England’s innings got off to a record low start in the second T20I against India at Old Trafford on Saturday, with both openers dismissed for ducks for the first time in a T20I innings.Chasing 191, England were initially rocked by left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who removed both Phil Salt and Jos Buttler without allowing either batsman to score.
Salt fell on the first ball of the innings after he edged a short-length delivery outside off stump to wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan. The extra bounce caught the opener caught behind.Arshdeep struck again four balls later when Buttler’s timely delivery off a full delivery found Varun Chakaravarthy at mid-wicket.
Buttler appeared to have batted cleanly but picked the fielder, leaving England two goals down with just one run on the board.This was the first time in England’s T20I history that both openers were dismissed for ducks in the same innings.Earlier, India had scored 190 for seven after being asked to bat.The match also marked the international debut of 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became India’s youngest international cricketer at the age of 15 years and 99 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record.
The teenager scored 14 off 10 balls, including two sixes, before being dismissed.Abhishek Sharma gave India a flying start with 43 off 24 deliveries. Ishan Kishan then made 49 off 40 balls, while captain Shreyas Iyer contributed 37 off 22. Kishan and Iyer added 65 runs for the third wicket to stabilize the innings.Tilak Varma finished unbeaten with 24 off 11 balls to help India reach a competitive total.For England, left-arm pacer Sam Curran was the most successful bowler with figures of three for 33.