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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Smyth

India thrash England by seven wickets in first men’s T20 cricket international – as it happened

India's Abhishek Sharma (right) celebrates his half century during his innings of 79, which put powered India to victory.
India's Abhishek Sharma (right) celebrates his half century during his innings of 79, which put powered India to victory. Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

That’s all for today’s blog. Taha Hashim’s report will be on the site shortly and I’ll be back tomorrow morning for the 2nd T20 in the Women’s Ashes. See you then.

The player of the match is Varun Chakaravarthy

I’m used to seeing pitches like this in the IPL. I know they are good for the seamers but there are certain lengths I can bowl where the pitch is helpful. I’m trying to keep it away from the batter’s arc, slightly short of a length.

[On working on his overspin for two years] I realised I cannot beat batsmen through sidespin, I can only do it through bounce. I’d say I’m a 7/10 on that so there’s still more work to do.

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