
India outplayed England by a massive 150-run margin in the fifth and last T20I of the five-match series. The visiting skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and asked Team India to bat first. Batting first, the hosts posted a massive total of 247 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
While chasing the target, the Indian bowlers bundled out the tourists at the score of just 97 runs in only 10.3 overs to help India register a win by the mammoth margin of 150 runs. England were completely outplayed by Suryakumar Yadav’s men in the final fixture of the T20I series.
With that said, here we’ll look at the 3 reasons behind England’s defeat in the fifth T20I of the five-match series, played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
3 reasons behind England’s defeat in the fifth T20I of the five-match series:
1. Poor bowling in Powerplay
England bowlers looked completely clueless in the powerplay phase during the first six overs of the innings. They conceded 95 runs in the six overs, at the massive run rate of 15.83. The English bowlers were also helpless against the star in-form India batter Abhishek Sharma.
The poor display of bowling from England bowlers happened to be one of the major reasons behind the downfall of the tourists in the last T20I of the five-match series on their India tour. They could scalp only 1 wicket in the entire six overs of the powerplay phase.
2. Poor fielding efforts
Besides the dismal bowling performances from the England bowlers, another setback for Jos Buttler’s men was their poor show in fielding. The fielders leaked a lot of runs which happened to cost England in the crucial phases of the game.
The poor fielding efforts boosted the confidence of Indian batters, especially Abhishek Sharma who was looking in a sensational touch with the bat. The missed chances from the England fielders were utilized a lot by the young Indian Southpaw.
3. Batting Collapse during run-chase
Following the poor shows in the bowling and fielding, England also faced a major setback while chasing the target. Except for opener Phil Salt’s fiery 54 runs off 23 balls, with seven fours and three sixes, all English batters failed to survive against the Indian bowling attack.
The visitors faced a drastic batting collapse while chasing the big target of 248 runs in the second innings. Jos Buttler and Co. were bundled out at the score of just 97 runs in only 10.3 overs. Besides Salt’s half-century, it was only the young batter Jacob Bethell who touched the individual mark of double-digit score, scoring 10 runs off 7 balls, with a six.
Eventually, the batting collapse ended up as the final nail in the coffin for England when it comes to analyse the reasons behind their debacle against India in the Mumbai T20I.
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