India 2-1.
* India have alternated between victory and defeat across their last six men’s T20I matches versus England. They go into the fourth match having suffered an eight-wicket loss against Eoin Morgan’s side in the last encounter (March 16, 2021).
* England have managed to record a win in eight of their last nine men’s T20I matches when chasing
* India tasted an eight-wicket defeat last time out versus England, they have not suffered back-to-back men’s T20I defeats against the same opponent since February 2019 (against Australia).
* Indian captain Virat Kohli needs just 55 runs to become the highest run-getter against England in men’s T20Is, he has scored 496 runs from 15 innings; only Australian Aaron Finch has scored more runs against England (550 runs in 12 innings).
* Indian opener KL Rahul recorded ducks in his last two T20I innings, the only Indian to record more consecutive ducks in men’s T20I is his teammate Washington Sundar (three between December 2019 and January 2020).
* Jason Roy (994) and Dawid Malan (921) are closing in on 1,000 runs in men’s T20I cricket, only five men have reached the milestone for England; Roy is one of the three batsmen to score over 100 runs in this series (Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler are the other two).
* Indian captain Virat Kohli has dropped eight catches in T20Is since the start of 2019, the most recorded by any player from a Test-playing nation during that period
* Jos Buttler recorded his highest ever T20I score during his last time out against India (83*); he has now scored 312 runs versus the host nation, only his captain Eoin Morgan has scored more against India (342).
* England pacer Jofra Archer has bowled 40 dot balls so far in this series, 14 more than any Indian player and has a dot ball rate of 53% which is a series-high number; only one of his 72 deliveries have pitched on a half volley length or fuller.

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India vs England: Not surprised to see Ishan Kishan teeing off, says Jason Roy | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: Having seen Ishan Kishan‘s exploits in the IPL, England opener Jason Roy was not surprised at all when he saw the young left-hander taking the game away from his team in the second T20 International.
Making his India debut, Kishan smashed a 32-ball 56 to help India level the five-match series on Sunday.
“He’s obviously a star player, he’s done that for Mumbai Indians, numerous amounts of time so I wasn’t surprised when I saw him kind of teeing off a bit because everyone knows he’s a star player so good on him,” Roy said in a virtual media interaction with the UK media.

“A couple of times he might have got a little bit wrong with the ball but he capitalised by hitting it for six. It’s just a case of just making sure you kind of execute your skills extremely well.”
India have come into the series with the intention of playing more fearless cricket, which was on display in the second T20. England, on the other hand, are already used to that brand of cricket.

“It has worked for us in 50 overs cricket, it worked for us in the T20 games we’ve played. Our policy is to play aggressive cricket, but the problem is, when you’re playing on pitches like this you have to be a little bit more calculated. You have to assess it a bit quicker,” said Roy.
“If you’re wanting to play that way, you got to accept that some days it’s not going to go that way. You are going to be three-four down in a powerplay. But with the depth of our batting lineup, that’s the opportunity it gives to the top order batsmen,” Roy said.

On a turning pitch, England struggled with the ball in their attempts to defend 164 on a pitch that offered less for their fast bowlers and it’s likely to be the case for the third T20 as well.
“They are difficult but just as difficult as our spinners to face as well. We’ve almost learned enough already, that we should be kind of capitalising on what we’ve learned in this series but just last night we made a few mistakes,” he said.
Roy has been consistent with scores of 49 and 46 but has not converted into a big knock and that is something he wants to do in the remaining games.
“It was a kind of pitch where you’ve got to pick your bowler. Unfortunately the bowler I picked got me out. I was looking to target Washington…
“If that over had gone for a few runs, it would have swayed the momentum of our innings quite a bit.
“What I learned was just to make sure I’m staying on my shots a little bit more. I missed a couple of my reverse sweeps. I was out of position, and then rectified that during my innings,” he said.
Roy termed India a class team but said they are confident to bounce back on Tuesday.
“The boys have bounced back, we’re a fast learning side. I don’t think there’s been a huge amount of wind out of our sails to be honest,” he concluded.

