On a lightning quick pitch and in the wake of two blistering knocks, Reece Topley’s three for 22 was the difference as England held their nerve to claim a 17-run win and hand Jos Buttler his first victory as white-ball captain.
Of the 11 players who turned their arm over, Topley was the only one who went at less than a run a ball on a surface that tilted the balance heavily in the batters’ favour. That he claimed the award for player of the match from the same contest in which Suryakumar Yadav hammered 117 from 55 balls only amplifies the impact he had on this game.
