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It was an eventful first innings of the first match of the 5-match T20 series between India and England, before the match was completely affected due to heavy rain in Birmingham. Batting first, India posted a strong score of 189/7 on the board.
The match was eventually abandoned due to rain after the first innings. Ishan Kishan once again became the victim of a pinpoint throw. In the ongoing UK tour, the Indian keeper-batsman once again lost his wicket due to a run-out. An accurate throw by England captain Harry Brook got Ishaan out for zero on 2 balls.
Ishan Kishan was run out in two consecutive matches
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma were involved in a big mix-up in the middle. On the last ball of the second over, Ishan pushed the ball towards the mid-on region and quickly came out of his crease to steal a run. He probably didn’t notice that Brook was in the right place to receive the ball.
The batsman turned sharply away from the midpoint of the pitch and dived at the end to save himself. Even the dive was not enough to save the stump. England keeper Jos Buttler wasted no time collecting the ball and uprooting the stumps.
Abhishek Sharma’s reply to Ishan Kishan went viral
Since all these activities happened in a very short period of time, the umpire went straight to the third umpire for review. Meanwhile, while the umpires were reviewing the incident, Abhishek Sharma, who was at the non-striker’s end, had a little chat with Ishan Kishan. The conversation between the two batsmen was captured in the mic.
According to the audio, Abhishek Sharma asked his batting partner whether he had reached the crease on time. Then he said that he at least saw where the fielder was standing.
Abhishek was heard saying, “Pohcha ki nahi pohcha? (Have you reached or not?) Stop it? What are you doing, Ishaan? Look where he is standing.”
In response to this, Ishan Kishan said that he did not know properly about the position of the fielder. He hit a four and just started running for one run.
An expensive mix in the middle.
Moments after the run-out: Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan share a brief interaction.#ENGvIND 1st T20I Live Streaming on JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/1kagvrBjV9
– Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 1, 2026
Ahead of the 5-match T20I start of the England series, when India were up against Ireland for the second and deciding match in Belfast, Ishan Kishan once again lost his head due to a run-out. That run-out was caused by a massive misstep between Ishan and Tilak Verma.
Another record breaking innings of Abhishek Sharma for India
However, the run-out on 1 July did not have much impact as the second half of the match was abandoned without a single ball being played.
Abhishek Sharma once again performed brilliantly with his batting and scored another quickfire half-century for India. The left-handed opening batsman scored 59 runs in 24 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes. As a Team India batsman, this was the fastest fifty in England in that format as he reached the figure facing only 20 balls.
