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T20I: England sign off with a win against India
KOLKATA: A different skipper and a different format brought out the best in England at the Eden Gardens in the one-off Twenty20 International, their last match of the Indian tour, which they won by six wickets with 8 balls to spare on Saturday. The victory helped England salvage some pride after being thrashed 5-0 in the ODI series.
On a slow pitch, where England were bowled out for 176 in the last ODI on Tuesday, it was the turn of the hosts to suffer the same fate as they could manage only 120 runs losing nine wickets after MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat.
The target would have looked challenging had Indian bowlers picked up early wickets. But English openers Alex Hales, who came in place of ODI skipper Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter gave the side a good start as both R Ashwin and Yusuf Pathan bowled a poor line in the initial overs.
Later Kevin Pietersen, who played this game after missing the last ODI here with a fractured left thumb, made most of a dropped chance to stroke a brilliant 53 off 39 balls to set up England's fluent win.
Newspaper:Times Of India, 30th OCt
KOLKATA: A different skipper and a different format brought out the best in England at the Eden Gardens in the one-off Twenty20 International, their last match of the Indian tour, which they won by six wickets with 8 balls to spare on Saturday. The victory helped England salvage some pride after being thrashed 5-0 in the ODI series.
On a slow pitch, where England were bowled out for 176 in the last ODI on Tuesday, it was the turn of the hosts to suffer the same fate as they could manage only 120 runs losing nine wickets after MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat.
The target would have looked challenging had Indian bowlers picked up early wickets. But English openers Alex Hales, who came in place of ODI skipper Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter gave the side a good start as both R Ashwin and Yusuf Pathan bowled a poor line in the initial overs.
Later Kevin Pietersen, who played this game after missing the last ODI here with a fractured left thumb, made most of a dropped chance to stroke a brilliant 53 off 39 balls to set up England's fluent win.
Newspaper:Times Of India, 30th OCt
Dhoni blames batsmen for T20 loss against England
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed an ordinary display by his batsmen for the hosts' six-wicket defeat at the hands of England in the lone Twenty20 International in Kolkata.
Opting to bat, India struggled for a good partnership in the middle as the 121-run victory target was easily
achieved by England with eight balls to spare on Saturday night.
Dhoni said they were always short on runs despite playing with eight batsmen.
"We were short of runs. We were playing with eight batsmen. We always knew that wicket would be on a slow side. It was important for batsmen to continue till end. We did not get off to a good start.
"If you see the comparison between the two sides, the big difference was the four-wicket and the eight-wicket fall. So, their we lost the game," said Dhoni at the post-match press conference.
Asked about the Eden strip which he had termed 'ugly' for the ODIs, Dhoni said it was a decent one.
"It was not the wicket where you look to score 160-170. 130-135 would have been a very good score on this wicket. But Kevin Pietersen batted well, they calculated the game really well.
"The wicket was on a slower side. As the game progressed, it did not change a lot. It was a bit slow compared to ODIs, overall a decent one. I would not say that it was a bad wicket," he said.
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 30th Oct
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed an ordinary display by his batsmen for the hosts' six-wicket defeat at the hands of England in the lone Twenty20 International in Kolkata.
Opting to bat, India struggled for a good partnership in the middle as the 121-run victory target was easily
achieved by England with eight balls to spare on Saturday night.
Dhoni said they were always short on runs despite playing with eight batsmen.
"We were short of runs. We were playing with eight batsmen. We always knew that wicket would be on a slow side. It was important for batsmen to continue till end. We did not get off to a good start.
"If you see the comparison between the two sides, the big difference was the four-wicket and the eight-wicket fall. So, their we lost the game," said Dhoni at the post-match press conference.
Asked about the Eden strip which he had termed 'ugly' for the ODIs, Dhoni said it was a decent one.
"It was not the wicket where you look to score 160-170. 130-135 would have been a very good score on this wicket. But Kevin Pietersen batted well, they calculated the game really well.
"The wicket was on a slower side. As the game progressed, it did not change a lot. It was a bit slow compared to ODIs, overall a decent one. I would not say that it was a bad wicket," he said.
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 30th Oct
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