26/01Result
1st T20I (D/N), England tour of India at Kanpur, Jan 26 2017
England won by 7 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
26/01Result
1st T20I (D/N), England tour of India at Kanpur, Jan 26 2017
England won by 7 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland

Match Day

Report
2658dThe Report by Alagappan Muthu

England bowl, Rasool debuts for India

On a pitch both captains thought would be good for batting, and would stay the same through the game, England won the toss and opted to bowl

2657dVishal Dikshit in Kanpur

'A pretty complete performance' - Eoin Morgan

Eoin Morgan hailed his bowlers' collective effort after they set up a seven-wicket win, which the captain called a 'pretty complete performance' during the first T20 in Kanpur.

2658dAlagappan Muthu

Rashid's relief and a dying dream

Plays of the day from the opening T20I between India and England in Kanpur features some good fielding and the ball boy menace

Preview

Defending woes

2-9

India's win-loss record when defending targets of 150 or less. Their ratio of 0.22 is the worst among all full-member teams.

Mogan's milestone

1500+

Runs for Eoin Morgan in T20Is. He is the first England player and 12th overall to reach the mark.

Evenly staged

76/2

England's score at end of 10 overs. India were 75/2 at the same stage.

Spinners control

26

Runs conceded by India spinners in 5 overs (4th to 8th), after the fast bowlers gave 36 runs in the first 3 overs.

Chahal applies breaks

12

England's run rate in the first 3 overs, without losing any wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed both the openers in the 4th over.

Can the hosts defend?

2-7

India's win-loss record when defending targets of less than 150 in T20Is, in the previous 10 instances; 1 was tied. They are defending 148 today.

Where are the boundaries?

22

Runs that came in boundaries in India's last 10 overs (4 fours & 1 six) - their second-lowest when batting all 10 overs in 1st inns in T20Is.

Moeen's best

2/21

Moeen Ali's figures in this match, his best in T20Is. This is the third time he took 2 wickets in a T20I in 17 innings he bowled.

Raina at home

53*,58

Raina's scores in the two T20s at Green Park, before this, for Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. He scored 34 today.

Kohli as opener

2

No. of times Kohli has opened in T20Is, before today. Last he opened was vs NZ in 2012 (scored 70). In IPL 2016, he scored 921 runs in 15 inns as opener.

England favourites?

5-3

England's win-loss record against India in T20Is, before this match. Their 5 wins are the joint-most by any team against India, with NZ.

Kanpur's debut

0

No. of T20Is hosted by Kanpur, before this. It has hosted only 2 T20s, in IPL 2016 and both those games were won by the chasing side. England will be chasing today.