India tried to make hay, and succeeded in making history. They have never lost a T20 like this, not even nearly. England prevailed by the ludicrous margin of 125 runs, fully 45 more than their opponents’ previous record defeat, after shredding the most feared batting side in world cricket for just 76 runs and in fewer than a dozen overs.
“It was atrocious,” the India captain, Shreyas Iyer, said. “We played awful cricket.” And their innings had started so well.
