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In the recently concluded India vs England fifth and final T20I, Harry Brook’s side made a clean sweep of the No. 1 T20I team as they climbed to the top of the T20I rankings and regained the No. 1 spot. Harry Brook’s side completely outclassed the reigning T20 World Cup champions, whitewashing them 4-0 and winning the final by 56 runs.
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first as the Men in Blue made two changes, bringing in Sanju Samson and Suryansh Shedge in place of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Washington Sundar. England made just one change and brought back Liam Dawson in place of Rehan Ahmed.
Jos Buttler and Harry Brook created history
After being asked to bat first, England got off to a fast start, but Phil Salt went back early, allowing Prasidh Krishna to make the breakthrough; After that, Harry Brook and Jos Buttler created a ruckus by scoring fifty runs in no time. The English captain completed his half-century in 19 balls; Soon Butler scored a half-century in 34 balls.
After playing a sensational inning of 131 runs in 64 balls with the help of 12 fours and 8 sixes, Jos Buttler completed his century in 51 balls. Brook scored 95 runs in 45 balls with the help of four fours and 8 sixes and made 257/3, the highest score ever against India in T20I.
India fell behind in chasing 258 runs
Sanju Samson, who came to chase the target, started with a bang, but his opening partner Abhishek Sharma could not do anything special and returned to the pavilion three runs early. Sanju Samson returned with 27 runs off 14 balls, and he was hitting the ball well but failed to convert his start.
After this Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer made a partnership of 55 runs in 30 balls. The Indian captain was out after scoring 28 runs in 16 balls. Kishan completed his score in 27 balls and the southpaw returned with 56 runs.
“We had a lot of fun” – Harry Brook after 4-0 win against India
Harry Brook won the series and was also named Player of the Series for his exceptional performance throughout the series. He was happy with the win and also said that the team deserved some celebration.
Harry Brook said, “We had a lot of fun. Run well, hit boundaries and complement each other. We were just trying to put ourselves in the best position. Cricket is a simple game which we make complicated. Just saw the ball and played the best shot for it. I am hitting the ball well.”
“We’ve got ourselves up to World No. 1, which was one game after a few games. All the boys are happy and we deserve to celebrate.”
“You have to create pace on the ball while bowling. We have good spinners and we have the ability to make the batsmen think. We have bowled a lot of spin and they have been exceptional. We have communicated really well over the last 12 months and we have executed things really well.”