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India vs England: India ‘class team’, but we are confident of bouncing back, says Jason Roy | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: England opening batsman Jason Roy on Monday said he is pretty confident that the side would make a comeback in the third T20I against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday.
Roy has been in good form in the ongoing T20I series against India as he has recorded scores of 49 and 46 in the first two matches. The series currently stands level at 1-1 after India won the second T20I by seven wickets.
“I am very confident that we can bounce back. India is a class team, but the way we started the series in the first game, was a bit more comprehensive than what they gave us last night. I think going into the third game, we are full of confidence, in the last eight overs of our batting yesterday, we found it a bit difficult, we are a fast learning side so I am confident that we will bounce back,” said Roy during a virtual press conference on Monday.

“I learnt that I am staying on my shots a little bit more. You saw a couple of my reverse sweeps, I missed some of the balls but I rectified it during the course of my innings and it is just a pitch where you have to pick your bowler. Unfortunately, the bowler I picked got me out, Washington was the guy I was looking to target, unfortunately, it did not go my way. It was a slow and tough pitch, they made light work of it,” he added.
Roy scored 46 in the second T20I and he was looking set for a big one, but his vigil at the crease was ended by Washington Sundar and in the end, England was restricted to just 164 in the allotted twenty overs.

“I think the whole squad has played a huge amount of cricket in the sub-continent, playing in this five-match series and then the ODIs, it will hold us in good stead. Last night, we made a few mistakes, it was all fun. Still looking for that big score, those 40s are great, but to get a competitive total in T20Is, you need someone getting a big score. There is still a lot to improve on,” said Roy.
“I just think the last year has been a huge learning curve, everything that went on with Covid-19 and bubble life, with all this stuff that could cloud your judgment, it has been a huge learning curve. That is all behind me and I am looking forward to the next innings. I think that’s my target, my mindset is to get the best possible start for the team, put aside how I might be feeling, my job is to not mess around, really,” he added.

Further elaborating on his point, Roy said: “To score a hundred in the T20 format, you need to be ultra-aggressive. You are looking to face a maximum of 60 balls and then scoring a hundred, you need to be aggressive. It is a mixture of aggression and pretty calculated stuff if you want to get those big scores. If you live by the sword, you need to be willing to die by it.”
When asked about his take on ECB‘s rotation policy, Roy said: “It is quite an easy stance to take from outside of these bubbles. I think the rest side of the things is coming as the mental well-being of players needs to be looked at. We are here for three weeks, but the Test team first went on to Sri Lanka, and then it was here. That is mentally taxing on you and your family, so from my point of view, they are just taking a mental rest and it is not anything physical. This environment is quite demanding.”

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India vs England: England vs India, 1st T20I: England flex T20 muscles by dominating India | Cricket News – Times of India

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All the talk from the Indian camp before the game was how “explosive” they were going to be with the bat. Skipper Virat Kohli even said “lack of depth” in batting had been preventing the top-order batsmen from playing “freely” in T20Is.
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But the actual explosiveness came from England’s fast bowlers on Friday. They pounded the Motera pitch hard and the freedom the Indian batters craved was nowhere to be found.
Jofra Archer (3/23) and Mark Wood (1/20) bowled thunderbolts at 150kph, beating the batsmen and making them jump at the crease. Chris Jordan was an able ally, bowling the heavy ball.

Eoin Morgan’s captaincy too was nothing short of outstanding. Wherever and whichever direction the Indian batsmen hit the ball, there was a fielder either to save runs or take a catch.
England’s on-field brilliance meant India managed to put up just 124/7 on the board. The mediocre target hardly posed a challenge for the English batsmen as they romped home to win by eight wickets with nearly five overs to spare.

Jason Roy (49 off 32b; 4×4, 3×6) and Jos Buttler (28 off 24b; 2×4, 1×6) sealed the deal for England with a 72-run opening partnership. Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow ensured there were no further hiccups.
Earlier, had it not been for Shreyas Iyer’s (67 off 48b; 8×4, 1×6) mature knock, India could have ended up with an ignominious score.
Iyer came to the crease when India were tottering at 20/3, with the top-order of KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli back in the pavilion.

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