MANCHESTER: Kuldeep Yadav claimed his maiden Twenty20 international five-wicket haul and KL Rahul struck his second century in the format as India began their tour of England with an impressive eight-wicket victory at Old Trafford on Tuesday (Jul 3).Left-arm spinner Yadav finished with 5-24 as England were restricted to 159-8 after they collapsed from 94-1 following India skipper Virat Kohli’s decision to insert the hosts at the toss.Jos Buttler was the only England batsman to cause the India attack any trouble on his way to 69 from 46 balls before he also fell victim to the beguiling spin of Yadav.India then confidently chased down the total in 18.2 overs as Rahul — dropped on 17 by Jason Roy — mixed finesse with some brutal hitting as he whacked five sixes and 10 fours en route to an unbeaten 101 off 54 balls.England’s form in ODI cricket has seen them climb to number one in the world in that format, but their T20 side remains a work in progress.After they whitewashed Australia 5-0 in their ODI series and won the only T20, hopes were high against India.However, their explosive top order toiled against Yadav which will be of particular concern for… Read full this story
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