At present, there are two Indian cricket teams are playing in England and both are performing well. India’s Test team is dominating the England in Birmingham, while on the other hand the team led by Dinesh Karthik is engaged in teaching England’s counties a lesson in T20 cricket. The Indian team has also won the second practice match before the T20 International series against England starting on July 7. India beat Northamptonshire by 10 runs on Sunday with Harshal Patel‘s all-round performance. Harshal performed amazingly in this match with both bat and ball.
Batting first after losing the toss, India scored 149 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Batting at number-7, Harshal played the highest innings of 54 runs in 36 balls. At the same time, Karthik scored 34 runs in 26 balls. In reply, Northampton’s team was restricted to 139 runs in 19.3 overs. Harshal, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal took two wickets each.
India’s 3 wickets fell for just 8 runs
India’s start in this match was not good at all. The team’s three wickets had fallen on the score of 8 runs. Sanju Samson was dismissed on the very first ball of the match without opening the account. Rahul Tripathi (7) and Suryakumar Yadav (0) also returned to the pavilion early.
Ishaan and Karthik handled the inning
After losing three wickets early, the Indian innings was handled by Ishan Kishan and Dinesh Karthik. Both of them added 43 runs for the fourth wicket. Kishan, who came to bat as an opener, got out after scoring 16 runs in 20 balls. The fifth wicket fell in the form of Karthik. India’s score at that time was 72 runs.
Harshal and Venkatesh reach the team to a fighting total
Venkatesh Iyer and Harshal shared a 60-runs partnership for the sixth wicket to take the Indian team to the fighting total. Venkatesh scored 20 runs in 22 balls. Harshal batted fast and scored 54 runs in 36 balls at a strike rate of 150. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in his innings.
In response, Ireland’s team never engaged in a match. Their 5 wickets fell on the score of just 54 runs. Due to the Saif zaib (33) and tail enders, the team managed to avoid a crushing defeat and restrict India to win by a margin of 10 runs only.
The team has charged up after losing two matches to South Africa
India’s T20 team lost the first two matches of the home series to South Africa. After those setbacks, the team made a strong comeback and has been winning continuously since then. India defeated South Africa in the next two matches. Then they beat Ireland 2–0 at home. Now the team has also won two consecutive practice matches. India defeated Derbyshire by 7 wickets in the first practice match on 1 July. In that match, Pakistan’s Shan Masood was the captain of the Derbyshire team.
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