India 190-7; England 191-6; England win by four wkts
Bethell’s 76 helps England chase 191 in second T20
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was both headline act and bit-part player on a chill, windswept Manchester afternoon. He made his hotly anticipated debut to become, at 15 years and 99 days, the youngest Indian men’s international and the second-youngest in all formats and from all full member nations.
But it was England’s youngest player, even if Jacob Bethell is a comparative veteran at 22, who decided the game and effectively did so in the space of a single over, their 17th and Ravi Bishnoi’s fourth, from which he plundered a match-turning 29. Thanks in large part to Bethell’s 76 off 46 England cantered to victory by four wickets and with an over to spare.
What a game! 🏏👏 Big congrats to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on his record-breaking debut. 🌟 And full credit to Jacob Bethell for a match-winning knock under pressure. England played really well, but India will surely come back stronger in the next match. Can’t wait for another exciting game! 🇮🇳🇬🇧🔥