Suresh Raina scored 65, former Indian captain MS Dhoni scored his maiden half century while a late cameo from Yuvraj Singh helped India cross 200 run-mark in the final T20I game against England in Bengaluru.
For the third time in a row, Eoin Morgan won the toss and asked India to bat first. Much to fans disappointment, Virat Kohli was run out early in the third over on just two. Sixes were seen flowing throughout everywhere as Raina and KL Rahul shared seven among them.
Well during Rahul’s dismissal, Ben Stokes was lucky to get away with a front-foot no ball. To say the least, England would have felt the compensation for Joe Root’s wrongly adjudged LBW has been done.
Later in the innings, former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was in usual beast mode, troubling the fans with some catching practice. He further notched up his maiden T20I half-century in 32 balls. But it was Yuvraj Singh, who stole the show with his brilliant ten-ball 27. He really brought crowd on its feet.
India after 20 overs finished at 202 for six. Twitter, on the other hand, couldn’t control their happiness and appreciated efforts from the home team. Here are best of the reactions.
Yuvraj Singh
Plays 1 Over
And Steals The Show ❤#INDvENG
— AkaSh BahEtra⚡ (@iam_BahEtra) February 1, 2017
Sachin scored his first ODI century in his 76th innings.
Dhoni scored his first T20I fifty in his 76th match. #INDvENG
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 1, 2017
Those three sixes should put Yuvraj in contention for the 2020 World T20 in Australia. #IndvEng
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) February 1, 2017
Excellent clean striking this from Dhoni.
Great time to get his first T20 International 50.#INDvENG— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 1, 2017
70 came off the last five overs, 24 of them in the 18th, bowled by Chris Jordan, as Yuvraj Singh decided to mistake him for Stuart Broad.
— Uptocricket (@up2cricket) February 1, 2017
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Yuvi presenting real budget 2017. #INDvENG
— Paresh Rawal fan (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) February 1, 2017