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The first match of the five-match T-20 series between India and England remained inconclusive. England’s innings could not start due to continuous rain at Chester-le-Street. Earlier, after winning the toss and batting first, India had scored 189 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Partnership of 82 runs for the third wicket
The start of the Indian team was not good. Sanju Samson was out after scoring just one run. Ishan Kishan returned to the pavilion after being run out on zero. After this, Abhishek Sharma and captain Shreyas Iyer took over the innings by making a partnership of 82 runs on 38 balls for the third wicket.

Abhishek and Shreyas’s Fifty
Abhishek played an inning of 59 runs in 24 balls. He hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored his first half-century as captain. He hit 6 fours and a six in his innings of 68 runs. In the end, Shivam Dubey remained unbeaten after scoring 42 runs on 21 balls. For England, fast bowler Saqib Mahmood took maximum 3 wickets.

Vaibhav has no chance again
Even in this match, 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not get a chance to debut. He was also out of the team in both the matches played on the Ireland tour. The second T20 between India and England will be played in Manchester on 4th July. Check out the full scorecard of the match…

playing eleven
India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Will Jacques, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid.

For the third time, India’s match at Chester-le-Street did not result in a match.
The first T20 match between India and England was canceled due to continuous rain. There were about 45 minutes left in the start time, but due to continuous rain and not enough time to prepare the field for play, the umpires decided to cancel the match. Batting first, India scored 189/7 in 20 overs, but England could not even start their innings.

With this, India’s third consecutive match in Chester-le-Street remained inconclusive. Earlier, both the ODIs played here against England in 2002 and 2011 also ended without result due to rain. Due to the rain not stopping, the umpires, after inspecting the field, decided to cancel the match.

Overs decreasing every 4 minutes due to rain
The match has still not started due to continuous rain in Belfast. From 12:23 pm Indian time, one over is being reduced every 4 minutes. The pitch and run-up are still completely covered. Although the pace of rain has reduced somewhat, drizzle still continues.

England’s target will change due to reduction in overs
England’s target will also change under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) rule if the match’s overs are reduced due to rain. If the match is of 19 overs, England will have to score 183 runs. If the match is of 18 overs then the target will be 176 runs, whereas in a 17 overs match 169 runs will be required. England will get the target of 162 runs in 16 overs and 154 runs in 15 overs.

Rain has not stopped, overs are certain to be reduced
Even at 12:29 pm, it is raining continuously in Chester Lee Street. In such a situation, even if the match starts again, the overs are sure to be less. It was raining even during the first innings, but play continued.

However, once cover is placed on the field and play is stopped, the match can only resume when the rain stops completely. At present the ground staff is waiting for the weather to clear. Jos Buttler leaving the field to escape the rain at the end of the first innings.
The match is still stopped due to rain. According to the official update, the overs will start reducing from 12:23 pm. If the match starts by 1:30 pm, then a match of at least 5 overs can be conducted. In that situation, England will get a target of 64 runs to win.

game stopped due to rain
After the end of India’s innings, it started raining continuously at Chester Lee Street, due to which the match had to be stopped. At present the bowlers’ run-up and the pitch have been covered with covers. The good thing is that there is an additional 30 minutes of time available before the overs are reduced in the match. If the rain stops soon, the match can be restarted without reducing the overs. Due to rain the ground has been covered with covers.

England needs 190 runs to win
Dubey scored unbeaten 42 runs, India set a target of 190 runs.
The Indian team scored 10 runs in the last over and lost one wicket. Shivam Dubey hit a six on the fourth ball of Sam Curran. He played an unbeaten inning of 42 runs in 21 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes.

Axar Patel was run out while trying to score runs on the last ball of the over. Akshar returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs in 4 balls. India scored 189 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Shivam Dubey remained unbeaten after scoring 42 runs on 21 balls.

Harshit out without opening the account
14 runs came in the 19th over of the Indian innings. Shivam Dubey hit a six and a four on Adil Rashid. However, India also suffered a setback in this over. Harshit Rana came out of the crease to play a big shot, but Rashid’s ball was stumped by Butler. Harshit returned to the pavilion without opening the account.

Shreyas out after scoring 68 runs
Indian captain Shreyas Iyer was out after scoring 68 runs in the 18th over. Full length ball from Saqib Mahmood comes inwards. Shreyas tried to play a big shot on the leg side, but the ball hit the pad. The umpire gave him out LBW.

