Abhishek Sharma was all the rage in Mumbai during India's fifth T20I against England. After scoring a century in the first innings, he also had a great time with the ball. He was at his best with the ball as well, picking two wickets in his solitary over.
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Captain Suryakumar Yadav decided to experiment with his bowling attack after England batters had faltered with the bat. Sharma was brought in the 9th over of the innings, and he did not deliver.
On the first ball of the over, he bowled a short ball, which Brydon Carse pulled, trying to look for a boundry. Varun Chakravarthy completed the catch to give Sharma his first wicket.
On the fifth ball, Jamie Overton tried to slog a full delivery but mistimed it only to send it high in the air. Suryakumar, stationed at extra cover, ran backwards to complete a brilliant catch to give Abhishek his second wicket in the game. He conceded just three runs in the over.
India register a massive win of 150 runs
India was at the top of their game with the ball. All bowlers stepped up to the occasion and put England under pressure. They managed to restrict the visitors to a score of just 97 while defending the target of 248 runs.
Shami was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets in 2.3 overs. Varun Chakravarthy, Abhishek, and Shivam Dube picked up two wickets each, while Ravi Bishnoi chipped in with a solitary wicket.
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma had a great time with the bat, scoring a century in the first innings. He entered the history books by scoring the second fastest fifty and the second fastest century by an Indian batter in the extraordinary innings.
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