New Delhi: After the 3-0 clean sweep of Afghanistan at home, it seemed that India would remain at number 1 in T20, but it did not happen. England whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the same fashion and left India behind. In the third T20 in Manchester, England defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to capture the series and again reached the top of the rankings. The interesting thing is that the rating of both India and England is currently 269-269, just in the game of numbers England has gone ahead.
What happened to Sri Lanka at Old Trafford?
Sri Lanka’s batting completely failed. The bowlers of England did not allow him to play freely. The entire team was all out for 124 runs in 18.5 overs. Pathum Nissanka scored 36 runs on 24 balls and Kamindu Mendis scored 35 runs on 28 balls, apart from these no one crossed 20. For England, Sunny Baker, Joffra Archer and Will Jacques took 2-2 wickets.
How quickly did Buttler end the match?
The target of 125 runs was too small for England. First wicket fell on 22 runs, Donald was out after scoring 13 runs. Then came Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Both of them started hitting as soon as they arrived. By the end of the powerplay, the score had reached 82.
Brook was run out after scoring 33 runs, but Butler did not stop. He scored 62 runs in just 32 balls and remained unbeaten. England ended the match after scoring 126 runs in 9.4 overs.
How did England get 15th consecutive win?
This series was one-sided for England. Won the first T20 by 119 runs, finished the second in just 12 overs and the third within 10 overs. With this victory, England has achieved its 15th consecutive T20 win against Sri Lanka.
Why did India suffer loss?
India had won all three matches against Afghanistan. In the last match, Abhishek Sharma even scored a record century. But the calculation of ranking is slightly different. England got more points from the big win over Sri Lanka. Now in the latest rankings, England is at first place with 269 rating and 11,021 points, while India has slipped to second place with 269 rating and 17,201 points.
Why was this series special for Brooke?
Captain Harry Brook scored a lot of runs with the bat in this series. Apart from 33 runs in the third match, he batted well in the entire series and was named Player of the Series. Whereas Butler had made history by completing 15 thousand runs in T20 cricket in the second match.
