England's Jos Buttler shakes with India's Ravi Bishnoi after his team's win in the third T20 cricket match against India at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. PTI Photo/Kunal Patil England's Jos Buttler shakes with India's Ravi Bishnoi after his team's win in the third T20 cricket match against India at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. PTI Photo/Kunal Patil India skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted his team failed to mop up the England tail after having the visitors on the mat and credited "world-class" spinner Adil Rashid for making life difficult for his batters during their 26-run loss in the third T20I in Rajkot on Tuesday. (More Cricket News)ph dream
India had reduced England to 127/8 in 16 overs but allowed the visitors to post 171/9 in 20 overs. In their chase of 172, the hosts managed just 145/9, falling short by 26 runs.
These two teams are meeting for the first time in the tournament in group stage.
kingkong4d slotHannan Shahid was named the hero of the match for his spectacular double. Pakistan's five goals, which decisively thrashed China in Hulunbuir, have secured their place in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024, where they join India. This sets up the potential for an India vs. Pakistan final, though the two teams will first face off in their fifth match on Saturday.
"I felt there would be a little dew later in the day. I feel we had the game in our hands when Hardik and Axar were batting. Credit goes to Adil Rashid, he bowled really well. That’s why he is a world-class bowler. He didn’t allow us to rotate the strike," Suryakumar said during the post-match presentation.
"I feel you always learn something from a T20 game. I felt when we were bowling around 127/8 to 170, I think that was too much at the end. We’ve got to learn from the batting point of view. Got to go back to the drawing board and learn from our mistakes."
England made a promising start with Duckett being the aggressor in his 76-run stand with skipper Jos Buttler (24 off 22). But from 83/2, the visitors slipped to 127/8 before Rashid and Mark Wood managed to prop up the innings to 171/9.
England captain Jos Buttler also addressed the issue of losing wickets in clusters but credited his tail-enders for pushing the total in the end and the bowlers for delivering when it mattered the most.
"The guys bowled really well, it was nice to show off their skills. Not about how fast they can bowl, but how well they can adapt to the wicket," Buttler said.
"(Adil Rashid) He's the most important player in our team, we are fortunate to have Rashid in the team. He has all variations. Jofra is consistent, he won’t go for sixes often, but he will come back for sure if he does."
Talking about his team's batting show, Buttler said, "I think the wicket looked different, Duckett played well. We lost wickets in clumps, we were disappointed. It was crucial to pick up wickets in the powerplay.
loved the way we kept pushing and kept taking the game on. Credit to Rashid and Wood, they had a crucial partnership in the end. That was the difference in the end."
Chakravarthy working on flipperAdjudged the Man of the Match for his figures of 5/24, Varun Chakravarthy said he has been working on a flipper and is happy with the way he is bowling currently.
"Sad that we didn’t make it in this match but that's the nature of the game, got to move on. Of course, when you’re playing for the country, got to take up some accountability, able to do it to a certain extent. Hope to do it well," Chakravarthy said.
"I’ve been working on a flipper, coming out well. Maybe on this stageph dream, the best I’ve bowled, but I can definitely get better."