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Patna : India scored a paltry 124/7 in 20 overs in the 1st T20I against ODI World Cup winners England at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on March 12, 2021, night, thanks to Shreyas Iyer’s 67 in 48 balls with 8 fours and 1 six. Iyer fell to pacer Chris Jordan on the third ball of the last over. England had won the toss and opted to bowl.
India made a horrible start losing the wickets of openers : Lokesh Rahul and Shierrible, and captain Virat Kohli with only 20 runs on board. Rahul fell to fast bowler Jofra Archers for 1 while Kohli fell to spinner Adil Rashid for zero. Dhawan fell to fast bowler Mark Wood for 4. Rishabh Pant (wk) tried to steady the innings but soon fell to all-rounder Ben Stokes for 21 in 23 balls hitting 2 fours and 1 six making it 48/4. Hardik Pandya too did not last long and fell to Jofra Archer for 19 in 21 balls hitting a four and a six and it 102/5. Shardul Thakur also fell to Archer for zero and it was 102/6. Iyer fell to Chris Jordan making it 117/7.
For England, Jofra Archer took 3/23 in 4 overs while Mark Wood, Ben Stokes,Chris Jordan, and Adil Rashid, took one wicket each.