India v England | How and where India won the third T20I

India v England | How and where India won the third T20I

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A heavy defeat in the third and deciding T20I ended England's miserable tour of India. After putting up a good score at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Indian bowlers, particularly the spinners, fashioned a dramatic collapse as England lost their last 8 wickets for 8 runs after a decent start.

Suresh Raina’s calculated risks

After having lost Virat Kohli early, India needed someone to stay at the crease and also keep scoring runs at a brisk rate. Suresh Raina showed again why he is one of the best in business as far as the shortest format is concerned. He did what he has done for CSK over the years, and his calculated risks kept India in the game and helped them make optimum use of the fielding restrictions.

Raina, along with some help from KL Rahul, took 45 off the next four overs to take India to 53 at the end of the powerplay. Because of the short boundaries on either side of the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Raina wasn’t afraid to go for the pull shot whenever the bowlers dropped the ball short.

However, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, even 202 was not a safe total. The ground is notorious for huge scores and the English batsmen also looked set to take the match to close finish. Raina had a good day with the bat, but Kohli's experiment to give him the ball backfired, and at the end of his over, England needed 89 to win from 8 overs with both Joe Root and Eoin Morgan well set on the crease. That is when some brilliant bowling by the Indian spinners brought them back into the match.

Disciplined bowling by India

Thanks to the big target, the pressure on the batsmen was to not let the asking rate climb up, and so they had to constantly look for big shots. Chahal wasn’t afraid to give the ball some air and lured the left-handers to fetch it from outside the off-stump. This led to batsmen taking risks and failing. 4 out his 6 wickets came in this fashion, including all the 3 left-handers that he got out. Bumrah also used similar tactics to get Butler, who wanted to pull, but had to retrieve the ball from far outside the off-stump.

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Not only with the line, the Indians were much more disciplined with their lengths as well. One look at the beehive placement for both the innings would show that India’s bowlers were far more disciplined than their English counterparts. Especially with the lengths, the Indians weren’t too short or too full. Most of the deliveries. The points of impact with the ball of the English batsmen are much more concentrated than those for the Indian batsmen.

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Another aspect of bowling that the Indians did better than the English bowlers was the speed with which the spinners bowled. They managed to slow down the deliveries ensuring they get maximum help from the pitch. The English bowlers bowled with an average speed of 91.3 kmph, while the average speed by Indians was about 87 kmph. Suresh Raina was the only Indian bowler to bowl above 88 kmph in the sole over he bowled and he got smashed for 22.

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Mishra's economic spell

Amit Mishra has always been a bowler that opposition batsmen have struggled to pick up when playing in India. Last match was no different. He started his spell with an over that cost just one run and also picked up the wicket of Jason Roy. His next over was taken for 13 but he made a strong comeback and gave just 9 in his last two.   

His last over, that came just after Kohli's experiment with Suresh Raina cost India 23 runs, started the incredible batting collapse that saw Bumrah and Chahal pick up wickets in a bunch. However, Yuzvendra Chahal's six-wicket haul would ensure Mishra's most memorable moment from last night would be the awkward dive he put in while fielding.

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