Shreyas took DRS, but in the replays the ball was seen hitting the off stump. After this the third umpire also declared him out. Shreyas played an inning of 68 runs in 47 balls, which included 6 fours and 1 six.

Shreyas finished the over with a six
14 runs came in the 16th over of the Indian innings. Shreyas Iyer ended the over by hitting a six to Luke Wood on the last ball of the over. Shreyas completed 63 runs in 43 balls, while at the other end Shivam Dubey is supporting him by scoring 11 runs in 7 balls. After 16 overs, India’s score was 149 runs for 4 wickets. Shreyas made a partnership of 82 runs with Abhishek after the fall of two wickets.

Shreyas completed his fifty in 38 balls
Indian captain Shreyas Iyer completed his half-century in 38 balls. He completed his fifty by taking a single towards extra cover on the second ball of Liam Dawson’s over. After this, he increased the pace of his innings by hitting a four on the fourth ball.

Tilak was out on a full toss.
England got another success in the 14th over of the Indian innings. Saqib Mahmood sent Tilak Verma to the pavilion by getting him caught at short fine leg. Tilak tried to play a scoop shot on the full toss ball, but the ball did not come in the middle of the bat and went straight into the hands of Liam Dawson. Tilak was out after scoring 13 runs in 13 balls.

England lost DRS
On the last ball of the 12th over, Jacques bowled a flighted ball on the leg stump. Tilak Verma tried to play a reverse sweep, but the ball did not hit the bat. England made an LBW appeal, which was turned down by the umpire. After this captain Harry Brook took DRS. Replays revealed that the ball had hit Tilak’s gloves first, hence the decision was not out. Along with this, England also lost its review.

Drinks after 10 overs, momentum changed several times in the match
The momentum of the match changed several times till the drinks break after 10 overs. India had lost the wickets of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan early in the beginning. After this, Abhishek Sharma brought the team back by scoring a half-century in just 20 balls. However, as soon as Abhishek was out, England regained control of the match.

Abhishek out LBW
Sam Curran got Abhishek Sharma out LBW in the ninth over of the Indian innings. The on-field umpire did not give out at first, but England captain Harry Brook took a review. In the replay, the ball was seen hitting the leg stump and the decision went in favor of England.

Abhishek played an inning of 59 runs in 24 balls. He hit 6 fours and 4 sixes in his innings.

Abhishek scored fifty in 20 balls
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century in just 20 balls. He completed his fifty by taking a single on the second ball of Adil Rashid’s over.

After the initial two wickets fell quickly, Abhishek took charge of India’s innings by batting fast. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer also scored runs quickly and hit a four in the same over. After powerplay, India’s score was 72 runs for 2 wickets.

Abhishek scored the fastest fifty by an Indian in England.

Abhishek completes 100 T-20I sixes
In the fourth over of the Indian innings, Abhishek Sharma scored 17 runs with the help of 4, 6, 6, 1 on Saqib Mahmood, while Shreyas Iyer scored a total of 21 runs by hitting a four on the last ball of the over.

In the same over, Abhishek also completed 100 sixes in his T20 International career. He became the first batsman in the world to hit 100 sixes in as few as 785 balls. In this case, he broke the record of West Indies’ Evin Lewis (789 balls).

Abhishek also became the fifth batsman for India to hit 100 sixes in T-20 International. Before him, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli have achieved this feat.

India lost two wickets in one over
In the second over, India scored only 1 run and lost two wickets. First Saqib Mahmood dismissed Sanju Samson on the score of 1 run. Samson tried to play a cut on the length ball outside the off stump, but Tom Banton dived to the right and took a brilliant catch at backward point.

After this, there was a misunderstanding between India’s Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma while taking runs on the last ball of the over. Kishan had crossed half the pitch, but Abhishek sent him back. Harry Brook’s accurate throw reached wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, who blew the bails and ran out Kishan. Kishan was run out for the second consecutive innings and could not even open the account.

Abhishek opened his account with a four
In the first over of the Indian innings, Abhishek Sharma hit a four with a cover drive. On a full length ball outside the off stump from Luke Wood, Abhishek sent the ball over cover and across the boundary with a high backlift. After the first over, India’s score was 5 runs without any loss.

India’s batting begins, Samson-Abhishek come out to open.
It’s time for the fight to begin. The England team has taken the field under the leadership of captain Harry Brook. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have come to open for India.