Second Twenty20 International, Emirates Old Trafford
India 190-7 (20 overs): Kishan 49 (40), Sharma 43 (24), Iyer 37 (22); Curran 3-33
England 191-6 (19 overs): Bethell 76* (46), Brook 39 (15), Banton 39 (32), Arshdeep 3–40
England won by four wickets to lead the five-match series 1–0.
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Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest man to play for India in England’s thrilling four-wicket win in the second T20 match at Old Trafford.
At the age of 15 years and 99 days, the opener broke the record set by the great Sachin Tendulkar when he played a Test against Pakistan at the age of 16 years and 205 days in 1989.
Although Sooryavanshi scored 14 off 10 balls as India scored 190-7, it was England protégé Jacob Bethell who led them to victory with an over to spare.
Bethell scored a blistering unbeaten 76 from 46 balls to give the home side a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Suryavanshi’s inclusion created a stir around Old Trafford, giving the rowdy and fanatical crowd another reason to make noise.
And the left-hander gave a sneak peek at the exciting hitting game that has enthralled the cricketing world.
After facing the fourth delivery and first from England fast bowler Jofra Archer, Sooryavanshi hit a cheeky over-the-shoulder shot for six. In the next over, Josh Tong was pinched over the cow corner for six.
In the fifth over, Sooryavanshi looked set to attack off-spin Will Jacks but ran past flatter spin and was stumped.
Ishan Kishan scored 49, Abhishek Sharma 43 and Shreyas Iyer 37, but India were overwhelmed by tight bowling from Jax and Sam Curran, the latter taking 3-33. The tourists took 23 of the last seven balls but their total was no better than par.
With the score at 1-2 in the first over, England started with captain Harry Brooke’s 39 off 15 balls, followed by a stand of 67 between Bethell and Tom Banton.
England needed 49 from the final four when Bethell got into Ravi Bishnoi’s leg-spin to hit three sixes for a total of 29 from the 17th over.
And Archer calmly sealed the winning runs from the final ball of the 19th over to give England the lead heading into the third match of the series at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.